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Alice Alberta Hols April 22, 1931 – April 27, 2024 Oskaloosa (Eddyville), Iowa | Age 93 Alice Alberta Hols, 93, of Oskaloosa and formerly of rural Eddyville, died Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born April 22, 1931, in rural Eddyville, the daughter of Albert and Alice “Ealen” […]
Apr 28 2024 | Posted in
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Linda Wheeler November 7, 1959 – April 26, 2024 Des Moines (Oskaloosa), Iowa | Age 64 Linda Kay (Munsell) Wheeler, 64, of Des Moines, Iowa passed away on April 26th, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. Linda was born November 7th, 1959, to Herb and Betty Munsell. Linda grew up in Oskaloosa, Iowa, where she was […]
Apr 27 2024 | Posted in
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Linda Jo Gott August 29, 1960 – April 25, 2024 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 63 Linda Gott, 63, of Oskaloosa, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2024, at her home in Oskaloosa. Linda Jo Gott, one of 12 children born to Edgar Lewis and Lela May (McCain) Playle, was born on August 29, 1960, in Oskaloosa. […]
Apr 26 2024 | Posted in
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BROOKLYN – North Mahaska’s Aly Steil came into Thursday’s South Iowa Cedar League West golf tournament with the 9-hole low of 45 and averaging 46.75 on the season. Steil shot a 44-43 – 87 to earn the top spot. She edged BGM’s Aurelia Roudabush by a stroke (88) and Charlotte Donohue of Colfax-Mingo by two […]

Oskaloosa, Iowa: The 2024 Racing Season got underway on Wednesday night with a very nice night on KBOE Night at the races. The weather was nearly perfect for the April opener at the Mahaska County Monster ½ mile dirt track. Dustin Griffiths had a night to celebrate as he won both the Mid States Machine […]
Apr 26 2024 | Posted in
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SIGOURNEY – North Mahaska’s track teams got back into action Tuesday at the Savage Relays in Sigourney. The meet was a tune-up to the Class 1A district meet, which will be held in Sigourney on Thursday, May 9. The boys tallied 63 points while the girls scored 56. Eight teams at the meet will compete […]

DES MOINES – Enrollment as it pertains to high school sports was released this week. As a result, North Mahaska will be the largest school in the South Iowa Cedar League, ahead of Colfax-Mingo by two students. These figures are utilized to determine in which class a school will participate for sporting competitions. The Iowa […]

PELLA- Piling up the stolen bases, the speed of the Central College softball team was on full display Wednesday in a 9-1, 13-2 sweep of Cornell College Central (24-7) tallied 19 stolen bases on the day against the Rams (13-14). Center fielder Emma Johnson (fifth year, Davenport, Assumption HS) and right fielder Mariah Parton (sophomore, […]
Apr 25 2024 | Posted in
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DES MOINES – William Penn University was recently honored with the 2023 Tree Campus USA Award at the Annual Community Forestry Awards Luncheon in Ankeny. The award was presented by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources April 4th at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny. “The Tree Campus USA award […]
Apr 25 2024 | Posted in
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PELLA – Three home runs, including two in the seventh inning, pushed the Central College baseball team to a 6-5 victory over Luther College Tuesday, securing the series win. The Dutch (13-20, 7-11 American Rivers Conference) fell 14-4 to the Norse in the nightcap. Central won the first game of the series last Tuesday 8-3 […]
Apr 24 2024 | Posted in
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