NEW SHARON – Seven members of the North Mahaska Warhawk softball team earned South Iowa Cedar League Conference recognition. The Warhawks had three named to the first team, two to the second and two honorable mention. Regan Grewe also picked up a first team Southeast District nod in Class 2A. North Mahaska finished the season […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (July 28, 2025) – 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 is excited to host the annual 5K/2K Run in the Sun supporting Hospice Serenity House and caregivers in their mission to provide personalized, compassionate care to patients and their families. The 14th annual Run in the Sun event will begin at 7:00 am on Saturday, August 2nd, 2025, at the Statesmen Community Stadium […]
An Oskaloosa Police Department Press Release The City of Oskaloosa is preparing for the upcoming 2025/2026 Urban Deer Hunting season, to be held within the Oskaloosa city limits. The 2025/2026 hunting season will run from September 20th, 2025, through January 10th, 2026. During this season, qualified hunters will be allowed to harvest deer within the […]
by Bill Wright Oskaloosa, IA, July 17, 2025 – Austin McCarl led most of the event and had to retake the lead late to win the Mohrfeld Solar Sprint Invaders feature Thursday night at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The Altoona, Iowa native earned $2,000 aboard the Country Builders Construction #88, and was […]
July 16, 2025 Ottumwa, IA – For the third consecutive year, the Indian Hills Athletic Department cracked the top-10 in the year-end National Alliance of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) Daktronics Cup standings. As a department, the Warriors placed 10th overall. The Warriors earned a program-record 112.5 team points, surpassing the previous program-high of 110.0 […]
July 14, 2025 Ottumwa, IA – Indian Hills Men’s Soccer Head Coach Zac Newton has announced the addition of Garret Wenrich as the program’s assistant coach. Wenrich began his duties with the Warriors on July 14. Wenrich joins the Warriors after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach with the California State University […]
PELLA – For the second year in a row, Central College women’s track and field junior Olivia Bohlen (junior, Belle Plaine) was selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country Team Tuesday. To be eligible for consideration, a nominee must be a starter or key reserve and carry a minimum […]
Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly to 3.7 Percent DES MOINES, IOWA – In June, for the second consecutive month, 3,900 Iowans entered the labor force. The increase in workers brought Iowa’s labor force participation rate to 67.4 percent, up from 67.3 percent in May. At the same time, Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly in […]
A walk-off left Oskaloosa Varsity Indians on the wrong end of a 4-3 defeat to Benton Varsity Bobcats on Saturday. The game was tied at three in the bottom of the eighth when Kale Gallagher hit a sacrifice fly, scoring one run. Oskaloosa Varsity Indians lost despite out-hitting Benton Varsity Bobcats six to four. Ty […]
