by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 16, 2025 Several of Iowa’s congressional races are expected to be competitive in 2026 — but incumbent Republicans kept their fundraising leads in most races, according to the latest Federal Election Commission reports. U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn, Republicans representing Iowa’s 1st and 3rd districts respectively, […]
Jul 21 2025 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–Breck Putzier (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn., Exercise Science) closed out his William Penn career by being recognized as one of the NAIA’s top scholar-athletes as the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Men’s At-Large teams were announced Wednesday. Putzier was one of 10 individuals named to the First Team, while an additional 10 players from various sports […]
Jul 21 2025 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–William Penn University Director of Athletics Grant Farris is proud to announce the hiring of Camden Levett as the new Assistant Athletic Director for Game Day Operations. Levett comes to WPU with vast experience in collegiate athletics, most recently serving as an assistant women’s basketball coach at fellow Heart of America Athletic Conference institution Central […]
Jul 21 2025 | Posted in
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by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 11, 2025 Pheasant hunters in Iowa saw high-bag years in both 2023 and 2024. Harvest data for the fall season released by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources shows an estimated 460,000 roosters were bagged in the 2024 season, making it the second-best pheasant season in nearly two […]
Jul 21 2025 | Posted in
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July 16, 2025 Ottumwa, IA – For the third consecutive year, the Indian Hills Athletic Department cracked the top-10 in the year-end National Alliance of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) Daktronics Cup standings. As a department, the Warriors placed 10th overall. The Warriors earned a program-record 112.5 team points, surpassing the previous program-high of 110.0 […]
Jul 20 2025 | Posted in
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July 14, 2025 Ottumwa, IA – Indian Hills Men’s Soccer Head Coach Zac Newton has announced the addition of Garret Wenrich as the program’s assistant coach. Wenrich began his duties with the Warriors on July 14. Wenrich joins the Warriors after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach with the California State University […]
Jul 20 2025 | Posted in
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PELLA – For the second year in a row, Central College women’s track and field junior Olivia Bohlen (junior, Belle Plaine) was selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country Team Tuesday. To be eligible for consideration, a nominee must be a starter or key reserve and carry a minimum […]
Jul 20 2025 | Posted in
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Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly to 3.7 Percent DES MOINES, IOWA – In June, for the second consecutive month, 3,900 Iowans entered the labor force. The increase in workers brought Iowa’s labor force participation rate to 67.4 percent, up from 67.3 percent in May. At the same time, Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly in […]
Jul 18 2025 | Posted in
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by Tim Henderson ǀ Stateline, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 14, 2025 Global clashes and trade wars hammered Midwestern states’ agricultural economies early this year, while a continuing boom in Southeastern states’ housing and tech jobs kept their economies humming along. Some Southeastern states were seeing a strong agricultural economy because of still-rising poultry and egg […]
by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 15, 2025 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday night moved one step closer to canceling $9 billion in previously approved funding for several foreign aid programs and public broadcasting after GOP leaders addressed some objections. Nearly all the chamber’s Republicans voted to begin debate on the bill, […]
Jul 16 2025 | Posted in
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