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Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation Announces 2024 Poweshiek County Alliance Grant Awards
Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation is pleased to announce the 2024 Poweshiek County Alliance (PCA) grant recipients. A total of $192,386 will be distributed to support 33 projects across the county benefitting residents of Brooklyn, Deep River, Grinnell, Hartwick, Malcom, Montezuma, Searsboro, and other rural areas. PCA grants are available annually...
L-S girls can’t catch English Valleys, finish tied for second at SICL meet
MARENGO — The South Iowa Cedar League girls track and field title was not decided when the meet was suspended due to weather with two events to go on Tuesday. When some of the teams returned to Iowa Valley High School on Friday, the end result was a runner-up finish for Lynnville-Sully.
Inside a rural Iowa school district’s fight to save public education
The Grinnell-Newburg School District in rural central Iowa is facing nearly $1 million in budget cuts for next school year after a vote by the school board in March. The district, among swirling accusations of who to blame for the financial crisis, is struggling to retain staff and maintain morale. Across Iowa, many school districts are encountering similar challenges. (Photo by Zach Spindler-Krage)
Krista Spies, Arts Editor
I’m a first-generation, low-income student, and when I came to Grinnell, I assumed the only job I could have here would be a position in the Dining Hall — which, to be fair, I loved. However, my passion lies more in arts writing and editing than washing pots and pans. Because of my assumptions, I found my opportunity at The S&B a little late in my time at Grinnell, in my third year. Once I applied and began as staff writer, I fell in love with covering campus culture.
Marcy Cassidy-Mapp, Features Editor
Even though the Dining Hall seems to be most people’s first choice for work, I initially gravitated towards The Scarlet & Black because of the people. Something was to be said about how much I saw The S&B journalists … enjoyed their work despite the frustration, the hours and the will to live it seemed to drain out of people.
Nina Baker, Staff Writer
I am not a skilled enough writer to express how The Scarlet & Black impacted my livelihood without resorting to platitudes. I worked at The S&B because I cherished our staff and the mission of our newspaper. Even the most monumental S&B members are forgotten as this campus grows and changes. I want to highlight three alumni who impacted my work as I witnessed them devote themselves to our newspaper.
Mohammad Igbaria, Sports Editor
When I first joined The S&B three years ago, I didn’t know what I was getting into. To say joining the paper as one of the News Editors was a shock would be an understatement. But that shock wore off, and as I acclimated to my new role, I found a community that would shape the remainder of my time at Grinnell.
Nick El Hajj, Editor in Chief
I didn’t join The S&B out of a deep-seated passion for journalism – it was more of a whim, a break from the monotony of typical campus jobs. Up until then, I hadn’t even written one journalistic article. I was a biology major on track to become...
L-S boys take seventh, C-M ninth at SICL golf tournament
OSKALOOSA — There were 23 golfers who posted a score few than 90 during the South Iowa Cedar League boys golf tournament on April 30. But Lynnville-Sully’s Keegan DeWitt was the only one from the area as the Hawks placed seventh and Colfax-Mingo was ninth in the 10-team field at the par 72 Oskaloosa Golf Course.
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