Hazel Sig-Hester March 3, 1922 – October 10, 2025 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 103 years, 7 months, 7 days Hazel Sig-Hester, 103 of Montezuma passed away Friday, October 10, 2025 at Brookhaven Community in Brooklyn. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 am Saturday, October 18, 2025 at the First Presbyterian Evangelical Church in Montezuma with […]
Sgt. Steven Dwight Wanders April 2, 1934 – May 19, 2012 The United States Army Dwight was born and raised on a farm in New Sharon, Iowa. He attended his first eight years of school at Ellis School #7, located north of New Sharon, and then graduated from New Sharon High School in 1950. Dwight […]
INDIANOLA – In its first road trip of the American Rivers Conference season, the Central College volleyball team fell in a five-set match against Simpson College Wednesday night. Central (13-6, 1-1 conference) lost 25-27, 25-17, 25-16, 22-25, 15-11 against the Storm (13-3, 2-0 conference). The Dutch had won eight straight matches entering the contest. Three […]
October 01, 2025 Council Bluffs, IA – Sophomore Ella Forsyth (Grimes, IA/Dallas Center-Grimes) netted a goal for the sixth consecutive match, but No. 8 Indian Hills Women’s Soccer fell on the road 3-1 in an Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) clash vs. No. 10 ranked Iowa Western Community College. The Reivers built a 3-0 […]
September 29, 2025 Oskaloosa, IA – The Indian Hills Shotgun Sports squad produced a solid outing over the weekend, competing at the William Penn Invitational at the Mahaska County Izaak Walton League. The Warriors took third place in the High Overall (HOA). The Warriors, who have opened up the 2025-26 campaign with three consecutive trap […]
September 28, 2025 Ottumwa, IA – No. 5 Indian Hills Men’s Soccer earned a 2-2 draw with visiting Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College on Sunday. The Warriors move to 6-1-2 overall on the year. In its first all-time meeting with the Norse, Indian Hills jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first half, but […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Sept. 29, 2025) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this […]
by Bill Wright West Burlington, IA, September 27, 2025 – JJ Hickle made a late race move that sealed the win in the 30-lap $5,000 to win “Fall Haul” at the 34 Raceway in West Burlington, Iowa on Saturday. It was the second win of the season with the Mohrfeld Solar Sprint Invaders for the […]
Mahaska Health is inviting the community to their annual Women’s Health Night. This year’s Women’s Health Night will take place on Tuesday, October 14th, from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm at Gateway Church in Oskaloosa, IA. The Health Fair for attendees will be from 5:30 pm to 6:15 pm, with dinner seating and program to […]
OSKALOOSA – Many roadblocks to services exist for those who are homeless, sleeping in their cars or tents, or living in overcrowded, unsafe conditions, lacking utilities, or on the verge of losing their housing. Love INC of Mahaska County, a partnership of local churches, wants to help break down those barriers through Mahaska Connect. This […]
