Oaklynn and Huntley Ribke each received a Dr. Seuss bag full of items simply for reading books and getting ready for school.

Robinson taught at the Writer’s Workshop at the University of Iowa and earned a Pulitzer Prize for “Gilead” back in 2005.

GRINNELL — Area students named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Grinnell College include Isaac Alexander of Newton and Jiayi (Maria) Zhang of Newton. To be eligible for the dean’s list, ...

The Pawlished Dog not only has abundant space for boarding and grooming, it is also the ideal location for trainings and creating connections ...

WOODWARD — Seven wins and 13 top-three finishes powered the PCM boys track and field team to another meet title on Thursday.

MONROE — Jorja Teeter won the 400-meter hurdles, Ila Keuning finished at the top of the standings in the discus and the PCM girls track and field team dominated its competition at the Joel Grier Coed ...

Richardson won the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs, Carter Smith collected a win in the discus and the Bolts’ medley relay team also won. Richardson won the 1,600 in 4 minutes, 39.84 seconds, while ...

The Bolts scored 101 points in second. They trailed meet champion and host PCM (160) and the rest of the top five featured Knoxville (94), Montezuma (73) and North Polk (68). Chariton (58), the PCM JV ...

CHARITON — Cameron Gibson and Cahde Querrey both had one goal and one assist, and Chariton used a three-goal first half to down PCM, 4-1, on Thursday. The Chargers (3-0) stayed unbeaten and scored ...

LYNNVILLE — Jeff McDanel turned in a career-best score, Pete Kiernan matched his best-ever nine-hole score and the PCM boys golf team edged Albia at the Lynnville-Sully triangular on April 8.

NEW SHARON — Grace Hunsberger won the high jump, Ashlynn Hosbond finished second in the 1,500-meter run and the Colfax-Mingo girls track and field team used three top-three finishes to place sixth as ...

NEW SHARON — Xavier Woods won the high jump, Sullivan Wilkins ran to a win in the 3,200-meter run and the Colfax-Mingo boys track and field team won a pair of relays at the Steve Ehret Coed Relays on ...