MAHASKA COUNTY – March is National Nutrition Month and this year’s theme is “Get Your Plate in Shape.” According to Mahaska Health Partnership Registered Dietitian Lea Rice, there is an increased focus on fruits and vegetables and an understanding of proper portion sizes.Rice said that a simple way to improve your overall nutrition is by […]
Knoxville, Iowa – Crisis Intervention Services is a local Non-Profit Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault agency. We are hosting our annual Purple Ribbon Auction at 5:30pm on March 24th, 2012 at the Swamp Fox Restaurant in Knoxville, IA. Proceeds from the auction will allow Crisis Intervention Services to help victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, […]
Point Lookout, Mo.–Alan Douglas (Sr., Champaign, Ill., Lakeland CC) simply took over in his final collegiate game, but #3 Davenport (Mich.) proved why it has been ranked in the top five all year by holding off the Statesmen 85-81 in the first round of the NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championships Thursday. William Penn […]
The Oskaloosa FFA Chapter will be celebrating their 75th Anniversary. On March 23 at 6:30p.m. In the High School Cafeteria. The FFA Chapter would like to invite anyone who has served as a Chapter Officer, to come to the Banquet. Please email ryuntyler@oskyschools.us. Or call the High School Ag room at 673-3407 ext. 1824. Please […]
The North Mahaska Jazz Band ( NM Jazz ) will once again compete for the title in Class 1A at the iowa Jazz Championships to be held Tuesday, April 10th at the newly renovated Vet’s Auditorium in Des Moines. NM Jazz earned their 22nd Division One rating in a row at their IHSMA Contest in […]
Iowa’s Economic Competitiveness Improves Iowa’s position amongst states in regards to economic competitiveness improved according to a national study. On Wednesday, the Beacon Hill Institute released its annual survey of state economic competitiveness and rated Iowa as the eighth most competitive state in the nation. This is one step up from the state’s ninth place […]
PELLA—The Central College men’s and women’s track and field squads will be sending three representatives to the NCAA Division III indoor championships in Grinnell Friday and Saturday. The Dutch recorded their most successful year in program history at the national level in 2011. The men’s squad garnered national runner-up honors, finishing one point out of […]
PELLA—The Central College baseball team opens its nine-game spring break schedule Friday in the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic at Fort Myers, Fla. The Dutch (2-1) tolerated icy conditions in their season opener. The squad split with Knox College (Ill.) Saturday, taking a 10-2 victory before stumbling 6-4, and rolled past Robert-Morris Springfield (Ill.) Sunday, 15-4. […]
You’ve seen the signs along Iowa’s roadways reminding us to move over, slow down and drive attentively when passing emergency and rescue vehicles at the side of the road. Unfortunately, not all drivers heed these warnings. The deaths last year of an Iowa firefighter, tow truck operators and others responding to emergencies are painful reminders […]
From KIIC Radio Albia, Iowa – The Historic Bates Building, located at 1 Benton Avenue West in Albia partially collapsed this morning shortly before 8:30 a.m. The photos were taken from the perspective from the KIIC Studio Balcony. KIIC News Director, Tom Williamson has been on the scene, and can report that there are no […]
