Grinnell News

Lightning struck a house here Thursday morning, igniting a fire that caused between $10,000 and $15,000 in structural and smoke damage.

Los Angeles posse members Jessica Starling, left, and Nikisha Glenn, along with friend and fellow graduate Chevon Chatman, pose for a photograph at Grinnell's commencement ceremony in mid-May. -- GRINNELL, IOWA ...

Liberalization of Bible printing in China will soon ease the distribution of Scripture in the communist nation, according to an American pioneer of Christian publishing efforts in the country.

Moody Publisher Fiction Editor Andy McGuire will answer questions in a free live 70-minute teleseminar, scheduled from 7 p.m. to 8:10 p.m. EST, June 18.

Christian publishing's latest phenomenon is attracting critics as well as fans, who have attacked The Shack for such alleged shortcomings as heresy, a lack of theological integrity and promoting unorthodox ...

I just found out about a blog for Grinnellians to post reviews of their favorite books.

Four years ago, the Posse Foundation sent 10 Los Angeles students - Hispanic, black and Korean - to Grinnell College in Iowa on full scholarships.

Allie Kieffer didn't merely change her mind when she chose to focus on music over the prospects of attending law school.

There's a new website that those Grinnellians inclined to life online should check out.

Recently the Press-Citizen published the National Transportation Safety Board official analysis of a fatal aircraft accident near Grinnell Iowa that took the life of a well known Iowa City pilot, Carson Blane ...

Although the demolition-by-neglect ordinance failed in the recent election, one "likely candidate" for the wrecking ball is being saved at 68 Wall St.

Grinnell, Ia. - Drive up the gravel road to Chris Gaunt's farmstead and you'll be met with the sights and sounds of a typical Iowa hog farm.

By WILLIAM PETROSKI * bpetroski@dmreg.com * May 20, 2008 About $6,000 is missing from an evidence room at the Grinnell Police Department, officials confirmed Monday.

The Rev. Michael L. Burk, executive, Worship and Liturgical Resources, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America , Chicago, was elected May 17 to a six-year term as bishop of the ELCA Southeastern Iowa Synod. via ELCA.org

A reader sent me a long write-up on the illegal immigration scandal at the Lubavitcher slaughterhouse in a small town in Iowa, which I'll post below. via VDARE.com

NEW JOBS Laura Sauser has been promoted to director of corporate and foundation relations at Drake University. via Des Moines Register

"Grinnell [Iowa] needed some place where if you wanted a turnover...and just wanted to sit in the middle of the afternoon, [you could]," says Heidi Rockwell, owner of the new Yumi's bakery and deli that opened ... via Associated Content

“In some ways, what's happening today is nothing new”

By MICHAEL MORAIN REGISTER STAFF WRITER Posted at 04:05 on 04/25/2008 Britten's War Requiem WHO: Westminster Oratorio Choir, Heartland Youth Choir, musicians from Grinnell College and members of the Des Moines ... via Indianola Record-Herald

MedAssets, Inc. announced today that Grinnell Regional Medical Center, located in Grinnell, Iowa, recently expanded its relationship with MedAssets to include implementation of decision support software and ... via Earth Times

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to produce a Marcato EP with Hollywood producer, Brian Hearity, who has worked with Rage Against The Machine, American Head Charge, and Grammy winning blues guitarist ... via KAZR-FM Des Moines