Des Moines, Iowa – Cletus Abongwa Ngwa, 34, of Ottumwa, Iowa, was sentenced in United States District Court in Des Moines, Iowa on September 15, 2017, to an 18-month prison sentence with 3 years’ supervised release and ordered to pay joint restitution in the amount of $260,043 after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit mail […]
OTTUMWA — The Indian Hills Community College Regional Entrepreneurship Center (REC) will have a new director, beginning December 7. A.J. Gevock, an Ottumwa native and a familiar face at IHCC, will take over at the business incubator that is operated by Indian Hills. Gevock has been with IHCC since 2010 in roles in student services […]
PELLA — Led by a core of five seniors, a total of seven Central College football players landed on the all-Iowa Conference first team that was announced Thursday. The Dutch were tied for the league lead in first team picks, matching conference champion Wartburg College. On offense, wide receiver Sam Markham (senior, Atlantic) was named […]
Florence, CO: On Monday, November 13, 2017, at approximately 10:15 a.m., staff at the United States Penitentiary-Administrative Maximum (ADX) in Florence, Colorado, discovered inmate Jamie McMahan unresponsive in his cell. Staff immediately called for assistance and began life-saving measures. Additionally, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) were requested, and life-saving efforts continued. Mr. McMahan was pronounced dead […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn wrestling team came up a bit short in its first dual meet of the year, falling 24-21 to Waldorf Tuesday. WPU (0-1) won two matches and received additional points from two forfeits, but could not put away the Warriors (1-1) at home. The evening began with Jeremy Andujar (Sr., […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–John Altieri (Jr., Warwick, R.I., Sociology) continues to be the hunted as the NAIA’s first poll was released Wednesday. The 125-pounder ranks first in the Heart of America Athletic Conference and ninth nationally. Sheldon Rodriguez (So., Tampa, Fla., Biology) is rated fifth in the Heart at 197 pounds, while Cody Jones (So., […]
RIVER FALLS, WIS. — After losing its program’s all-time leading scorer, Colby Taylor, all-time leader in blocks, Ryan Kunkel and a two-time all-Iowa Conference selection, Pete Walker, due to graduation, the Central College men’s basketball team battled with 2017 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion Wis.-River Falls Wednesday night, ultimately falling 85-73. Senior forward Kyle Smith […]
PELLA — A pair of tournament championships for Central College wrestlers C.J. Pestano (senior, Torrance, Calif.) and Cam Timok (junior, Glen Allen, Va., Hermitage HS) had different effects for each in the individual rankings. The Dutch went from No. 15 to No. 13 in the team rankings. Pestano was able to move up a spot […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Ryan Slager ’19, the nation’s leading tackler for the second year in a row, has repeated as an All-Midwest Conference Football Team selection. Slager, a 6-0, 222-pound linebacker from Orland Park, Ill. (Amos Alonzo Stagg), was named to the All-MWC South Division second unit. A year after posting 154 tackles, […]
OTTUMWA — Indian Hills Community College is collaborating with two other community colleges and the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) to provide assistance to expecting and parenting students. Indian Hills, along with Des Moines Area Community College and Kirkwood Community College, will each receive $360,000 for a one-year period. IDPH is one of 16 […]
