EDDYVILLE – North Mahaska opened the final month of the girls wrestling season with a fifth place finish at the Megan Black Girls Invitational hosted by Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Friday. Macie Little continued her winning ways taking first at 125 pounds. Six NM wrestlers placed at the 17-team tourney. Addison Terpstra had the next best finish taking […]
EDDYVILLE – North Mahaska was the one Class 1A school to compete at the Eddyville Duals on Saturday but saw solid competition in the first meet following the holiday break. North Mahaska defeated Mediapolis 58-21 and fell to Atlantic, 52-25; Columbus-Winfield-Mt. Union, 44-31; and Des Moines East, 39-33. Four wrestlers went undefeated on the day. […]
EDDYVILLE – North Mahaska opened the final month of the girls wrestling season with a fifth place finish at the Megan Black Girls Invitational hosted by Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Friday. Macie Little continued her winning ways taking first at 125 pounds. Six NM wrestlers placed at the 17-team tourney. Addison Terpstra had the next best finish taking […]
NEW SHARON – Belle Plaine ran all over the North Mahaska basketball court looking to see whom to defend. The Warhawks went 14-for-37 from beyond the arc to post a 74-39 victory. Seniors Gabe Hora and Asher DeBoef each hit a 3-pointer in the first minute of play, which was a preview of what was […]
NEW SHARON – No. 2 North Mahaska forced 24 first half turnovers and scored 25 points off the Belle Plaine miscues en route to a 65-7 South Iowa Cedar League victory. North Mahaska’s senior-dominated the youthful Plainsmen. North Mahaska forced 16 turnovers in the first quarter as they built a 20-2 lead. BP managed two […]
Iowa farmer Meredith Nunnikhoven shares impacts… by Robert Leonard My friend Meredith Nunnikhoven of Barnswallow Flowers in Oskaloosa separated Dahlia bulbs in a multipurpose machine shed at her farm as she told me about the jam that she and other small business owners in the area are in. The jam extends to much of rural […]
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and the Department of Public Safety are warning Iowans to be aware of a new wave of “grandparent scams.” Several Iowa communities throughout the state have recently reported efforts by criminal groups to swindle predominately older Iowans. This scam is not new – the Attorney General’s […]
Few families will escape making decisions about passing on the personal possessions of their members. They are inevitable when a family member downsizes, declutters, moves or dies. Passing on of personal property can become challenging and lead to serious family conflicts. University of Minnesota developed Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?™ a research informed resource […]
Iowa is quietly climbing the ranks as a place people want to call home. According to U-Haul’s 2024 Growth Index, the state moved up to 23rd in the nation for growth, with more people moving into Iowa than leaving over the past three years. This trend highlights the state’s growing reputation for offering safe, affordable […]
OSKALOOSA — The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors convened for their first meeting of 2025 on January 2, addressing a packed agenda that included organizational updates, appointments, fiscal policies, and service agreements. The session, held in the third-floor conference room of the Mahaska County Courthouse, served as an opportunity to establish priorities for the year […]
