Rose Johnson January 11, 1926 – January 16, 2015 Grinnell, Iowa | Age 89 Rose Johnson, 89, of Grinnell passed away Friday afternoon, January 16, 2015 at her home at Windsor Manor in Grinnell. Georgia Rose Johnson, the third daughter of Ed and Ollie (Phipps) Onthank, was born a few miles southwest of Grinnell on January […]
Evelyn Amanda Wanders June 15, 1943 – January 16, 2015 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 71 Evelyn Wanders, 71 of Montezuma, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2015 at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Evelyn Amanda Wanders, was born on June 15, 1943, the daughter of Florence M. Moller and Paul D. Rice at Metropolis, IL. […]
DUBUQUE — After trailing by as many as 19 in the second half, the Central College women’s basketball team cut the deficit to five but ran out of time in a 72-65 loss to Loras Saturday. Guard Mariah Swartzentruber (sophomore, Kalona, Mid-Prairie HS) drained a 3-pointer with 32 seconds left to pull the Dutch (9-6, […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn will continue to seek improvement in women’s track and field as the Midwest Collegiate Conference’s preseason coaches’ poll was released Friday. The Statesmen notched ten points to sit in fifth place out of six programs. Two-time defending indoor and outdoor champion St. Ambrose was nearly unanimous in first place with 33 points and […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s track and field team figures to be a major player in determining the Midwest Collegiate Conference indoor and outdoor titles this year as the preseason coaches’ poll was released Friday. William Penn collected 26 points to hold a solid third place in the six-team standings. Grand View, the defending indoor and outdoor […]
PELLA— A trip to Loras resulted in the Central College wrestling team earning their fifth-straight win in a 26-11 defeat of the 25th ranked Duhawks. The Dutch won seven of 10 matches in the dual, including two major decisions and a forfeit to end the Duhawks streak of three-straight wins over the Dutch. Central last […]
(DES MOINES) – Iowa Gov. Terry E. Branstad today delivered his inaugural address after taking the oath of office to serve his sixth non-consecutive term as Iowa’s governor. This is the governor’s seventh inauguration – one as lt. governor and six as governor. U.S. Charles Grassley, our new U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, Governor Chris Christie, […]
(DES MOINES) – Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today delivered her inaugural address after taking the oath of office to serve her second term as Iowa’s lieutenant governor. A photo of Reynolds can be found here. The following is the Lt. Governor’s inaugural address, as prepared for delivery: Governor and First Lady, Senator Grassley, Senator […]
Marjorie Eileen Allender December 11, 1924 – January 15, 2015 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 90 Majorie Allender, 90, of Oskaloosa passed away, Thursday, January 15, 2015, at the Oskaloosa Care Center. Marjorie Eileen Allender, daughter of Harold R. & Theora Olmstead Smiley, was born December 11, 1924, in Waterloo, Iowa. Majorie was a 1943 graduate […]
Virginia “Ginny” Mae Ewing January 22, 1959 – January 15, 2015 Ewart, Iowa | Age 55 Ginny Ewing, 55 of Ewart, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 15, 2015 under hospice care. Virginia “Ginny” Mae Ewing, was born on January 22, 1959, the daughter of Phillip and Eva Mae Rolfson Proudfit. Ginny attended Sully Christian and […]
