by Senator Ken Rozenboom This was one of the busiest weeks of the year. By the end of this week Senate bills need to be out of committees in order for them to be debated by the full Senate and considered in the House of Representatives, with the exception of bills in the Appropriations, Ways […]
PELLA—An off-target first-half offense led to the Central College women’s basketball team’s second loss to Luther College in five days, 68-50 Wednesday. Luther (9-15 overall, 6-9 American Rivers) bolted to a 12-0 lead as the Dutch misfired on their first nine field goal tries. Central (6-14 overall, 4-10 conference) climbed within 14-9 at the end […]
by Distin Hite This week is funnel week, and quite a bit has happened since my last newsletter. The first funnel is the point in the session where a bill must make it through its committee on one side of the legislature or it is dead. This doesn’t apply to bills in Ways and Means […]
Ottumwa, IA – The Indian Hills Athletic Department, along with the men’s basketball team has designated the upcoming National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XI Championship game as Coaches vs. Cancer Night on Saturday, Feb. 26. The Warriors, who secured home court advantage for the three-team regional tournament, will host the winner of (2) […]
by Holly Brink Week 6 Update Hello all! The Iowa Legislature has two funnel weeks throughout the session every year, and this week was the first funnel week. Funnel week simply means that there are two deadlines in each session to keep the legislature on task and remain focused on priority items. In order for […]
Des Moines – Today, Senator Ken Rozenboom, R-Oskaloosa, announced his decision to run for re-election in Senate District 19. Senator Rozenboom had announced his retirement from the Senate in December following the approval of the redistricting plan that placed Senator Rozenboom and Senator Dickey in the same district. Senator Rozenboom will now move to Senate […]
PELLA—The effort there was there but the second-half shooting wasn’t as Buena Vista University escaped the Central College men’s basketball team Wednesday, 73-69. The Dutch (6-17 overall, 3-12 American Rivers) led by as many as 10 points early in the second half and were up 67-63 with 2:27 left but were outscored 10-2 the rest […]
Ottumwa, IA – No. 6/4 Indian Hills Men’s Basketball dominated in all facets of Wednesday night’s game to top visiting North Central Missouri College 106-73 at the Hellyer Center. The Warriors extend their winning streak to 10 games with the win. Indian Hills (24-5) picked up its ninth win of 30 or more points on […]
PELLA—Kassidi Steel (sophomore, New Sharon, North Mahaska HS) and Allison Van Gorp (freshman, Pella, Pella Christian HS) posted double-doubles as the Central College women’s basketball team avenged an earlier loss with a 68-55 victory over Buena Vista University Wednesday night. Steel had 21 points and 11 rebounds to go with four assists while Van Gorp […]
Educational wine workshops to be held across Iowa AMES, Iowa – Various wine workshops will be held for both grape and wine industry members and consumers in the coming months by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s Aude Watrelot, an assistant professor of enology in the department of food science and human nutrition. Industry members […]
