Earlham News

A severe thunderstorm that ripped through western Iowa has killed two Council Bluffs teenagers after a tree fell on the car they were in.

It's been a difficult year for Jacob Asher. The 4-year-old was critically injured last April in a two-car accident that killed his mother and two brothers.

The Elk Horn-Kimballton Danes finished 1-1 in a pair of home baseball games last week, losing to Earlham, 10-4, on Wednesday night and holding off Iowa Christian Academy, 9-8, on Thursday.

Jensen Nothing submitted. Karen Acres Nothing submitted. Olmsted The Olmsted seniors' breakfast was May 21.

“We have a strong desire to raise funds”

Myanmar's military rulers confiscated food and supplies shipped into survivors of this week's devastating cyclone. via WHO-TV Des Moines

“Marilyn Adams devotes an incredible amount of energy and skills to addressing farm safety in our country. It's an honor for Volvo to help her advance her cause.”

Volvo Honors Local Hero Marilyn Adams with a New Car Every Three Years for Life - Visit www.volvoforlifeawards.com to nominate your hero IRVINE, CA - May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- A local hero from the Des Moines area ... via CSRwire.com

“A movie is an actual document. When it's over there are still copies of it. But I've enjoyed working with the film crew and actors.”

The choreographer of Ankeny Christian Academy's upcoming musical has even bigger jobs on her mind. via Des Moines Register

“I enjoyed my experience at Channel 1 more than Meet the Press for the reason that, although Meet the Press is more highly known, my experience at Channel 1 related more to what I actually want my career to be”

Issue date: 4/25/08 Section: Features Spring is right around the corner and for seniors the countdown to graduation is nearing, which means one thing: finding a job. via The Tack

“We are excited that we can help make their projects a reality.”

KCCI Television, Casey's General Stores, Dr Pepper and Iowa Telecom are proud to announce the winners of the 2008 Project Mainstreet community improvement grants. via KCCI

“They haven't killed me yet, but they have certainly killed my way of life”

Truth, justice and reparation. This is what the Colombian union organizers who came to Earlham on April 3 want from the Coca-Cola Corporation. via The Earlham Word

“I started blacking out a lot at age 15 or 16”

By JARED STRONG * REGISTER STAFF WRITER * April 13, 2008 Robert Knuth knelt in the soggy red earth and thrust his hands into the ground. via Http

“They might say I want a poem for me about cat litter, and someone will write a poem for you. Or, what ever it is you want, that's our spontaneous writing booth”

An Earlham college professor and his students are urging people in Richmond to participate in an effort to bring back poetry to the community. via NewsLink Indiana

Police arrested a 30-year-old West Des Moines man for violation of a no-contact order, drug possession with intent to deliver, possession of marijuana and failure to pay drug stamp tax. via Http

West Des Moines police arrested late this afternoon a 44-year-old Earlham woman for robbing the Greater Iowa Credit Union, 909 Ninth St. via Des Moines Register

“I screamed, my daughter Kimberly screamed. She got up and hugged me and wouldn't let go. I went up to walk up on the stage and along the way, everyone was hugging me.”

For sale. Silver 2006 Kia van. Loaded, with 30,000 miles. Current owner will be driving brand-new Volvos from now on. via Des Moines Register

“Cows don't look like cows on film”

When I heard that an independent film called 'South Dakota' was being shot in Iowa, I was instantly reminded of a clever film technique revealed on an episode of 'The Simpsons' a few years ago. via ArgusLeader.com

While Iowa isn't the Hollywood of the Midwest yet, the film project tax credit program is certainly attracting the attention of movie producers. via Des Moines Register

“It's that perfect Midwestern small town that Americans have fantasies about”

The film tax incentive package the Iowa Legislature passed last year has helped net another production. via Iowa City Press-Citizen

“It's key that we work with the governors and communities. "I've been quite clear that the current level of educational performance in Norfolk is not where we want to be.”

The go-ahead for Norfolk's first academy could open the floodgates for a host of similar schemes across the county, it was revealed last night. via EDP 24

“This award is a wonderful breath of fresh air for Mind Body Solutions”

WHAT: Matthew Sanford of Orono, a nationally recognized yoga instructor who has pioneered techniques to adapt yoga for people with disabilities, is one of three winners in the sixth annual Volvo for Life ... via StarTribune