DUBUQUE — The Central College men’s basketball team has endured a series of last-minute losses but there was little suspense Saturday as the Dutch were overwhelmed at Dubuque, 69-50. Dubuque (17-6 overall, 7-5 Iowa Conference) never trailed, bursting to an 11-3 lead before going up 38-20 at the break. The Spartans, who were stopped by […]
DUBUQUE— The Central College women’s basketball team had open shots and plenty of chances, but the squad couldn’t convert in a 66-43 defeat at University of Dubuque Saturday. “We didn’t shoot well at all,” said coach Mike Jacobsma. “We had the open looks and great opportunities. We played good defense in the first half, but […]
DUBUQUE—The battle for fifth place came down to the final match but Loras College pulled out a 20-18 triumph over the Central College wrestling squad at the Iowa Conference dual finals Friday night. The Dutch finished sixth in the league team standings. The squad was also sixth last year, which was its highest finish since […]
February 8, 2013 – Oskaloosa, IA – The United Way of Mahaska County is excited to be celebrating our 50th year of serving Mahaska County, and we’d like you to help us commemorate the occasion. We’ll be hosting an open house Wednesday, February 20th from 4 to 6 PM at the United Way Building, 500 […]
By Rep. Dave Loebsack In a time when our economy continues to struggle and we face an unsustainable debt, it is more important than ever to hold Members of Congress accountable to the citizens that they represent. Far too many Iowans are out of work or underemployed, and struggle each day to make ends meet. […]
Senate Update Natural Resource Concerns Those of us who sit on the Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee spent some time this week learning about some serious threats to some of Iowa’s most valuable resources. Most people are at least somewhat aware of the threat to our deer population from Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — Award-winning playwright Neil Simon’s masterpiece, Biloxi Blues, is coming to the George Daily Auditorium in Oskaloosa on Friday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m. This national tour of Neil Simon’s award-winning play follows the adventures of Eugene Morris Jerome and his fellow Army inductees as they struggle through basic training near Biloxi, Mississippi, […]
Growing Healthy Shade Trees with IPM- Wednesday Feb 20 11:30 am -1 pm Mahaska County Extension will be participating in an opportunity to learn more about selecting, managing and caring for trees, especially maple, oak and honeylocust in home landscapes. This webinar will last is 90 minutes. Designed for Extension Master Gardeners in the North […]
Work Begins on Expenditure Limitation Constitutional Amendment Subcommittee meetings have begun on HJR 2, the constitutional amendments to limit state spending to 99 percent of on-going revenue. HJR 5 would place two amendments on the ballot for Iowa voters regarding the Legislature’s power to tax and spend. The first amendment limits the size of the […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn’s wrestling team has its best ranking of the year entering its biggest regular season event as the NAIA released its sixth poll Wednesday. Joao Vicente (Fr., East Providence, R.I., Secondary Education), who is 26-4 this year, continues to pace his team. The freshman is again third at 133 pounds. Two other grapplers are […]
