PSC Football Boosters host successful golf tournament
On Friday, July 15, the Peru State Football Booster Club hosted their annual golf tournament at the Auburn Country Club. This year they had a great turnout of 21 teams in total.
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Crisis at our Southern border
Late on the evening of July 14, we landed in McAllen, Texas. It was well past nightfall. Soon after touching down, we climbed into a row of vehicles and headed a few miles further south to the far edge of our nation’s border with Mexico and into the heart of what’s known as the Rio Grande Valley sector.
Martin Goracke celebrates 104th birthday
Martin Goracke recently celebrated his 104th birthday with an outdoor party at Morton Place in Nebraska City. Goracke was born on July 15, 1918, on the family farm in St.
PSC Football Player Named to AFCA Good Works Team
On Wednesday, July 20, Peru State football player Garrison Dodge (Oakland) was named as a nominee for the Allstate’s 31st AFCA Good Works Team. This year there were 114 student-athletes who were named to the Good Works Team according to the press release.
PSC volleyball earns team academic award
On Tuesday, July 19, head volleyball coach Madison Kindle and the Peru State Volleyball team received the USMC-AVCA Academic Team Award in the NAIA division. The AVCA announced the honor in a press release.
Two PSC men’s basketball players earn academic honors
On Tuesday, July 19, the National Association of Basketball Coaches announced the 2021-22 NABC Honors Court. Peru State College players Isaac Simpson (Papillion) and Blake Petersen (Columbus) made the NABC Honors Court.
Cancer screening saved my life – Twice
As a physician with 45 years of practice, I’ve seen my share of diseases. I have usually been on the physician side of the diagnosis-treatment paradigm. However, knowing the rationale for diagnostic screening tests, I fortunately did not shirk my own.
Whistleblowers save taxpayers dollars
Q: What prompted your decades-long support for whistleblowers? A: The founding cornerstone of American self-government “of, by and for the people” means government works for the people, not the other way around. My approach to representative government is rooted in this basic principle.
Yard and Garden: Growing Beans in the Home Garden
Beans are a staple in nearly every vegetable garden. Edible beans come in many sizes, shapes and colors and include green beans, pinto beans, lima beans, edamame (soybeans), cowpeas, kidney beans and others. While Iowa is known for growing soybeans, there are many other types of beans that grow well in the home garden. In this article, horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach answer frequently asked questions about growing beans in the home garden.
Iowa FFA officers meet with Sen. Grassley
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) met with state officers from the Iowa FFA during their visit to Washington, D.C.