DES MOINES, Iowa (Sept. 9, 2024) – 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 […]
ST. JOSEPH, MINN.- Despite Central College women’s soccer team playing a complete game, the squad was unable to find the back of the net as they suffered their first loss of the season to the College of Saint Benedict 1-0. “Today we fell a bit short against a side that was top ten in the […]
PELLA-The Central College football team outgained Illinois Wesleyan University by 370 yards, sparking a 49-14 victory in the season opener Saturday. Central’s offense piled up 541 yards, 377 through the air, and limited Illinois Wesleyan to 171 yards, including just 15 on the ground. “It’s fun to have a home game for the first game […]
PELLA- Freshman Nate Lempe (Newton) had a brace and added an assist when Central College men’s soccer team (2-1) defeated Eureka (Ill.) 3-0 on September 7, 2024. “(Lempe) is playing a new position,” said coach Garry Laidlaw. “We believe he is just scratching the surface. For him to get two goals when we know that […]
DE PERE, WIS. – The Central College volleyball team made quick work of Northland University Saturday at the St. Norbert Chick-fil-A Classic Saturday, sweeping the Lumberjills 25-15, 25-14, 25-11. In its second match of the day, Central (4-4) lost to Dominican University [Ill.] (25-19, 17-25, 25-23, 15-25, 15-13). Outside hitter Leslie Snow (junior, Olivia, Minn., […]
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska coach Trey Bennett thought Friday’s contest with rival Lynnville-Sully was like watching an Ali-Frazier fight. Judging by the teams after the contest it was a heavy weight battle. Lynnville-Sully made a couple big plays and third down and long to escape with a 30-22 victory. The game was a far […]
Clarence McKee July 26, 1933 – September 6, 2024 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 91 Clarence McKee, 91, of Oskaloosa, passed away Friday, September 6, 2024, at Mahaska Health in Oskaloosa. Clarence Albert McKee, son of Albert Clarence and Betty (Smith) McKee, was born July 26, 1933, in his parent’s rural Montezuma, Iowa home. His parents […]
OTTUMWA – North Mahaska’s varsity cross country teams hit the trail Thursday at Wildwood Park in Ottumwa at the Pekin Invitational. Both the girls and boys placed seventh at the meet. Emmerson Jedlicka and Ben Yang passed the teams respectively. Jedlicka was chasing one of the best in the state in Chloe Glosser from Pekin, […]
DES MOINES– Gov. Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, September 9, 2024, to honor fallen Navy Fireman 1st Class Everett C. Titterington who was killed at Pearl Harbor during World War II. He was from Milford, Iowa and will be buried in Riverside […]
For the third consecutive year, Iowa’s payroll tax rates will be the lowest allowed by state law. DES MOINES, IOWA – Governor Kim Reynolds today announced that the schedule of unemployment insurance rates used to tax Iowa employers will again remain at the lowest possible level allowed by law. This marks the third consecutive year […]
