Ames–The William Penn track and field teams were up against heavy competition Saturday and managed some solid performances at the Iowa State Open. Two records, previously snapped earlier this season, were again bettered at the Open. Alexis Swinney (Fr., McKinney, Texas, McKinney HS) smashed her own 200-meter dash record (27.85 seconds) with a time of […]
Dubuque–The Statesmen wrestling team did not have its top grapplers in competition, opening the door for the some of the other young guns to step up the plate at the Pat “Flash” Flanagan Open hosted by Loras Saturday. Matt Smith (Fr., West Branch, West Branch HS) led the charge against a field packed with the […]
PELLA — It was an all too familiar storyline during a brutal four-game, eight-day stretch for the Central College men’s basketball team. And a ragged first half and inconsistent outside shooting led to a fourth straight defeat Saturday, 56-53 to the University of Dubuque. Just seven days earlier the Dutch were thumped at Dubuque 72-54, […]
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — The Central College wrestling team didn’t let a last-minute change of opponents affect it at the Wabash College (Ind.) Max Servies Wrestling Duals, racking up a 3-1 record Saturday. With snowy road conditions keeping Augsburg College (Minn.) and Muskingum University (Ohio) from making the trip to Wabash, Wis. Platteville and the Milwaukee […]
PELLA—After a tight first half, the Central College women’s basketball team endured a five-minute scoring drought and suffered a 60-45 Iowa Conference loss to the Univ. of Dubuque Saturday. Dubuque (10-8 overall, 5-4 conference) held a 31-30 lead at the half and made a 10-0 run near the 16-minute mark to go up 43-34 with […]
Six weeks is an eternity in politics and six days is a lifetime. Fortunately for Newt Gingrich, he had the best week of any candidate in any election cycle in recent history. The nomination for president is often times labeled as a delegate race and technically it is. However, momentum is the real test in […]
Jobs, Savings and Certainty The best way to help Iowa’s employers to begin hiring people and investing in their businesses is to do two things: address taxes and keep control of government spending. Property tax reform provides savings for individuals and businesses and it provides certainty for those same people as the plan for their […]
Iowa’s lack of skilled workers is our biggest challenge when it comes to jobs. Forbes says Iowa is #13 in terms of overall business friendliness, but we are 40th when it comes to labor supply. Fortunately, Iowa’s community colleges are nationally recognized as leaders at helping families get ahead. Iowa’s community colleges already work closely […]
There will be an important Nomination meeting to elect low-income persons to serve on the SIEDA Board of Directors of the Southern Iowa Economic Development Association (SIEDA), the Community Action Agency serving human needs in the Mahaska County area. ALL LOW-INCOME PERSONS ARE URGED TO ATTEND THE NOMINATION MEETING Friday January 27, 2012 12:30-1:30 SIEDA […]
MAHASKA COUNTY– Mahaska Health Partnership Behavioral Health Services will be offering Mental Health First Aid Training on Wednesday, Feb. 15 and Wednesday, Feb. 29 from 9 am to 4 pm on the MHP campus in Oskaloosa. Participants must attend both classes. “There are many types of mental illness people might experience at some point in […]
