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PSC women begin season with split

The Peru State women’s basketball season began over the weekend as they went 1-1 on their first road of the year. On Friday night, they defeated Central Christian College 82-63. On Saturday night they were defeated by McPherson 73-56. Game 1 at Central Christian College The first quarter was a back-and-forth affair as neither team could get out to a big lead. The Tigers could only extend out their lead by three before Danielle Howard (Uniontown, Kan.) hit a jumper to make the score 14-13 Central Christian.

State campgrounds begin prepping for winter

Another busy camping year in Iowa state parks is coming to an end and staff are winterizing their facilities, including shutting off water in the campgrounds and closing shower houses. Campers can check the status of water availability in a particular park by going to https://www.iowadnr.

Peru State College announces 2022 Homecoming Court

Peru State College announced its 2022 Homecoming Court, with candidates who were selected by the student body and were featured in the annual homecoming parade and during the halftime ceremony. Seniors Daniela Lagunas and Andrew Black Elk were crowned as the 2022 Homecoming King and Queen on Saturday, Oct.

Iowa DNR conducting gray fox research study

The Iowa Department of Nat-ural Resources (DNR) is asking trappers for help with a new pilot study on Iowa’s gray fox population. “We’re asking trappers who happen to catch a gray fox alive to contact me or wildlife technician Dave Hoffman directly so we can make arrangements to equip the animal with a neck collar and release it for tracking purposes as part of a new pilot research project,” said Vince Evelsizer, furbearer biologist with the Iowa DNR.

Peru Homecoming

Ryan Arnold is the son of Terry and Vicki Arnold. He is from Beatrice. Ryan is majoring in Biochemistry and minoring in Kinesiology. He is involved with science club, Rotaract, NSLS, CSF, club golf, Residence Life as a Resident Assistant, and undergraduate research in chemistry.

Army Corps of Engineers hosts fall Missouri River meeting at Steinhart Lodge

According to the National Weather Service (NWS), southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa are likely to see a third consecutive La Niña winter weather pattern in late 2022 and early 2023. Dave Pearson, senior service hydrologist with the NWS office in Omaha, was one of the featured speakers at the annual fall Missouri River Basin Water Management Division meeting hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The 2022 meeting took place Oct. 26 at Steinhart Lodge.

Sidney Football

Final stat leaders for the Sidney football team (1-7) were as follows: Andreas Buttry led in passing with 235 yards and two touchdowns. Rush leaders were Jeramiah Ballan, 322; Michael Hensley, 109; Taylor McFail, 84; Chase Wallace, 82; and Braedon Godfread, 46 yards.