Missouri Valley News

DRAKE LUNCHEON: Drake men's basketball coach Mark Phelps and football coach Chris Creighton will appear at a Drake luncheon Tuesday at All-Play in downtown Des Moines.

NORTHERN IOWA SWEEPS: The 25th-ranked Panthers swept Illinois State 3-0 in Missouri Valley Conference play and won their 21st straight match Friday night in the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls.

It's time to decide who will make the decisions around southwest Iowa. Today's city elections include both mayoral and city council candidates.

It's official: the giant piping plover is named Pebbles. The Lincoln-based Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership's naming contest came to a close Oct.

Parts of Southwest Iowa sat in the dark Sunday night after a power outage. Mark Reinders, a spokesperson for MidAmerican Energy, said 10,000 customers did not have power Sunday starting around 8:50 p.m. The areas primarily affected included Logan, Missouri Valley, rural parts of Pottawattamie County and sections of Council Bluffs.

IOWA STATE: Ninth-ranked Iowa State pushed its winning streak to a school-record 10 by beating host Colorado 3-0 on Saturday Cyclone libero Ashley Mass tallied a match-high 19 digs, placing her third on the Big 12 all-time list with 1,584. Iowa State's Victoria Henson notched 10 kills and reached double-digits for the 19th match in a row and 66th ...

Hurt by wasted opportunities, No. 11-ranked South Dakota State trails No. 6 Northern Iowa 7-6 at the half Saturday in Missouri Valley Football Conference play at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.

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VOLLEYBALL: Drake ensured its first winning season since 1996 with a 25-16, 25-15, 23-25, 25-21 victory over Indiana State on Friday at Knapp Center.

South Dakota State continued its home mastery of Missouri Valley Football Conference opponents, defeating sixth-ranked Northern Iowa 24-14 Saturday afternoon at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium.

Missouri State held Bradley to a negative hitting percentage over three sets Friday evening in a 25-18, 25-10, 25-12 Missouri Valley Conference sweep of the Braves in Peoria, Ill.

VOLLEYBALL: No. 14 Iowa State outblocked Kansas 13-2 and used 13 kills from Victoria Henson to sweep Kansas 25-18, 25-16, 25-17 Saturday night in Lawrence, Kan.

Missouri State sophomore right side hitter Kelley Michnowicz and junior middle blocker Bethany Fuller garnered Missouri Valley Conference volleyball awards this week, it was announced by the league office Monday.

VOLLEYBALL: No. 14 Iowa State got a career-high 15 kills from sophomore Debbie Stadick and the Cyclones overcome a sluggish offensive performance to sweep Missouri, 25-23, 25-17, 28-26 Saturday at Hilton Coliseum.

The grand opening for the Watson Steam Train project is set for October 10 in Missouri Valley, Iowa.

Iowa State could not end a six-match road trip on a high note, as the Cyclones fell at Colorado 1-0 in women's soccer action Sunday afternoon.

Gas prices are edging down in the metro after a slight drop in barrel prices. They've come down a penny or so in the last week.

Note: The western Iowa football schedule for tonight, with selections by World-Herald prep rater Kevin White in bold type.

A Missouri Valley, Iowa, man has been sentenced to 90 months in prison for possessing child pornography.

A 90-month prison sentence has been handed a Missouri Valley man who pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.