Olathe, Kan.–With a celebration similar to one that will be seen two weeks from now in Kansas City, there was no doubt that Monday’s Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament Finals was for more than just bragging rights for the William Penn men’s basketball team as it took down MidAmerica Nazarene 83-67. The third-seeded Statesmen […]
OSKALOOSA – The Mahaska County YMCA has a Gym & Swim Activities program for children in the Mahaska Community who are home schooled. This program consists of supervised gym activities and swim lessons and runs for eight weeks. Registration is taking place now for the next eight-week session which begins March 23. “This has been […]
Night Prairie Burn Russell Wildlife Area Saturday, March 12, 2016 6:00 pm If you think a prairie fire is impressive, then you should see one at night! Come out and see a prescribed burn. You will learn about prairie management techniques and how to safely conduct a burn on your own prairie or CRP acres. […]
(OSKALOOSA) – This week, Rep. Guy Vander Linden (R-Oskaloosa) filed nomination petitions to seek re-election to District 79 in the Iowa House of Representatives. House District 79 is comprised of western Mahaska County and portions of Marion County, including Pella. Vander Linden was born in Oskaloosa and graduated from the University of Iowa and holds […]
Members of the Mahaska Hospice Auxiliary are shown in front of one of three medical grade recliners they recently purchased for the MHP Hospice Serenity House, spending a total of $6,510. The chairs have a lot of features ideal for hospice patients, including a pull away side so a patient can be seated into the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The stage is being set for construction to begin after the Oskaloosa City Council approved the expenditure of $2.8 million dollars to DDVI Incorporated to oversee the construction and renovation of the Oskaloosa Fire Station. The first step for crews will be to replace a sewer system that runs down the alley […]
Oskaloosa Girls Track & Field Results Meet: UNI Indoor Dickinson 3-7-2016 Place Event Name(s) Time/ Distance PR/ SB 9 High Jump Shalandra Shilling 4-10 9 High Jump Emma Kelderman 4-10 15 3000 Sienna DeJong 11:26.7 17 3000 Lauren Coon 11:36.21 PR 26 4×800 Bailey Blythe 11:14.43 SB 26 Veroica Bolibaugh 26 Ashley Kindley 26 Alexis […]
AUBURNDALE, FLA.— The Central College baseball team carried a 4-0 lead into the fifth inning Monday, but Albion College (Mich.) pushed five runs across in the bottom of the inning on its way to an 8-5 victory over the Dutch. Getting the start on the mound for the Dutch (1-2), Matt Schissel (senior, Milan, Ill., […]
KISSIMMEE, FLA.— A day that began with an admittedly disappointing performance nonetheless left coach George Wares encouraged as his inexperienced No. 20 Central College softball team split a pair of contests at the Rebel Spring Games Monday. The Dutch (6-2) were 3-2 losers in the opener as a veteran Thomas More (Ky.) club took advantage […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset, on the day of internment, to honor former First Lady Nancy Reagan. Mrs. Reagan, wife of President Ronald Reagan, passed away on Sunday, March 6. If the day of internment occurs over the weekend, the flags […]
