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Mahaska Health is excited to invite the community to its 6th Annual Men’s Health Event and Tractor Ride. Each year, Mahaska Health recognizes June as National Men’s Health Month, by providing an opportunity for community members to receive free preventative screenings and men’s health education, and to participate in a tractor ride. The men’s health […]

BELLE PLAINE – Experience outdone youthfulness as North Mahaska rolled past Belle Plaine 11-0 in four innings Wednesday. The visiting Warhawks sent 17 batters to the plate in the opening inning and scored eight runs. Junior Maddie Doonan rung up Belle Plaine’s freshman pitcher for three hits in four at bats for North Mahaska. NM […]

EDDYVILLE – North Mahaska built a 5-run lead in the seventh inning and then held off Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont’s charge for an 8-7 victory on Tuesday in nonconference softball action. North Mahaska scored scoring in the first inning after Olivia Ridgeway singled and came home on Kaylia Shipman’s flyout. The score remained 1-0 until the bottom of […]

by Jeffrey Ferstein Newton earned the win for the Panthers. The pitcher allowed five hits and zero runs over seven innings, striking out three and walking three. Lukas Toubekis took the loss for the Oskaloosa Varsity Indians. The pitcher went four and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs on three hits, striking out five, and […]

NEW SHARON – North Mahaska used a big first inning to roll past English Valleys 12-0 in five innings. The Warhawks tallied eight in the first inning and two in each of the next two frames. NM limited English Valleys to just one hit. Dan VanMersbergen continued his hitting streak blasting a single and double […]

NEW SHARON – North Mahaska’s softball team took advantage of 10 hits and six English Valleys errors to post a 12-2 South Iowa Cedar League victory Monday. English valley got on the board in the top of the first inning after Aubrey Achenbach walked. With one out, Ava Gehrking singled down the right field line […]

by Jeffrey Ferstein Oskaloosa Indians were triumphant over Pella Christian Eagles 13-8 on Monday. Oskaloosa Varsity Indians got on the board in the top of the third inning after Pella Christian Varsity Eagles committed an error, and Jaden DeRonde walked, each scoring one run. Pella Christian Varsity Eagles took the lead in the bottom of […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (June 9, 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 […]
Jun 10 2025 | Posted in
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EDDYVILLE – North Mahaska lost a pair of nonconference baseball games Saturday at the Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont round robin. The Warhawks lost 18-10 to Pella Christian, then dropped an 8-2 decision to EBF. Game one was a wild slugfest as the teams combined for 17 hits, 15 walks and 10 errors. Junior Dane Van Mersbergen led North […]

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – When Oskaloosa High School junior Kara Harman joined the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter on a friend’s invitation, she had no idea it would lead her to the state boardroom. Now, as District 5 Vice President for Iowa FBLA, she’s now representing students from schools across southeast Iowa, and continuing […]
Jun 9 2025 | Posted in
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