by O. Kay Henderson | Aug 31, 2012 | News, Politics & Government
The just-concluded 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa has been especially exhausting, but also exhilarating for one Iowa delegate. Sixty-seven-year-old Ruth Long of Creston has dreamed of being a national convention delegate for years. “It was on my...
by O. Kay Henderson | Aug 30, 2012 | News, Politics & Government
Mitt Romney formally accepted the Republican Party’s presidential nomination tonight, promising to help lift the nation and “restore the promise of America.” Romney told the crowd in Tampa that “what is needed in our country today is not...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 30, 2012 | Crime & Courts, News
A judge has declared a mistrial in case of a Cass County Man facing 46 felony counts of third-degree sexual abuse and other charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year old female who lived in his home as a foster child. Fifty-two-year old Roger Allen Ericksen,...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 30, 2012 | Sports
The U.N.I. volleyball team heads back on the road today as the Panthers travel to California to take part in a tournament at U.S.C. U.N.I. will play fifteen of their first sixteen matches away from Cedar Falls, with a third of those coming against teams ranked in the...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 30, 2012 | Sports
Iowa Conference teams are down to seven conference football games this year with the return of Cornell College to the Midwest Conference. For all eight of the remaining teams, that means an extra slot to fill on the nonconference schedule. Central College opens...
