Archive for: March, 2025

Central softball team remains ranked No. 15

Central Dutch Athletics

PELLA- The Central College softball team stayed idle at No. 15 in the updated NFCA rankings. The Dutch (6-2) went 4-0 on their Kentucky trip with a doubleheader sweep against Hanover College (Ind.), along with a 9-7 win over Adrian College (Mich.) and an 8-1 win over Muskingum University (Ohio). On that trip the squad […]

WARRIORS SPLIT ICCAC OPENER WITH ELLSWORTH

Indian Hills Athletics

March 17, 2025 Centerville, IA – The Indian Hills Baseball team opened its Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) campaign with a split Monday afternoon against Ellsworth Community College. The Warriors took game one 11-9 before falling in the nightcap at Pat Daugherty Field 10. The Warriors continued an impressive stretch of offense with 17 […]

Miller-Meeks, Colleagues Introduce DRUG Act (PBM Reform)

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (R-IA) today introduced the Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging (DRUG) Act, bipartisan legislation that would implement de-linking policies to rein in Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) in the commercial insurance market. Reps. Nannette Barragan (D-CA), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Brad Schneider (D-IL), Rick Allen (R-GA), and Donald Norcross (D-NJ) […]

Iowa Senate passes bill banning citizens’ police review boards

Recent training sponsored by the Mahaska County Emergency Management and Mahaska County Sheriff's Office helped area first responders sharpen their skills to deal with active shooters.

by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch March 17, 2025 Iowa local governments would not be able to have citizen police review boards under legislation passed by the Iowa Senate 37-9 Monday. Senate File 311 prohibits cities with a civil service commission — any city with a population over 8,000 — from adopting or establishing citizens’ […]

Mahaska Health Announces 2025 Baby Fair

Mahaska Health Baby Fair 2025

Mahaska Health will host its annual Baby Fair on Saturday, April 12, 2025, from 9 a.m. to noon at Door #4 of the Mahaska Health campus, 1229 C Ave E, Oskaloosa. The event will feature tours of the Birthing Center, meet-and-greets with OB-GYNs, pediatric specialists, and maternity care staff. Attendees can also enjoy lactation consultations, […]

Iowa’s Labor Force Participation Climbs to 67.0 percent

Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s Labor Force Participation Rate rose to 67.0 percent in January, up from the 66.4 percent first announced for December, after growth and an annual revision of labor statistics added 31,000 people to the official estimate of Iowa’s workforce. Even after the revision, January’s Labor Force Participation increased slightly from the […]

Two Champs, Six Total All-Americans Lead William Penn to Fourth at Nationals

William Penn University Athletics

Park City, Kan.–A school-record six All-Americans, including two national champions, propelled the William Penn women’s wrestling team to a high placing at the Third Annual NAIA National Championship Friday and Saturday. As a team, WPU placed fourth with 114 points, while Life (Ga.) won the crown with 190.5 points. The Statesmen were just 6.5 points […]

WPU Collects Victory in Spring Opener

William Penn University Athletics

Kodak, Tenn.–Olivia Lange (Sr., Buckeburg, Germany, Business Management) headlined a dominating performance by the William Penn women’s golf team as it opened the spring season at the Island Pointe Intercollegiate hosted by Defiance Thursday and Friday. The Statesmen claimed the team crown at the six-program event with a two-round score of 644 (326-318) at the […]

William Penn Cruises to Sweep Over Dordt

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–The No. 15 William Penn men’s volleyball team claimed a hard-fought 3-0 sweep over Dordt in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. The Statesmen (11-7, 8-3 Heart) took control of the match from start to finish, securing the win with set scores of 25-16, 25-16, and 25-21. Dordt (11-9, 5-8 Heart) struggled to find […]

WPU Bounces Back with Pair of Victories

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–The Statesmen baseball team rebounded nicely Saturday as it swept Park in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader. William Penn (10-10, 3-5 Heart) claimed a split of the four-game weekend series as it defeated the Pirates by scores of 6-3 and 16-5. Through the first four and a half innings of the opener, it […]

               

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