April 05, 2025 Ottumwa, IA – The Indian Hills Softball team ran its winning streak to nine games with a doubleheader sweep of Rock Valley College (IL) on Saturday afternoon at R.L. Hellyer Field. The Warriors improve to 18-12 overall on the year with the two wins. The Warriors used an impressive offensive approach on […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 4, 2025 As the Iowa Legislature advanced past the second major deadline of the 2025 session, conversations on pipelines, Medicaid work requirements and new higher education requirements are continuing through surviving bills — though agreements have not necessarily been reached between the two Republican-controlled chambers. The session’s second […]
WAVERLY- Opening its three-game series against Wartburg College, the Central College baseball team lost 6-1. The Dutch (10-10, 2-6 American Rivers) scored first when David Distefano (freshman, Janesville, Wis., Craig HS) beat out an infield single and Dylan Williams (junior, Woods Cross Utah) scored from second base. Wartburg would equalize the game in the bottom […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom The 12th week of the 2025 legislative session was full of (very long) committee meetings as we rushed to get priority bills through committee before the April 4 legislative deadline known as the second funnel. Several of the Governor’s priority bills advanced this week as well. Senate File 575, the governor’s […]
DES MOINES – The Oskaloosa High School boys golf team kicked off their 2025 season with a strong showing at Woodland Hills Golf Course in Des Moines, finishing with a team score of 311. Linus Morrison led Oskaloosa with an impressive round of 74, closely followed by Marshall Seibert with a 76 and Jaden DeRonde […]
BELLE PLAINE – North Mahaska’s boy’s track team opened the 2025 season at Belle Plaine Thursday scoring five points. English Valleys won the met with 181 points followed by Grundy Center with 155. Host Belle Plaine was third with 134. Senior Axl Patterson had the best individual finish of the night taking fifth in the […]
PELLA- The Central College baseball team lost 4-3 in a pitching duel against Buena Vista University Thursday. The game was scheduled for Tuesday but moved due to the weather. The Beavers (15-5, 7-1 American Rivers) struck first putting up four runs in the opening frame, but after that Central (10-9, 2-5 American Rivers) pitching held […]
by Rep Helena Hayes Week 12 Today was a great day to welcome all of the 5th grade students at Sigourney Community School and a group of their high schoolers to the capitol. Because there were no meetings, caucus or debate scheduled, I was able to spend time answering their great questions and even took […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 2, 2025 Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law Wednesday a measure banning drivers from using cellphones behind the wheel outside of hands-free or voice-activated modes. Reynolds was joined by more than 50 people in her office Wednesday, many of whom were related to people who had died […]
NEW SHARON – Two North Mahaska senior signed to continue their sport at the collegiate level next year. Colten Vander Wiel will shoot at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, and Michael Hudnut will participate at William Penn University. Vander Wiel signed his Letter of Intent March 25. He plans to study Mechanical Technology while shooting […]
