by Todd Miller The Oskaloosa Indians traveled to Grinnell on Thursday night to make up an earlier meet that was postponed due to severe weather. The Indians came out and set a school record and had more personal bests during the meet. The boys split the team up and sent two groups to the starting […]
United Way of Mahaska County has raised more than $330,000, surpassing the $320,000 goal set last fall. More than half of those dollars will be distributed to local nonprofits to help provide shelter, feed the hungry and support other vital services to low-income, elderly and special needs members of Mahaska County. “We’re so grateful for […]
Jamie Leonard After months of planning, local Boy Scout Troop 71, Chartered by the Central United Methodist Church, hosted the 1st Annual Mid-Iowa Council Woodland Trails District Klondike Derby at Lake Keomah. The Klondike Derby has been an annual event held for decades. This is the first Klondike Derby since the Mid-Council redrew their council […]
Mahaska County has been awarded federal funds made available through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. Mahaska County has been chosen to receive $5,193 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. The selection was made by a National Board that […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – The Grinnell College men’s and women’s swimming and diving squads were named a Division III Scholar All-America Team by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for the 2017 fall semester. The honor is given to squads that achieve a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. A total of 688 […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – The NCAA today officially recognized Ryan Slager ’19 as the Division III national leader for tackles in a game and solo tackles per game in 2017. Slager, also the leader in tackles per game last season, finished with 15.9 per contest in 2017 while also recording 8.7 solo tackles per game. He […]
Georgia Kaye Butcher July 9, 1944 – January 28, 2018 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 73 Georgia Butcher, 73 of New Sharon passed away Sunday afternoon, January 28, 2018 at her home in New Sharon. Georgia Kaye Butcher, the daughter of Kenneth and Pauline (Vincent) Smith, was born on July 9, 1944 in Grinnell, Iowa. […]
Phyllis Elaine (Goschke) Chambers December 13, 1927 – January 28, 2018 Eddyville, Iowa | Age 90 Phyllis Elaine Chambers, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at the Ottumwa Regional Health Center, at the age of 90, thus completed a long and fulfilling life. Along this journey she made a gentle impact on many lives. […]
by Wade Steinlage Kansas City, Mo.–The Statesmen men’s basketball team was up against the wall midway through the second half, but an impeccable finish allowed the squad to yet again hit a milestone as it defeated Avila 83-65 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. #1 William Penn (20-1, 10-1 Heart) which has won […]
by Wade Steinlage Kansas City, Mo.–The Statesmen women’s basketball team sprinted out to a big lead and held off any and all challenges by its foe to claim a 72-58 Heart of America Athletic Conference win over Avila Saturday. William Penn (15-5, 9-2 Heart) remains in a tie for the overall lead in the Heart […]
