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NEW SHARON – North Mahaska Board of Education recently approved Carrie Kral as activities director effective July 1. She steps in for Ryan Groom, who resigned the position earlier this spring. Superintendent Tim Veiseth said he is pleased with the move. Kral was selected from six applicants from both internally and externally. “I’m super excited […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (May 28, 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 […]
May 29 2024 | Posted in
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SULLY – Freshman Jocelyn Pinkerton and junior Regan Grewe combined for three singles and three homeruns to drive in six runs to lead North Mahaska to a 10-4 South Iowa Cedar League softball win over Lynnville-Sully. Pinkerton also took the win from the pitching circle. North Mahaska (2-1) pounded out 14 hits and drove in […]

SULLY – North Mahaska had runners on base in their baseball encounter with Lynnville-Sully Friday but was unable to move any of the runners across the plate. The Hawks walked six NM batters and hit another but no-hit the Warhawks to earn a 10-0 South Iowa Cedar League victory. North Mahaska also walked eight and […]

Aaron Reutzel Earns 11th 360 Win; J Kinder Wins for the Second Week in a Row in the Pros by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 25, 2024) – Chase Randall passed Aaron Reutzel early in the 20-lap 988 Lifeline 410 feature on Dennison Racing Tees and Jersey Freeze Night to earn his first ever main […]
May 26 2024 | Posted in
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by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 24, 2024 The state auditor’s office has faulted the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board for having made no attempt to collect penalties imposed on politicians and their campaigns. In an audit report released earlier this week, Auditor of State Rob Sand’s office noted that the ethics board […]
May 25 2024 | Posted in
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McMINNVILLE, OREGON-And what a ride it’s been. The sting from the closing act will linger, as the odds-defying Central College softball team saw its dream season end Friday, after throwing a scare into top-ranked Linfield University (Ore.) on its home field in the NCAA Division III Super Regional. Following Central’s 4-2, 11-inning stunner Thursday evening, […]
May 24 2024 | Posted in
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MARSHALLTOWN – Aly Steil’s magical golf season ended Friday afternoon in Marshalltown at the Class 1A state tournament. She finished 33rd overall shooting a two-day total 190. New London’s Taylor Phillips won the individual title with a 149, two strokes more than Mount Ayr’s Jaylee Shaffer, who finished with a 151. Steil was the only […]

NEW SHARON – North Mahaska’s baseball and softball teams swept Montezuma in New Sharon Thursday. The NM girls held off a seventh inning rally by the Bravettes to win 7-6 while the boys rolled 8-2. Montezuma took the early lead scoring a pair of runs in the top of the third inning. A lead-off single […]

McMINNVILLE, OREGON-And to think that was only game one. No. 24-ranked Central College super-charged the NCAA Division III Super Regional in Oregon Friday by surprising No. 1 Linfield University (Ore.), as well as many onlookers, with with an edge-of-your-seat 4-2, 11-inning thriller. Freshman catcher Riley Dunkin (Hamilton, Twin Cedars HS) rocketed a two-run, two-out single […]
May 24 2024 | Posted in
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