PELLA— Central College’s Rhianna Fleetwood (junior, Sycamore, Ill.) has been named the Iowa Conference female athlete of the week. Meanwhile designated player Abbey Strajack (freshman, Davenport, Assumption HS) was cited as the league’s softball position player of the week. In track and field, Morgan Darrow (senior, Newell, Storm Lake HS) was recognized in women’s field […]
PELLA — Central College is the No. 2 seed in a six-team NCAA Division III softball regional and will take on No. 5 seed Wis.-River Falls Friday at noon at Central’s A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex softball field. The Dutch (35-8) earned an automatic berth by winning the Iowa Conference tournament Saturday in Decorah. Wis.-River Falls […]
Eddyville, Iowa – On Saturday, May 5th, the Eddyville / Blakesburg Concert Band earned a division I rating at State Large Group Contest at Albia High School. The EBHS Mixed Chorus also had an excellent performance. Bands and choirs at the contest were evaluated in several categories by a panel of three judges. The music […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our volunteers, the United Way of Mahaska County’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) service filed 163 tax returns for lower-income Mahaska County residents as of the April 17th federal deadline. “This was our 4th year of offering the program to our residents,” explains Julie […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Supervisors met in regular session with what appeared to be only one major talking point on the agenda, but the appointment of a member to the regional airport board changed that. Application deadline for the board was on May 1st. Supervisor Greg Gordy made a motion to appoint Margret […]
December 22, 1922 – May 07, 2012 Bloomfield, Iowa Visitation: Open after 12:00 noon with family present from 6:00 until 8:00 PM May 10, 2012 at Fremont Funeral Chapel Funeral Service: 10:30 AM May 11, 2012 at Fremont Funeral Chapel Interment: Brooks Cemetery near Hedrick, Iowa. Willis J. Arendt, 89, of Hedrick died Monday, May […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa city councilors had a number of items on their agenda, but completed their work in just over one hour Monday. Among the actions was the swearing in ceremony of a new police officer. Calvin Kock joined the police force recently and Oskaloosa Mayor David Krutzfeldt conducted the swearing as councilors, city […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Black marks from tires, and scraps on the railings were the scares the park wore from an excited community, even before it officially opened. On Sunday afternoon, the new Urban Park, or Skate Park as it’s commonly referred to, officially opened. There are a few minor touches such as lighting and some […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Remembering the sacrifices of those who fell during the Civil War and telling the history of a flag, folded and forgotten over time, was just part of the days events. 1/Lt. David M. Lamb of Company “A” 49th Regiment Veteran Volunteer Infantry/SVR was shown a folded flag back in July of last […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A quick glance around the Bandstand at noon on Friday, showed that it was full of the bright smiles of those who had completed the challenge. Mahaska County had accomplished in growing it’s participation in the event 500% over the previous year, and ranked 6th overall in participation with 10.6% of all […]
