(NEW SHARON) – Attorney and Mayor, Dustin Hite announced today he will be seeking election to the Iowa House in District 79 which includes the western half of Mahaska County and portions of Marion County. Hite grew up in rural Mahaska County outside of New Sharon and graduated from North Mahaska High School. He went […]
WAVERLY — Central College men’s track and field athletes Will Daniels (sophomore, Geneseo, Ill.) and Reese Iversen (senior, Grimes, Dallas Center-Grimes HS) generated some excitement with their first-day efforts at the Wartburg Select heptathlon. Daniels is in first place through the first four events, leading the field with 3,082 points while second place has just […]
Howard Groenendyk July 15, 1931 – January 31, 2018 Oskaloosa (Cedar), Iowa | Age 86 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Howard Groenendyk, 86, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Cedar passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018, at the Northern Mahaska Specialty Care Center in Oskaloosa. Howard Eugene Groenendyk, son of Cornelius and Jeanette […]
Fifth Generation Iowa Farmer Looks to Expand Agricultural Job Growth DES MOINES – Farmer, crop insurance agent and former USDA official Tim Gannon announced today he is running for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. Tim, who grew up in Mingo and farms 900 acres on his family’s Century Farm in Jasper County, is pledging to […]
by R.D. Keep There are lemon car laws but do those laws cover when a person finds a dead body in the trunk the day after they bring the car home? That is only one of the confusing questions encountered by Sybil Chasteen (Jeanene Calhoun) during this year’s Fremont Lions Club production of “How the […]
February 2018 Donald D. Dye May 20, 1925 – June 8, 2014 United States Army 109th Infantry Regiment Private First Class The flag flying over the bandstand during February is in honor of Donald D. Dye. Donald was drafted into the United States Army in October of 1943 at Camp Dodge, Iowa. After his training, […]
Dear friends in House District 80, On the dollar bill you read “In God We Trust.” On the South Wall Frieze at the US Supreme Court you see Moses holding the Ten Commandments. The US Capitol building includes the Congressional Prayer Room, “to provide a quiet place where individual Representatives and Senators may withdraw to […]
by Wade Steinlage Cedar Rapids–Guided by one of, if not the best three-point efforts in school history, the Statesmen women’s basketball team blitzed Mount Mercy 83-59 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Wednesday. WPU (16-5, 10-2 Heart) won its third-straight contest by going 13-for-19 (68.4%) from behind the arc and shooting 62.5% overall to […]
by Wade Steinlage Cedar Rapids–It was far from textbook, but the William Penn men’s basketball team still managed to extend its winning streak to double digits with a 108-93 Heart of America Athletic Conference victory over Mount Mercy Wednesday. #1 WPU (21-1, 11-1 Heart) has now claimed 10 straight triumphs; its last and only loss […]
PELLA — Central College starting point guard Jamel McKnight (Austin, Texas, Hendrickson HS) poured in 25 points but McKnight’s effort wasn’t enough as the Dutch fell 94-85 to Iowa Conference leader Loras College Wednesday night. “Jamel was great tonight,” said coach Craig Douma. “He was really efficient and hit some big 3-pointers for us tonight. […]
