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Fisher wins re-election in closest race in years
Despite his closest election since 2012, Republican State Rep. Dean Fisher of Montour has won another term representing House District 53, defeating Democratic challenger Berleen Wobeter of rural Toledo in Tuesday’s general election. According to preliminary results from the Iowa Secretary of State, Fisher received 6,747 votes (51.7%) compared...
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Iowa State's Tjasa Turnsek notches first double-double in win over Nicholls State
AMES — Teammates have nicknamed Iowa State freshman forward Tjasa Turnsek “Shaky” because it’s easy to pronounce. But it doesn’t aptly describe the 6-3 Slovenian’s well-rounded game, which she put on full display Thursday by notching her first career double-double in the Cyclones’ 68-44 win over Nicholls State before a crowd of 8,819 at Hilton Coliseum. “She’ll be one of the better freshman in (the Big 12) because she’s someone we count on a lot,” ISU head coach Bill Fennelly said after his team improved to 2-0. “And it’s proven to be a good thing so far.” Turnsek — pronounced TUREN-shek — scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in just under 29 minutes for the Cyclones, who used 7-0 and 9-0 runs in both halves to finally pull away from the pesky Colonels (1-1). Point guard Sienna Harvey added a career-high 15 points for ISU and shooting guard Mya Babbitt added 11 points off the bench while drilling three of her team’s five 3-pointers. But rebounding and defense served as the most powerful fuel for the Cyclones win, as they crafted a 51-to-30 edge on the glass and allowed Nicholls to shoot just 25 percent from the
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Department of Education gives $8.5 million to Iowa charter schools to expand programming
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Education is awarding $8.5 million in grant funds to eight Iowa charter schools to expand programming. Great Oaks Charter School in Des Moines is getting over $500,000 to expand its offerings. TJ Jumper, Great Oaks Director, said this will allow them to include a business program, career […]