DIKE—Stiff winds sent scores soaring Sunday but the Central College women’s golf team hung on to fourth place at the Luther Classic. Freshman Mackenzie Biggs (freshman, Bloomington, Ill., Normal HS), who carded a personal-best 75 Saturday to take the first-round medalist lead, slipped to 85 Sunday for 160 and a third-place finish in an impressive […]
by RD Keep OTTUMWA – North Mahaska cross country runners took to the course at Wildwood Park in Ottumwa in a multi-class meet hosted by Pekin on Thursday, Sept. 3. NM boys were sixth in the team race although more schools were competing who did not have enough for a team. North Mahaska was led […]
by RD Keep COLFAX – There was some late night noise Friday when the members of the North Mahaska football team returned to campus following their game at Colfax-Mingo. For the first time in two seasons and just the third in four seasons, players rang the victory bell. North Mahaska used a solid defensive effort […]
Maurine Amy Marshall December 20, 1931 – September 4, 2020 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 88 Maurine Amy Marshall, 88, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, September 4, 2020, at the MHP Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She was born December 20, 1931, in Escondido, California the daughter of Albert and Alma (Shamberger) Marshall. Maurine graduated from Santa […]
Peggy Katko April 6, 1941 – September 4, 2020 Ottumwa (Eddyville), Iowa | Age 79 Peggy Katko, 79, of Ottumwa and formerly of Eddyville, died Friday, September 4, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society in Ottumwa. She was born April 6, 1941, in Mahaska County, the daughter of Hugh and Agnes Ratka Stout, Sr. Peggy […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn Athletics Department has announced changes to their how fans will purchase tickets for home athletic contests. All venues will be at 50% capacity and no visiting fans will be allowed per Heart of America Athletic Conferences guidelines, and all fans will be screened prior to entering the venue. The WPU Athletics Department […]
PELLA, IA (09/03/2020) Central College is planning to recognize its Class of 2020 with an in-person commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium. Commencement scheduled in May was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event will be livestreamed and available here beginning at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 27 […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Sept. 3, 2020) – Today, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig thanked U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue for traveling to Iowa to see firsthand the damage caused by the hurricane-like derecho last month and the ongoing severe drought. During Secretary Perdue’s visit, he announced 18 Iowa counties hardest hit by the […]
DES MOINES – Today, United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue approved Gov. Reynolds request for a Secretarial disaster declaration for Benton, Boone, Cedar, Clinton, Dallas, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Scott, Story, and Tama Counties. In accordance with the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 24 additional counties were […]
Freeport, IL, Sept. 4, 2020: A newly constructed Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott is now open in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The 76-room property is located at 2325 Coal Mine Loop in the Gateway Commercial Park at the southwest corner of Highway 92 and Gateway Drive. The opening is announced by Swift Hospitality Group, Inc. (SHG), […]
