NEW SHARON – North Mahaska battled with BGM for six innings Friday, but the visiting Bears took advantage of walks and errors to score a 5-3 South Iowa Cedar League victory. North Mahaska had its chances stranding 11 batters on base. A one-out single by Beau Burns set up BGM’s first score. He moved around […]
BOONE – Iowa High School Athletic Association released the Class 1A postseason baseball pairings Thursday. North Mahaska will open the postseason on Saturday, July 6 against Melcher-Dallas. North Mahaska will travel to Twin Cedars to face the Saints at 5 p.m. The winner will play the winner of the 7 p.m. contest between host Twin […]
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska stayed within striking distance of Class 1A No. 5 Lynnville-Sully for the first four innings. But the Hawks took advantage of walks and timely hits to earn a 10-1 victory and remain atop the South Iowa Cedar League standings. Lynnville-Sully (20-3) led 3-0 after the first two innings. North Mahaska […]
NEW SHARON – Kaylia Shipman saw the ball real well Wednesday night. The North Mahaska freshman centerfielder hit two homeruns, a triple and a single to drive in seven runs to lead North Mahaska to a 13-11 South Iowa Cedar League softball victory. Shipman opened the game with a triple then homered in the second […]
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8 percent in May, unchanged from April and the same as one year ago. The state’s labor force participation rate fell to 66.7 percent, down slightly from 66.8 percent last month. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate increased to 4.0 percent in May. “After strong job […]
Oskaloosa. Shirley Ann Ver Steegh, 79, of rural Oskaloosa, went to her heavenly home after a 7-year battle with cancer. Shirley was born March 6, 1945, in Mahaska County the daughter of Elmer and Anna DeRonde Ryken. She graduated from Pella Christian High School with the class of 1963. On March 12, 1965, she was […]
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska’s quest for a South Iowa Cedar League title may be out of reach but the Warhawks are making a run for a top three spot. They allowed a single run to HLV (1-10) and scattered four hits in a 4-1 victory Monday. NM, 9-8, will finish the conference season this […]
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska coach Mark Schroeder has begun to despise close softball games. His Warhawks have played four one-run games in the last five and have come up short in each one. Monday, the Warhawks stayed in it until the end, but HLV pulled away in the seventh inning to score a 4-3 […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (June 17, 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 […]
An Oskaloosa Main Street Press Release (Oskaloosa, Iowa) – On Saturday, June 8, Art on the Square returned for its 55th year. Festivities included over 35 artist booths, an Emerging Artist area for first-time participants, live music from Paul Imholte and his array of instruments, and kids’ activities. In the week leading up to Art […]
