by Helena Hayes Week 7 I really appreciate it when pastors from my district take time out of their busy schedules to come and pray with me and others while we are at the capitol. Thank you to Pastor Chad Lierman (above photo) of Trinity Church in Oskaloosa for visiting and petitioning the Lord on […]
O’FALLON, ILLINOIS – After playing a pair of high-scoring games Saturday, the Central College baseball team dropped a narrow 4-3 contest to Illinois Wesleyan University Sunday. Central (1-2) starting pitcher Max Steinlage (sophomore, Cedar Falls) kept the crooked numbers off the scoreboard in five innings of work, yielding just two runs on six hits and […]
GREENVILLE, ILLINOIS – Overcoming defensive woes in the season-opening doubleheader, the Central College baseball team salvaged a split at Greenville University (Ill.) on Saturday. Central (1-1) dropped the first game against the Panthers 8-7 (2-4) before winning the nightcap 15-9. The Dutch scored 22 runs on 19 hits but committed eight errors that allowed 10 […]
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL.- It’s only the start but it’s the start the Central College softball team needed, getting a sweep of its breezy season-opening twinbill Saturday in Illinois. Second baseman Haley Bach (junior, Council Bluffs, Lewis Central HS) failed to reach base in the opener yet scored the winning run on an eighth-inning tiebreaker in a […]
DES MOINES – Forty teams qualified for the state basketball tournament after days, weeks and months of practice. Another championship caliber team that will show its talent Friday and Saturday has practiced just a few hours. That team is the All-Iowa Honor Dance Team, which has become a tradition at the Iowa Girls’ High School […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey Well, the past few weeks in my newsletter, I had commented on the lack of floor debate in the Senate so far this session. Well, that certainly changed this week where we debated every day. One bill I was able to help stop would have made every county in Iowa follow […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom It’s hard to believe, but the 2024 legislative session is already reaching the halfway point. We are scheduled for a 100-day session this year which means that by April 16 we should be wrapping up. That’s never a sure thing of course, but that’s our goal. Meanwhile both chambers began floor […]
Ottumwa, IA – No. 13 Indian Hills Men’s Basketball used a first half surge to run past visiting Sauk Valley Community College (IL) at the Hellyer Center on Thursday night. The Warriors picked up a 92-77 nonconference win, the team’s sixth consecutive victory. Three players went for at least 20 points in the win led […]
OSKALOOSA – North Mahaska was hoping to avenge a loss to No. 5 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont when the two teams met in Oskaloosa Wednesday with a berth in next week’s state tournament on the line. The Rockets took advantage of 26 North Mahaska turnovers to secure a state berth 61-41. No. 14 North Mahaska battled to the […]
OTTUMWA – North Mahaska rallied time after time in its district final contest with Holy Trinity Catholic but could not overcome the Crusaders falling 70-66. Holy Trinity (19-5) will face Winfield-Mount Union Saturday for a berth in the Class 1A state tournament. Holy Trinity jumped put to a 15-5 lead in the opener. The game […]
