by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 1, 2023 Former President Donald Trump said Thursday in Urbandale he was confident he will continue to hold his lead in Iowa. “There’s no way I can lose Iowa,” Trump told the crowd. “We’re going to have to do some really bad things to lose at this point.” […]
PELLA—Central College is offering Junior Golf Nights on the school’s Ryerson Practice Facility this summer. Junior high and high school players may participate in any or all of the six sessions. Cost is $15 per session and golf balls are provided. They’ll be conducted June 8, 15, 22, and 29 and July 6 and 13. […]
PELLA—Bringing the energy and commitment to Central College baseball he displayed as a pitcher, team co-captain and assistant coach, Adam Carey is the Dutch program’s new head coach. Carey, a 2019 Central grad, spent the past two seasons as the team’s pitching coach. He also served as a Dutch assistant for the 2020 season before […]
OSKALOOSA, IA. The Helping Hands Quilt Group in Oskaloosa recently donated many beautiful handmade quilts to Mahaska Health. The quilts will be gifted to patients of the Serenity Hospice House, Cancer Care & Infusion Center, Emergency Services, and Inpatient Care. “We are so grateful for the generous donation of quilts from the Helping Hands Quilt […]
Funding will create good-paying jobs, catalyze economic revitalization in legacy coal communities WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced that nearly $725 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is available to 22 states and the Navajo Nation to create good-paying jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned coal mine lands. The […]
Program assists Iowa WIC recipients and lower-income seniors in obtaining fresh and nutritious local produce while building market demand for Iowa farmers DES MOINES, Iowa (June 1, 2023) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) checks are now available for eligible Iowa WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) […]
by Bill Almond Oskaloosa Indians (Varsity) defeated Norwalk 6-5 on Thursday thanks to a walk-off sacrifice fly. The game was tied at five with Oskaloosa Indians (Varsity) batting in the bottom of the eighth when Caleb Cohrt’s sac fly scored one run for Oskaloosa Indians (Varsity). Norwalk evened things up at five in the top […]
by Bill Almond Oskaloosa Indians (Varsity) watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 7-2 loss to Norwalk on Wednesday. Norwalk took the lead on a double in the second inning. In the first inning, Oskaloosa Indians (Varsity) got their offense started. Jarrod Parks drove in one when Parks singled. DJ Harris […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 31, 2023 Iowa National Guard troops and Department of Public Safety employees will deploy to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas in the coming months, following a request for assistance by Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott. Gov. Kim Reynolds answered Abbott’s request this week, announcing Iowa would deploy 100 National […]
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska got the bats rattling when they needed and forced BGM into errors to hold off the prowling Bears 3-1 in South Iowa Cedar League play. BGM took the early lead in the top of third inning then NM scored two in the third and another in the fourth to secure […]
