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INDIANOLA—A sluggish first quarter left the Central College women’s basketball team with an uphill battle and a season-ending 75-61 loss to top-seeded Simpson College in the American Rivers tourney semifinals. The Dutch close their abbreviated season with a 6-4 mark. Simpson (11-0), ranked No. 7 in the D3hoops.com poll, plays host to Coe College in […]
STORM LAKE—Five days after absorbing a 97-67 home-court defeat by Buena Vista University, the Central College men’s basketball team had to travel to Storm Lake for an American Rivers tourney semifinal rematch Thursday. The result was ultimately the same, but the performance was a season-ending effort to remember. Trailing by 19 points midway through the […]
PELLA, IA (03/11/2021) Central College is pleased to announce the promotion of Lee Weers to director of Information Technology Services. Weers assumes responsibility of the department following Deb Bruxvoort’s retirement from Central in December 2020. A long-term member of Central’s ITS Department, Weers came to the college in 2004 and served as the assistant director […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s volleyball team is producing strong performances each time out and has piqued the interest of the national raters as the fourth NAIA top-15 ranking was announced Wednesday. WPU (10-9, 5-8 Heart) is receiving votes for the first time in its short two-year history, sitting at #16 unofficially with seven points. The […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s lacrosse team has proven itself a player on the national scene as the second NAIA top-10 ranking was announced Wednesday. William Penn (2-4, 0-1 KCAC) continues to be unofficially ranked 16th with four points. WPU is one of five teams from the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference in the rating as Columbia (Mo.) […]
by Rep. Holly Brink Hello Friends, The first funnel is over, so we have entered into a new season of the session. The only committees that met this week were Ways and Means, Appropriations, and Government Oversight. A large focus this week was given towards passing dozens of bipartisan bills in debate every day. Those […]
DES MOINES – The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, Feb. 28, and Saturday, March 6, was 5,531, an increase of 1,315 from last week’s adjusted numbers. There were 4,898 initial claims by individuals who work and live in Iowa, and 633 claims by individuals who work in Iowa and live […]
(DES MOINES) — On Thursday, March 11, Iowa House Republicans passed House File 797 to expand the injuries covered under the 411 system for law enforcement and firefighters. Under current law, 411 law enforcement officers and firefighters are covered if they sustain a single-instance injury while on the job. However, they are not covered if […]
DES MOINES, Iowa – State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald has a vault full of unclaimed property from the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt waiting to be claimed. In light of St. Patrick’s Day, test your luck by searching GreatIowaTreasureHunt.gov to see if any belongs to you! “You don’t need a four-leaf clover for luck to be on […]
