Boys wrestling: Grace becomes Ottumwa's winningest wrestler
It was a milestone day at Little Hawk Arena for a pair of southern Iowa wrestlers and training partners. Just a few hours after Oskaloosa senior Ty Lorentzen secured his 100th career win, Ashton Grace ...
Congregation finds hope in fire hall after Beaver County church burns down
The New Salem Presbyterian Church in Ohioville, Beaver County, worshipped in the local fire hall Sunday after their church building was destroyed in a fire Friday. "Let's grow spiritually. We don't ...
Des Moines Register5d
What was the largest immigration raid in Iowa? Here's what to know about ICE in Iowa
a town of 2,000 people on the northeast edge of Iowa, where agents arrested nearly 390 workers of a beef packing plant. During his first term in office, Trump commuted the sentence of Sholom ...
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'The First State of Being' and 'Chooch Helped' win top children's book awards
The books The First State of Being and Chooch Helped have won the Newbery and the Caldecott awards, respectively — the biggest honors in children's literature. The awards were announced Monday ...
The Gazette3d
What they’re thinking: Iowa’s first openly trans lawmaker speaks out
Iowa's first openly transgender state lawmaker discussed with The Gazette the significance of her historic role and the challenges faced by transgender individuals. The Democratic representative ...
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Appeals Court Upholds Injunction on Iowa’s State-Level Immigration Enforcement Law
A lower court had blocked the Republican-backed law that made it a state crime to enter Iowa after being deported ... overhaul government agencies in his first days in office has been met with ...
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First Presbyterian Church presenting series on emotional well-being
This February and March, First Presbyterian Church invites the community to engage in a special series of conversations ...
Ottumwa Courier1d
Boys basketball: Demons edge short-handed Ottumwa
Parker Derby, who came within a rebound of a double-double on Friday in a 49-46 overtime loss at Hoover, added 19 points on ...
Catholic News Agency2d
The Catholic Church and Abortion
Several examples of teaching which span the first three hundred years of our Church include the following: The "Didache" ("The Teachings of the Twelve Apostles," c. 80 A.D.) asserted, "You shall ...
Southeast Iowa Union2d
Mt. Pleasant Scribblers meet at Presbyterian Church
The regional writers’ group, Mt. Pleasant Scribblers, met on a frigid Monday, January 20, 2025, at 1:00 in the gathering ...
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Free community breakfast at First United Presbyterian Church
The First United Presbyterian Church of DuBois will be holding a free community breakfast on Feb. 2 between 9-10 a.m. All are welcome to come enjoy a hot ...
Catholic News Agency1d
The Rites of the Catholic Church
The early Church sought to evangelize in the major cultural centers of the first centuries A.D. These centers were Rome, Antioch (Syria), and Alexandria (Egypt). All the rites in use today evolved ...