A significant traffic accident occurred on Highway 163, east of Pella, Iowa, involving a semi-truck and a field sprayer. The semi, driven by Robert K. Weed, 49, from Philadelphia, PA, collided with the rear of a field sprayer operated by Lee E. Deprenger, 65, from Otley, IA. Both individuals sustained injuries and were transported to […]
PELLA-Small ball came up big once again for the Central College softball team, swiping eight bases in knocking off the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in NCAA Division III regional action Friday. Central (31-10) moves on in the winners’ bracket of the four-team, double-elimination regional to Saturday’s championship at 11 a.m. at the A.N. Kuyper Athletics Complex […]
DES MOINES – North Mahaska’s 1,600-meter relay team will be competing for the top prize in the event on the Blue Oval at Drake Stadium on Saturday. The relay team secured a spot in the final event of the day taking second in their heat and placing seventh overall in the preliminaries. More than 16,000 […]
DES MOINES – First day of the 2024 Iowa State Track Meet is in the books for North Mahaska. The Warhawks competed in five events with Nataliya Linder and Andy Knockel picking up a fifth place finish in their respective events. The Blue Oval at Drake Stadium was hot as a number of state records […]
PELLA-The Central College softball offense is heating up at the right time. Third baseman Franie Burnett (senior, Ankeny, Centennial HS) continued her recent surge with three hits, the Dutch used their small-ball attack to put up six first-inning runs and Central notched a 10-2, five-inning opening-game win over the University of Wisconsin-Superior in NCAA Division […]
MORAVIA – North Mahaska sophomore Aly Steil continued her meteoric golf season by notching a spot in next week’s Class 1A state golf tournament. She finished sixth at the par-72 course at The Preserve at Honey Creek. Steil will compete in a 36-hole event at the American Legion Course in Marshalltown on Thursday and Friday, […]
Gary, son of Willus “Bill” Wayne and Alberta Marie (Woolsey) DeGoey died Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at the MHP Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa. He was born August 5, 1957, in Oskaloosa. He graduated from North Mahaska High School with the Class of 1975. Gary’s life was blessed with a beautiful union when he married […]
Oskaloosa, IA – Johnathan Terpstra, a standout golfer from Oskaloosa, has secured his place in the Boy’s State Golf Tournament for the fourth consecutive year. Under the guidance of Oskaloosa boys head coach Brett Doud, Johnathan has consistently demonstrated his exceptional skills and determination on the golf course. Johnathan’s journey to the state tournament began […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (May 13, 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 […]
Mahaska Health honored local First Responders at its Main Campus on Saturday, May 4th, with a gathering, food, and a commemorative photo. Mahaska Health partnered with the county to call attention to the dedication and selflessness of its 911 dispatchers, police department, sheriff’s office, firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, emergency management, community emergency response team members, and […]
