DES MOINES – Forty teams qualified for the state basketball tournament after days, weeks and months of practice. Another championship caliber team that will show its talent Friday and Saturday has practiced just a few hours. That team is the All-Iowa Honor Dance Team, which has become a tradition at the Iowa Girls’ High School […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey Well, the past few weeks in my newsletter, I had commented on the lack of floor debate in the Senate so far this session. Well, that certainly changed this week where we debated every day. One bill I was able to help stop would have made every county in Iowa follow […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom It’s hard to believe, but the 2024 legislative session is already reaching the halfway point. We are scheduled for a 100-day session this year which means that by April 16 we should be wrapping up. That’s never a sure thing of course, but that’s our goal. Meanwhile both chambers began floor […]
Ottumwa, IA – No. 13 Indian Hills Men’s Basketball used a first half surge to run past visiting Sauk Valley Community College (IL) at the Hellyer Center on Thursday night. The Warriors picked up a 92-77 nonconference win, the team’s sixth consecutive victory. Three players went for at least 20 points in the win led […]
OSKALOOSA – North Mahaska was hoping to avenge a loss to No. 5 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont when the two teams met in Oskaloosa Wednesday with a berth in next week’s state tournament on the line. The Rockets took advantage of 26 North Mahaska turnovers to secure a state berth 61-41. No. 14 North Mahaska battled to the […]
OTTUMWA – North Mahaska rallied time after time in its district final contest with Holy Trinity Catholic but could not overcome the Crusaders falling 70-66. Holy Trinity (19-5) will face Winfield-Mount Union Saturday for a berth in the Class 1A state tournament. Holy Trinity jumped put to a 15-5 lead in the opener. The game […]
OSKALOOSA, IOWA – Oskaloosa Elementary School welcomed Governor Kim Reynolds for a Regional Education Roundtable on Monday, February 19. Students, teachers, and leadership from the Oskaloosa Community Schools welcomed the governor as she conferenced with superintendents from Centerville, Clarke, Oskaloosa, Ottumwa, Pekin, and Pleasantville. State Representative Helena Hayes accompanied the governor on the visit. The […]
Darin Van Arkel December 27, 1968 – February 2024 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 55 We gather here to celebrate and remember the life of Darin Van Arkel, a man who brought light, laughter, and joy to everyone he met. Darin was born in Oskaloosa, IA on December 27, 1968, to parents Kenneth and Connie Van […]
Donna Ann Chenet December 22, 1945 – February 20, 2024 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 78 Donna Chenet, 78, of rural New Sharon, IA, passed away at her home on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. Donna Ann Chenet, daughter of George and Margaret (Pfannabecker) Seeber, was born December 22, 1945, in Sigourney, IA. As a young […]
DUBUQUE-Ten days after traveling to the University of Dubuque and enduring a blowout, the Central College men’s basketball team nearly delivered a knockout. But instead, the Dutch (17-9) saw their own American Rivers tourney hopes come to crushing end in a 77-73 first-round loss Tuesday. Dubuque (21-5) advances to face top-seeded Nebraska Wesleyan University at […]
