by Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch December 18, 2025 President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, which Trump said reflected the drug’s potential medical benefits while discouraging recreational use. The order moves cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III on the Federal Drug Administration’s list of controlled substances. Schedule […]
Dec 20 2025 | Posted in
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December 18, 2025 Las Vegas, NV – No. 12 Indian Hills Men’s Basketball ran past Gillette College (WY) 87-50 on the opening night of the Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas, NV Thursday. The Warriors improve to 13-2 overall on the year. Competing in Las Vegas for the first time since 1999, the Warriors outscored the […]
Dec 19 2025 | Posted in
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.- The Central College women’s basketball team was back at it for its second game in as many days on Thursday, with a game against the Bates College Bobcats (Maine) in their final game of the Cruzin Classic tournament. While the game was close from start to finish, the Dutch unfortunately fell short […]
Dec 19 2025 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced its November Players of the Month. Football player Destynd Loring (Sr., Charleston, S.C., Sports Management) was named the male recipient, while women’s wrestler Victoria Baez Dilone (Grad., Madrid, Spain, Master’s of Sports Management) earned the female honor. Loring’s win is his third, while Baez Dilone is […]
Dec 18 2025 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team’s deep run at the national tournament helped it to finish high nationally as the NAIA released its postseason top-25 poll Tuesday. WPU (12-6-4) closes out the season at No. 7 with 318 points. It marks the 26th poll in a row in which the navy and gold are ranked in […]
Dec 18 2025 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–Men’s track and field athlete Youssef Hamed (Jr., Al Wakrah, Qatar, Business Management) and women’s basketball player Dekota Smith (Jr., Toledo, Ohio, Computer Science) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of December 8-14. Hamed notched a pair of second-place finishes last Saturday at the Iowa Jimmy Grant Alumni Invitational. The […]
Dec 18 2025 | Posted in
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Mahaska Health is proud to welcome Ruffin Tchakounte, DO, to the Inpatient care team. Dr. Tchakounte is a Hospitalist specializing in Internal Medicine with experience caring for patients across inpatient, outpatient, and critical care settings. Dr. Tchakounte earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and Master of Science in Anatomy from Des Moines University in Des […]
Dec 18 2025 | Posted in
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.-The Central College women’s basketball team is down in Miami Gardens, Florida for the Cruzin Classic and drew a game one matchup against the Emmanuel College Saints (Ma)., losing 53-45 Wednesday. Central’s offense was clicking right out of the gate as they put up 15 points in the first quarter while holding Emmanuel […]
Dec 18 2025 | Posted in
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OSKALOOSA, Iowa – The Mahaska Chamber and Development Group has been selected as one of three communities to receive funding through the Iowa Rural Development Council’s Rural Business Initiative (RBI) grant program, with support approved this week by the state’s Empower Rural Iowa task force. The funding will support Ignite Oskaloosa, a multi-part small business […]
Dec 18 2025 | Posted in
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OSKALOOSA, Iowa – Inside a classroom at Oskaloosa High School, winter coats are folded neatly beside stacks of sweatpants, socks, and snow pants. Students move with purpose, checking sizes, comparing prices, and carefully tracking budgets. For more than 30 years, this scene has played out quietly each December, as Oskaloosa High School Peer Helpers work […]
Dec 18 2025 | Posted in
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