BELLE PLAINE – North Mahaska golfers completed a busy week with another sweep at Belle Plaine. The Warhawk girls won 209-319 while the boys won 173-239. North Mahaska played four meets in five days with both teams winning each one. Friday the Warhawks met at Belle Plaine in a dual. North Mahaska earned medalist and […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 30, 2025 Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, public Iowa K-12 school districts will be required to set policies that, at minimum, ban the use of cellphones during class time under a law signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds Wednesday. The ban on cellphones during instructional periods was one […]
TAMA – In spite of their low numbers the North Mahaska track team continues to make strides as they prepare for the conference meet and state qualifier in a couple weeks. Tuesday the team competed at South Tama brining home sixth in the eight-team meet. Host South Tama ran away with the title scoring 152 […]
TAMA – North Mahaska parlayed three firsts and eight runnerup spots to take the team title at South Tama Tuesday. The Warhawks outscored Hudson 134-125 for the crown. Kieren Perez led the way with four individual placings. Perez won the 100 meters in 13.06 seconds then took second in the 100 hurdles in 17.33 and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa — On a near-perfect evening for tennis, the Oskaloosa boys tennis team hosted Dallas Center-Grimes (DCG) in a matchup that saw the varsity squad fall 11–0, despite several closely contested matches. The junior varsity team came away with a 2–1 victory, providing a bright spot in the evening’s results. Though the varsity final […]
Pella, Iowa — The Oskaloosa girls golf team turned in another solid performance Tuesday afternoon at Pella Golf and Country Club, finishing second out of four teams with a team score of 217. The effort marked continued improvement for the Indians as they gain experience with each outing this spring. Leah Cohrt led the team […]
by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 29, 2025 A lawsuit over a Des Moines Register poll that showed Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump in Iowa during the final days of the 2024 campaign has been moved to federal court. The lawsuit, one of two related to the poll, is a potential class-action case filed […]
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 29, 2025 WARREN COUNTY — Tom Vilsack, former Iowa governor and the U.S. secretary of agriculture during the Obama and Biden administrations, spoke Tuesday with farmers and rural Iowans about his ideas to grow rural communities. In the pine-paneled Middleswart Lodge, looking out over Lake Ahquabi State Park, […]
Sigourney, Iowa — Despite battling through injuries, the Oskaloosa boys track and field team delivered a gritty performance Tuesday night at the Sigourney Co-Ed Invitational, coming away with multiple top-three finishes and a surge of personal records across the lineup. The 4×800-meter relay team of Reid Luck, Dre Bullock, Sam Nelson, and Blake Herny led […]
Grinnell, Iowa — The Oskaloosa girls track and field team took a creative turn at the Grinnell Tiger Relays Tuesday night, as athletes took the lead in designing the meet’s lineup — and delivered a night full of personal records and strong individual efforts. Tierney Carter led the charge with a standout performance in the […]
