EDDYVILLE – Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont showed why they are the No. 5 ranked team in Class 2A Monday as they scored an impressive 68-46 victory over No. 13 North Mahaska. The Rockets used solid outside shooting and strong inside presence to secure the win over their U.S 63 foe. It may not the last time the two […]
On Monday morning, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in regular session in the 3rd-floor conference room inside the Mahaksa County Courthouse. In a previous article, we outlined a potential agreement between Mahaska County and the City of Oskaloosa regarding the two entities taking over the 911 system from its current arrangement. The negotiations […]
John Pendleton Steel Jr. September 24, 1943 – October 10, 2023 The United States Army and Army Reserves US Army Signal Corps While in college at Colorado State University, John served in ROTC; after graduating, he enlisted in the Army on October 24, 1966. He served in the Army Signal Corps in Panama and Nicaragua […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch February 5, 2024 Bill Northey, who was Iowa’s top agriculture official for more than a decade and a leader at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, died recently at the age of 64. His death was publicly announced Monday by the Agribusiness Association of Iowa, of which he was chief […]
DES MOINES – North Mahaska host a Class 2A regional quarter final basketball game when the girls open tournament play next week. North Mahaska, currently ranked 13th in Class 2A will host either Pella Christian or Cardinal, who opens play Saturday Feb. 10. NM will play at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13. In the […]
BROOKLYN – There was no doubt the South Iowa Cedar League West Division was the toughest. The top three schools split with each other and dominated the East Division. North Mahaska clinched a tie for the crown with Montezuma and Lynnville-Sully with a 68-30 victory over BGM. North Mahaska, ranked 13th in Class 2A, took […]
Maryville, Mo.–The William Penn men’s track and field team enjoyed two outstanding days of competition as it battled at the Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Open Friday and Saturday. WPU athletes produced four national-qualifying efforts and also broke three school records, headlined by Brandon Williams (Jr., Fountain, Colo., Civil Engineering) accomplishing both in the 800-meter run. […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team performed well enough for most of the game to come away victorious, but a small spurt of bad play doomed the Statesmen in an 83-79 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Missouri Valley Saturday. WPU (5-18, 4-15 Heart) outshot the Vikings 50.8%-39.7% and dominated the glass to the […]
Des Moines–The Statesmen women’s wrestling team sent a number of athletes onto the mat for one final regular season tournament as it competed in the Grand View Open Saturday. 101-pounder Teya Garner (Fr., San Antonio, Texas, Biology) headlined the navy and gold results as she finished fourth. After dropping her first bout, the freshman won […]
Maryville, Mo.–The Statesmen women’s track and field team faced off against its largest field of the season as it competed in the Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Open Friday and Saturday. Abigaille Batu-Tiako (Sr., Plattsburgh, N.Y., Business Management) topped the navy and gold with a fifth-place effort in the long jump at 17-4. The senior was […]
