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DES MOINES, Iowa (Nov. 18, 2024) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this […]
Nov 19 2024 | Posted in
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November 16, 2024 Twin Falls, ID – No. 10 Indian Hills Men’s Basketball walked out of Twin Falls, ID with its second consecutive win in as many nights as the Warriors capped an unbeaten weekend at the CSI Invitational. The Warriors dropped host College of Southern Idaho 87-79 to move to 6-1 on the year. […]
Nov 17 2024 | Posted in
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LINCOLN, NEB.- Forcing turnovers at the right times helped the Central College football team to a 32-0 shutout against Nebraska Wesleyan University Saturday afternoon. Central (8-2, 6-2 American Rivers Conference) held Nebraska Wesleyan (3-7, 2-6 conference) scoreless for the third consecutive year. The Dutch allowed just 187 yards of total offense while reaching 404 yards […]
Nov 17 2024 | Posted in
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – Freshman Carter West (Burlington, Notre Dame HS) won his second individual championship in as many tournaments with a title in the 133-pound bracket of the Freshman Division at the Augsburg Invitational Saturday. West was one of 10 place winners for Central. There were no team scores kept. West was 3-0 on the […]
Nov 17 2024 | Posted in
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PELLA- The Central College men’s basketball team never trailed and picked up its first win of the season Saturday when it defeated Augsburg University 105-60. Central (1-1) got off to a hot start scoring 54 points, shooting 62.8% from the field, 7-14 from behind the three-point line in the first half. “We moved the ball […]
Nov 17 2024 | Posted in
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PELLA- Trailing by 13 at halftime, the Central College women’s basketball team outscored the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 16-5 in the third quarter and hung on to win 56-54 Saturday. “In the first half we weren’t changing the levels (of the defense) and making them work,” said coach Justin Weiland. “We also brought a different […]
Nov 17 2024 | Posted in
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November 15, 2024 Centerville, IA – No. 2 nationally ranked Indian Hills Men’s Wrestling scored a monumental win on Friday night, taking down No. 1 North Idaho College 28-12 at the Multi-Purpose Building. In the premiere junior college wrestling dual of the year, the top two teams squared off at the Multi-Purpose Building on the […]
Nov 16 2024 | Posted in
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PELLA- After having a four-point lead heading into halftime the Central College men’s basketball team lost its season opener against No. 12 ranked St. John’s University (Minn.) 78-60. “I was really happy with how we played in the first half on both ends of the floor,” said coach Joe Steinkamp. “In the second half St. […]
Nov 16 2024 | Posted in
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PELLA- Three players scored in double figures when the Central College women’s basketball team defeated Northland College (Wis.) 91-32 Friday. “I saw us play a lot of good basketball,” said coach Justin Weiland. “We made the right plays, and we played fast which is what we wanted to do. I saw a good variety of […]
Nov 16 2024 | Posted in
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DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 3.0 percent in October amid job cuts in manufacturing and construction. Meanwhile, the state’s labor force participation rate ticked down by 0.1 percentage points to 66.2 percent last month, and the U.S. unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent in October. “October’s report provides more […]
Nov 15 2024 | Posted in
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