GRUNDY CENTER – Grundy Center took an early lead and held it for nearly 13 minutes Monday, but they had no answer for sophomore Breckyn Schilling. Schilling scored the first 14 points for North Mahaska and finished with 26 to power North Mahaska to a 45-39 victory. North Mahaska trailed or were tied with the […]
TIPTON – The trio of North Mahaska girls wrestled at Tipton Dec. 5 and came away with a first and two second place finishes. Seniors Jalayna Shipley, Vanessa Murphy and Libby Groom competed. Murphy was perfect on the night with three falls. She pinned Clinton’s Kendie Huizenga in 1 minutes 34 seconds. She pinned Ella […]
PELLA — After starting the dual season 2-0, the Central College wrestling team jumped into the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III dual rankings at No. 10 Thursday. The NWCA releases both a tournament and a dual team national rankings and this is the first week of the dual top-25. Central is not ranked in […]
Neil De Ronde January 28, 1942 – December 6, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | age 80 Cornelius Ray (Neil) De Ronde, 80, of Oskaloosa, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at Serenity House, in Oskaloosa, after a long struggle to recover from a bad fall that had taken place in July 2021. Neil De Ronde, son […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Indian girls’ basketball team took down both a non-conference foe and a league opponent last week to begin the season at 2-0. OHS (2-0, 1-0 LHC) won its season opener 57-29 over Fairfield last Tuesday and then held off Pella Christian 43-41 in Little Hawkeye Conference play last Friday. OHS 57, […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Oskaloosa boys’ basketball team began its 2022-2023 campaign last week with two setbacks. OHS (0-2, 0-1 LHC) dropped its season opener 65-63 to non-conference foe Fairfield last Tuesday. The team then came up short versus Little Hawkeye Conference opponent Pella Christian 62-46 last Friday. Fairfield 65, OHS 63 In a back-and-forth […]
December 27 & 28, 2022 12:30 – 4:30 pm each day at the Environmental Learning Center The Mahaska County Conservation Board invites families to come out to the Environmental Learning Center on December 27th and 28th for some holiday fun. Each day, the Mahaska County Conservation will host special activities between 12:30-4:30 pm. This event […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Dec. 6, 2022) – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed positive cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Cherokee County, Iowa and in Sac County, Iowa. The affected sites are both commercial turkey flocks. […]
Oskaloosa–Alexis Lake (Sr., Kaysville, Utah, Nursing) turned an all-tournament award into more recognition as she was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Bowler of the Week Monday. Lake won her first weekly laurel by finishing high at the Warhawk Open last Saturday. Her efforts helped William Penn to place second in qualifying and claim […]
Oskaloosa–Jayson Miner (Sr., Silvis, Ill., Business Management) once again produced a big outing and for his efforts he was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Bowler of the Week Monday. Miner claimed his first career honor by leading the Statesmen at the Warhawk Open last Saturday. The senior finished eighth out of 276 players with […]
