by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch February 21, 2023 Lawmakers who support reinstating the death penalty argued with opponents Tuesday over whether capital punishment is more likely to save or cost innocent lives. Senate File 14 would reinstate capital punishment in Iowa in cases where a minor is kidnapped, raped and murdered. It moved out […]
by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch February 24, 2023 An Iowa nurse who was sanctioned by the state Board of Nursing for adopting the baby of a former patient was fired this week after the board mistakenly claimed she had been charged with financially exploiting a patient. In January, the Iowa Board of Nursing sanctioned […]
by Kathie Obradovich, Iowa Capital Dispatch February 23, 2023 Margarine would be banned from school lunches in Iowa under a bill that advanced Thursday from an Iowa House panel. State Rep. Jeff Shipley is a Republican from Birmingham. (Photo courtesy of the Iowa Legislature) Rep. Jeff Shipley, R-Birmingham, said he proposed House File 341, which […]
PELLA—Not even a massive 36-point eruption from center Joshua Van Gorp (junior, Pella, Pella Christian HS) could overcome an otherwise dismal shooting night for the top-seeded Central College men’s basketball team, dropping an American Rivers tourney semifinal to fourth-seeded Loras College 79-67 Thursday. Loras (17-10) advances to Saturday’s final against sixth-seeded Coe College, another upset […]
Ottumwa, IA – Sophomore Rivaldo Marshall’s (Kingston, Jamaica/Calabar) remarkable indoor season has been rewarded with the 2023 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) Indoor Track Athlete of the Year award. Marshall captured the 2023 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XI Indoor Track & Field Championship in the men’s 1,000-meter run with a facility […]
Oxford, AL – The No. 13 Indian Hills Softball team posted a 1-1 record to open the team’s 2023 campaign at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Preview at Choccolocco Park. The Warriors took a 3-2 victory in the season opener against Blinn College (TX) before falling to San Jacinto College (TX) 12-3 […]
Blondina Mae Johns July 16, 1933 – February 22, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 89 Blondina Mae Johns, 89, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Keokuk and Sioux City, died Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at the MHP Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa. She was born July 16, 1933, in Decatur, Nebraska, the daughter of Earl and […]
PELLA—The American Rivers champion Central College men’s basketball team opens conference tournament play by hosting a semifinal game with Loras College Thursday. Game time is 7 p.m. at P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium. Tickets are $8 or $5 for students and seniors. Central students and staff are admitted free with college ID. The Dutch (18-6) are the […]
KNOXVILLE – North Mahaska’s quest for a return to the state boys’ basketball tournament came to an end Tuesday night in Knoxville. North Mahaska faced South Iowa Cedar League champion Lynnville-Sully and came up short 62-42. The contest was much closer than the final score indicated. The loss also meant the end to the career […]
A 2021 bill in the state legislature and a shift in responsibilities for emergency dispatch and 911 services means property taxes in Oskaloosa will be adjusted next year. The main shift in expenses will be to fund local emergency management and 911 services. Previously services were completely funded through a county-wide levy and now local […]
