(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad is ordering all flags in the state to be flown at half-staff beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, July 13, 2012, until 8 a.m. on Monday, July 16, 2012 for Sgt. James Skalberg Jr., 25, originally of Emerson. Sgt. Skalberg was killed in Afghanistan, while serving on active duty in […]
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Osky Rebels, a USSSA fastpitch 12UC softball team has found it’s way to the World Series and if things go well, they will return home on the 16th victorious. The team is currently ranked 10th in the state, and will join approximately 100 other teams from around the Midwest in Kansas […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The team won the District 2 double elimination tournament held at the Lacey Complex July 7, 8 and 9. Oskaloosa won their first game over Lucas County 14-1 by run rule in 5 innings. In the second game Oskaloosa drew the Rathbun Area All Stars who received a first round bye and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Friends of Mahaska County Conservation is hosting another Movie on the Barn at Caldwell Park this Saturday, July 14. So bring your family,friends and some blankets and lawn chairs out to the park for a fun evening to watch this month’s feature “Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey” (Rated G). The movie […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Jennifer Stier and Steve Allen exchanged vows on Saturday July 7th at the new Rotary built gazebo located on the trail near the 92W underpass. Family and friends joined to witness the couple begin their life together. Jennifer said she chose the gazebo on the trail because she felt it was something […]
PELLA— Central College’s men’s and women’s tennis teams have landed the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team award. Meanwhile, nine student-athletes captured ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition. The men’s squad, which also received the honor last year, compiled a 3.23 combined team grade point average (4.0 scale) and posted an 8-13 overall record. The Dutch women tallied […]
PELLA — Mike Boschee is the new head men’s basketball coach at Bemidji State University (Minn.), leaving Central College after nine seasons. At Central, Boschee inherited a squad that hadn’t reached the .500 mark in eight seasons and restored the school’s strong men’s basketball tradition, posting an 80-49 record over the past five seasons. He […]
PELLA—Lexi Hanna is the new dance and cheer coach at Central College. A 2011 graduate of Iowa State University, Hanna has served six years as a dance instructor at Marching Auxiliaries and M.A Dance, located in Dallas, Texas. She choreographed three halftime shows for the Capital One Bowl from 2007-09 and taught technique and choreography […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It seems to be a battle that’s decades old, but what was old is new again. The battle to keep drugs, such as methamphetamine, off the streets is reaching a new level. Some recent cases in both Keokuk and Mahaska Counties have once again put the spotlight on the problem. A recent […]
