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1 week ago | 
indianola-ia.com | Kenzie Van Haaften
If you're looking for great theater, you don't have to look any further than Warren County's high schools. kAm|FD:42=D 7C@> x?5:2?@=2[ }@CH2=<[ r2C=:D=6 2?5 $@FE962DE (2CC6?
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1 week ago | 
indianola-ia.com | Kenzie Van Haaften
Wasko Cabinetry, originally from Keosauqua, opened a new branch of its business in Carlisle in March. kAm“p3@FE E9C66 J62CD 28@[ H6 A2CE?6C65 H:E9 2? p>:D9 86?E=6>2? :? D@FE962DE x@H2[ 2?5 96 H2?E65 E@ >2<6 423:?6ED[ 2?5 96 H2?E65 D@>63@5J 6=D6 E@ D6== E96>[” @H?6C $FD2? (2D<@ D2:5]k^AmkAm(2D<@ A2CE?6CD p>:D9 E649?:BF6D H:E9 >@56C? E649?@=@8J E@ 4C62E6 4FDE@> 423:?6ED 2?5 AC@5F4ED 7@C E96 4@>>F?:EJ]k^AmkAm“(92EVD C62==J ?62E 23@FE FD :D[ :7 D@>63@5J H2?ED 2 ?6H <:E496? @C 32E9[ H6 42?
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2 weeks ago | 
indianola-ia.com | Kenzie Van Haaften
Carousel Theatre of Indianola will celebrate 60 years of theater on Saturday, June 7, at the Kent Campus Center at Simpson College. The event aims to honor past performances while raising funds for a permanent location. kAm“(6 ;FDE H2?E65 E@ >2<6 DFC6 H6 46=63C2E65 E96 7@=<D E92E 92G6 AFE :? D@ >2?J 9@FCD <66A:?8 E96 2CED 2=:G6 :? x?5:2?@=2 @G6C E96 =2DE ?F>36C @7 J62CD[” D2:5 #2?5J $E@?6[ 3@2C5 AC6D:56?E]k^AmkAm%96 6G6?E H:== DE2CE H:E9 2 C646AE:@?
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3 weeks ago | 
indianola-ia.com | Kenzie Van Haaften
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1 month ago | 
thesimpsonian.com | Kenzie Van Haaften
Students, faculty and community members joined together in Hubbell Hall on Friday, April 25, to watch the livestream of President Jay Byers’ celebration of life ceremony held at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines. Filled with joyous music and community, the ceremony celebrated the deep impact Byers left on not only Simpson but the world.
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1 month ago | 
thesimpsonian.com | Kenzie Van Haaften
April 30, 2025 You probably have no idea who I am, and that’s perfect! Either way, you know of the Simpsonian, or, at least I hope you do, you are reading it. For the past year, I have been leading the charge to cover Simpson College news with my team of editors and staff. While it hasn’t been easy—in fact, it’s been extremely difficult—I will be forever grateful for the stories I’ve been able to tell and the people I’ve been able to meet.
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1 month ago | 
thesimpsonian.com | Kenzie Van Haaften
April 24, 2025 Brian Steffen, a communications and journalism professor of 36 years, will retire after the 2025 May term. Steffen is leaving a legacy of excellence in the communications programs, many of which he helped create. “When I came, the major here was called communication, and it was really kind of half speech communication, with some journalism courses mixed in, which was pretty unusual,” Steffen said.
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1 month ago | 
indianola-ia.com | Kenzie Van Haaften
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1 month ago | 
thesimpsonian.com | Kenzie Van Haaften
A Celebration of Jay’s life will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 25, at Hoyt Sherman Place. The event will be open to the public. The 1,200-seat auditorium is located at 1501 Woodland Ave. We will continue to update as more information is released.
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1 month ago | 
thesimpsonian.com | Kenzie Van Haaften
Byers was confirmed to have been found dead earlier this morning at Sigler House. The Simpson College campus received a SAFE alert about an emergency meeting at Smith Chapel at 3:15 p.m.Students and staff filed into the chapel in confusion and panic, unsure about the news they would receive. Smith was full of murmurs as the chapel was full, from balcony to standing room, as students and staff speculated the news.
