
Rick Caves February 11, 1946 – June 21, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 76 Rick Caves, 76, of Oskaloosa, passed away Tuesday morning, June 21, 2022, at his home in Oskaloosa. Richard Michael Caves, son of Kenneth “Jack” and Elsie Arlene (Stigers) Caves, was born February 11, 1946, in Oskaloosa. After his 1964 graduation from […]
Jun 22 2022 | Posted in
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June 22nd, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – At its regular meeting on June 20th, 2022, Oskaloosa Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt swore in Oskaloosa’s newest city manager, Amal Eltahir. Also, during the council meeting, Mayor Krutzfeldt and Fire Chief Scott Vaughan recognized Reserve Firefighter Jay Carolus at his retirement. “Jay’s been one of our most steady reserves we’ve […]
Jun 22 2022 | Posted in
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June 22nd, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in a regular session on Monday, June 20th, 2022. One of the first big items discussed by the board was a memorandum of understanding for the E911 Service Board to repay the county for the radios used by the first responders. The […]
Jun 22 2022 | Posted in
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DES MOINES, Iowa (June 21, 2022) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. “Unseasonably hot temperatures blanketed Iowa last week as isolated areas of moisture stress began showing in […]
Jun 21 2022 | Posted in
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6/21/2022 So much excitement at Lacey Complex on Monday, June 20th, the Mahaska County Little League hosted their County Division Championships! Each community was represented with a team in at least one of the championship games, but it was a sweep by the Bussey Little League winning all divisions! If you weren’t at the complex […]
Jun 21 2022 | Posted in
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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is conducting farmland leasing meetings during July and August 2022. Meetings are coordinated by county ISU Extension and Outreach offices. The discussion will focus on various methods to determine a fair 2023 cash rental rate and the importance of good tenant/landlord communications. In addition, a brief economic outlook will […]
Jun 21 2022 | Posted in
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NEW SHARON – Exciting things seem to occur whenever North Mahaska and Colfax-Mingo match up on the baseball diamond. Whether it is extra inning games or slugfests spectators are treated to a game. Monday night in New Sharon the two teams met for the second time in a week and earned an 11-7 victory. The […]

by Will Gormally Game #1 Walk-Off Seals Win For Norwalk Against Indians A walk-off left the Indians on the wrong end of a 3-2 defeat to Norwalk on Monday. The game was tied at two with Norwalk batting in the bottom of the ninth when Wardlow drew a walk, scoring one run. The pitching was […]

by Jay Harms The #5 ranked Norwalk Warriors swept the Oskaloosa Indians in softball action Monday winning the first game 12-2 in 6 innings and then winning the nightcap 5-2. Norwalk’s overall record is now 19-4 and the Warriors presently sit in first place in the Little Hawkeye Conference with a 14-1 record. The Indians […]

PELLA—Three games in Minnesota and two trips to Dubuque are just five of the nine road games this season for the Central College men’s soccer team. The Dutch are on the road nine of the 16 games on its regular season schedule. Central is coming off a 4-10-1 season and are just a few years […]
Jun 20 2022 | Posted in
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