DES MOINES, Iowa – State Treasurer Roby Smith is sharing about the versatility of the College Savings Iowa 529 plan. “While many know their College Savings Iowa accounts can be used to pay for education expenses beyond tuition, some may not know up to $10,000 in account funds can be used for repayment on any qualified […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (June 24, 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 […]
CEDAR RAPIDS – With six of the nine American Rivers Conference institutions already sponsoring the sport, the American Rivers Conference has added women’s wrestling as the league’s 24th sport. Central, along with Buena Vista University, University of Dubuque, Loras College, Simpson College and Wartburg College will compete for the first conference title during the 2024-25 […]
***The Missing Juvenile Has Been Located Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office Press Release The Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office requests the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile. Emily Conger, age 16, from Sigourney, Iowa, was last seen on Saturday, June 22, 2024, in Sigourney, Iowa. Emily is approximately 5’2” tall, 110 pounds with brown shoulder-length hair […]
Sally Jack Tucker Allee of Oskaloosa, passed away peacefully on June 24, 2024, at The Bridges of Ankeny while under the care of Suncrest Hospice. As her earthly body took its last breath, her soul and spirit entered Heaven. Sally was born May 13,1936 in Iowa City, IA, the daughter of Gail Norris Tucker and […]
OSKALOOSA, Iowa — The Mahaska County Community Foundation (MCCF) announces it is awarding more than $120,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations for 2024. The grants, available to 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving Mahaska County, aim to support a variety of community improvement projects. The MCCF recently awarded grants to a variety of projects aimed at enhancing […]
William (Bill) Keith Whitten, age 69, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born on November 16, 1954, in Rantoul, Illinois, the son of William Clyde and Shirley (Miller) Whitten. He attended high school in Tracy, Iowa, and graduated with the class of 1974. Later […]
MORAVIA – North Mahaska continued its preparation for postseason play travelling to Moravia for a baseball triangular Saturday. They lost to Van Buren County 4-3 in eight innings then lost to host Moravia 11-1. The first two-thirds of the game was a tale of three innings. Van Buren scored single runs in each of the […]
Our Constitution’s framers affirmed our right to bear arms through the Second Amendment for an important reason; to provide Americans with means of protection and self-defense. They made this very clear when they wrote “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and […]
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska’s softball team got the bats hitting early and often Friday night. A seven-run second inning propelled the host Warhawks to a 13-1 thrashing of the BGM Bears. Maddie Doonan collected three hits for North Mahaska. Doonan, tripled in the third inning, and singled in the fourth inning as the Warhawks […]
