August 20, 2026 Council Bluffs, IA – No. 15 nationally ranked Indian Hills Volleyball opened up its 2026 campaign with an opening day split at the Reiver Classic. The Warriors dropped Eastern Wyoming College in four sets before falling 3-0 to No. 18 ranked College of Southern Idaho in the nightcap. Making its season debut […]
August 20, 2026 Spencer, IA – No. 1 nationally ranked Indian Hills Men’s Soccer, the 2025 defending National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Men’s Soccer National Champions, opened the 2026 campaign with a 2-2 draw at Iowa Lakes Community College on Thursday. The Warriors erased an early 1-0 deficit with back-to-back goals in the […]
August 20, 2026 Council Bluffs, IA – The No. 11 nationally ranked Indian Hills Women’s Soccer squad earned a 1-1 draw in the season opener with No. 20 rated Casper College (WY) at the Wiebe Complex on the campus of Iowa Western Community College on Thursday afternoon. Freshman Victoria Yim (Oakville, Canada/Oakville Trafalgar) netted the […]
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 3.2 percent in July, equal to the rate in May and June and down from a jobless rate of 3.5 percent one year ago. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent in July. The total number of unemployed Iowans decreased to 54,700 […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team will start the 2026 season exactly how it ended 2025 as the NAIA released its preseason top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (12-6-4 last year) opens the fall at No. 7. It marks the 27th poll in a row in which the navy and gold are ranked in the top 25. […]
2025 record: 17-16 (7-11 Heart) Starters returning/lost (including libero): 3/4 Letterwinners returning/lost: 10/8 Notable returners: Maju Vieira, Sr., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (All-Heart, 278 kills, 36 aces, 286 digs) Hailee Pesek, Sr., New Hampton, Iowa (Letterwinner, 191 kills, 39 blocks) Emilie Bojorquez-McFadden, Sr., Surprise, Ariz. (Letterwinner, 178 kills, 38 blocks) Abigail Mitchell, Sr., Oxford, Ala. […]
By: Jerry Mackey Oskaloosa, Iowa: The outstanding Southern Iowa Speedway 2026 season will continue with another major special racing event coming to the Mahaska County Monster 1/2 mile dirt track on the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds. Thanks to Penny and Jeff Hoker of Hoker Promotions and Ricky and Brenda Kay of K Promotions the very best […]
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 18, 2026 Republican gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn said Tuesday that Iowa’s cancer crisis was one the reasons he entered the race and said regardless of party, it’s a problem that has to be solved. Lahn spoke in Urbandale with cancer survivors and volunteers with the American Cancer Society […]
By Michella Friesen, Executive Director, United Way of Mahaska County Over 400 students in Mahaska County will head back to school this fall with the supplies they need to learn, grow, and succeed, thanks to the support of United Way of Mahaska County’s Back to School Fair. The Back to School Fair is designed to […]
by Joanna Schroeder, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 18, 2026 NEVADA — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand did more listening than talking Tuesday during a meeting with members of Iowa’s ethanol industry at Lincolnway Energy in Nevada. Sand participated in a briefing and toured the biorefinery, which came online in 20o6, as part of his 100 Town […]
