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Clarinda Foundation grant applications now available

Clarinda Foundation grant applications now available

  • Bryan Clark

Clarinda Foundation grant applications are now available

Big 10 transfer guard Sienna Harvey commits to Iowa State

Big 10 transfer guard Sienna Harvey commits to Iowa State

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ISU coach Bill Fennelly and his staff has added five players through the portal this offseason.

Loyola's Alex-Anne Bessette transferring to Iowa State

Loyola's Alex-Anne Bessette transferring to Iowa State

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Loyola Chicago guard Alex-Anne Bessette is transferring to Iowa State, she announced Sunday afternoon.

Cyclones land Bishop Heelan's Melina Snoozy, Iowa's No. 1 2027 recruit

Cyclones land Bishop Heelan's Melina Snoozy, Iowa's No. 1 2027 recruit

  • ben.hutchens

Melina Snoozy is the first recruit committed in ISU's 2027 class and the state's No. 1 ranked high school prospect per prep girls hoops. 

Clarinda, Shenandoah athletes qualify for Drake Relays

Clarinda, Shenandoah athletes qualify for Drake Relays

  • Bryan Clark

Clarinda and Shenandoah's track and field teams will be represented at the Drake Relays

7-foot-3 center Andrew McKeever transfer commits to Iowa

7-foot-3 center Andrew McKeever transfer commits to Iowa

  • ethan.petrik

The Iowa men's basketball team added some needed size with the commitment of Saint Mary's transfer center Andrew McKeever.

Rasmussen, Weinreich, Pickens, Dowling medal at Shenandoah

Rasmussen, Weinreich, Pickens, Dowling medal at Shenandoah

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Clarinda and Shenandoah boasted three of the top five in Friday's Shenandoah Girls Golf Tournament

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House Republicans added language branded the “Anti-Red Flag Gun Seizure Act,” drawn from a bill passed by the House but not taken up in the Senate.

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Shenandoah neighbors: Obituaries for April 19

Shenandoah neighbors: Obituaries for April 19

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Editor’s note: The Union-Tribune’s Eddie Brown is breaking down prospects, position by position, leading up to the NFL draft (April 23-25). Here are his top 10 cornerbacks, plus players he believes will be drafted or signed as a priority free agent: 1. Mansoor Delane (Sr., LSU, 6-foot, 182 pounds) The former three-star recruit teased his next-level talent early at Virginia Tech, then upgraded ...

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