Davenport–Katie Golomski (Fr., Milwaukee, St. Pius Xi HS) scored and Orielle Thomas (So., Waynesville, Mo., Waynesville HS) rebounded, but it was Sarah Martin (Jr., Anthem, Ariz., Boulder Creek HS) who was the eventual hero as the Lady Statesmen made program history with a 60-58 victory over St. Ambrose in Midwest Collegiate Conference action Thursday. William […]
Davenport–The William Penn men’s basketball team can now only hope that it gets a chance to prove true the old adage of ‘third time is the charm’ after #22 St. Ambrose defeated the Statesmen 80-78 in Midwest Collegiate Conference action Thursday. William Penn (12-11, 7-4 MCC), who had its four-game winning streak snapped, is now […]
The clinic will run from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. with lunch at noon (not provided by WPU). The day concludes with participants performing at halftime of the men’s basketball game against Iowa Wesleyan. There is no admission charge for parents/family/friends wishing to ‘drop in’ to watch the performance. Several registration packages are available, including Registration Only […]
PELLA—The Central College men’s track and field squad retained a top-10 spot in the first week of the NCAA Division III power rankings. The Dutch slipped one spot to No. 10 in rankings produced by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association after being ranked ninth in the preseason. Teams are scored […]
Oskaloosa–Eric Burgey (So., Easton, Pa., Easton HS) is one of the few constants in the nation as the NAIA released its fifth regular season wrestling rating Wednesday. Burgey, who has four falls this year (12-0 overall), remains #1 at 149 pounds. He is one of four individuals who have held their #1 ranking all season. […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff from 5 p.m. Friday, January 27, 2012 until 8 a.m. Monday, January 30, 2012, in honor of Marine Corps Master Sgt. Travis Riddick, 40, formerly of Centerville, Iowa. Master Sgt. Riddick was killed in action Thursday, January 19, 2012, […]
Gertrude Van Den Heuvel, 96, of Oskaloosa and formerly of rural New Sharon, died Thursday, January 26, 2012, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born August 14, 1915, at Otley, Iowa, the daughter of Garrett and Alleta Verros Uitermark. Early on she went to work cleaning homes and later worked for Tucker’s […]
By Nik Rule On Twitter: @NikRule Florida is going to go down to the wire and tonight’s CNN debate helped a few of the candidates and was less than helpful for the others. Here is the debate report card: Rick Santorum Best Moment: His best moment came when he challenged Romney on the individual mandate […]
By Nik Rule On Twitter: @NikRule The bump that Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich received from South Carolina has all but disappeared. Just a week ago Gingrich was leading by double digits in many public opinion polls. However, today Rasmussen released its daily tracking poll and Mitt Romney has jumped out to an […]
Des Moines, Iowa – Betty De Boef (R-What Cheer) serving House District 76 said that this session the big issues will be “trying to find some relief for commercial property taxes”, stating that they pay 100% of assessment, while residential and AG related are nearly half that amount. “Trying to find some way to fix […]
