Oskaloosa, Iowa – The final days of the 2016 Iowa Caucus have presidential hopefuls criss-crossing the state in a effort to reach as many voters as possible. In Oskaloosa, by Wednesday of the final week leading up to the caucus, Hillary Clinton, Rick Santorum, Marco Rubio and Carly Fiorina have all been in town. Clinton […]
PELLA — A pair of Central College track and field athletes have been named Iowa Conference performers of the week after winning a combined four events at Saturday’s Cornell Invitational in Mount Vernon. Senior Ashlee Downs (Urbandale/West Des Moines Valley HS) won all three events she competed in and helped account for 30 points as […]
Dear friends in District 80. Hope you are staying warm as we begin our 2016 Legislative session. During our first week, we had 2 Joint Sessions; the first with Governor Branstad and the second with Chief Justice Mark Cady. The Governor related that the State of Iowa has moved up in ranking to the 3rd […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On the marquee in Oskaloosa, a sign informs visitors that former Secretary of State and 2016 Democrat presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton will be arriving in Oskaloosa on Monday afternoon. Iowa Democratic Party Chair Dr. Andy McGuire was in town on Thursday to help the local party become better prepared to help Iowa […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – School funding. Those simple two words nearly always make up the majority of the discussion when the Iowa Legislature is in session. 2016 is shaping up to be no different than years past, especially after a year where bitter exchanges were shared between political lines, and those in education with the legislature. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Emergency crews were dispatched, just after 7pm, to the 175 mile marker, approximately 3 miles west of Oskaloosa, on Highway 92 Saturday evening. According to a report by the Iowa State Patrol, a 2006 Toyota Highlander, driven by Solomon Habtesion, 39, was east bound on Highway 92 when it became disabled, stopping […]
MOUNT VERNON — The Central College track and field teams shined Saturday, as the men’s squad won its first title of the season and the women’s team grabbed a runner-up finish at the Cornell Invitational. The Central men finished with 108 points in the six-team field, seven clear of second-place Iowa Conference foe Coe, which […]
PELLA— A dramatic come from behind victory over the University of Dubuque was the highlight of Saturday’s Iowa Conference Duals for the Central College wrestling team as the Dutch picked up two crucial conference wins. Central also rolled to a 44-9 victory over Buena Vista in the first match of the day before succumbing to […]
Kansas City, Mo.–The Statesmen women’s basketball team pulled away down the stretch for a 55-46 win over Avila in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. William Penn (9-10, 6-6 Heart) remains in an offensive funk as it was outshot 31.9%-31.5%, but it came up with the necessary points in the waning minutes to finish […]
Waverly–Competing at the same venue for the second week in a row, the Statesmen track and field teams may have started to feel at home as it posted numerous high finishes at the Chelsey M. Henkenius Open Saturday. The WPU men were sixth out of nine teams with 63 points, while the women were ninth […]
