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The Dickey Dispatch – February 9th, 2024

The Dickey Dispatch by Senator Adrian Dickey

by Senator Adrian Dickey Hello Senate District 44! Reflecting back, once again it doesn’t feel like there’s any one issue that stands out, but I don’t recall having five minutes free all week either. With one week away from the first funnel deadline, you can feel the urgency for many legislators trying to get their […]

USDA Partners with Iowa to Award Over $3 Million to Strengthen Food Supply Chain Infrastructure

United States Department of Agriculture

WASHINGTON, February 9, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has a cooperative agreement with Iowa under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). Through this agreement, USDA and Iowa are working together to offer over $3 million in competitive grant funding for projects designed to build […]

NM Bedevils Blue Devils

RD Keep/NM Communications Gabe Hora of North Mahaska spots up for a first half 3-pointer. North Mahaska hit 15 long balls en route to an 83-38 win over Martensdale-St. Marys.

NEW SHARON – North Mahaska hit 15 triples and raised havoc on the defensive end to throttle the Martensdale-St. Marys Blue Devils 83-38 in the final regular season game for both schools. Senior Nolan Andersen scored seven of North Mahaska’s first 10 points including a 3-pointer as the host Warhawks dashed out to a 14-0 […]

Nelson Pioneer Farm Welcomes McKenzie “Mac” Korte as New Museum Director

McKenzie Hardeman Korte (submitted photo)

The Mahaska County Historical Society/Nelson Pioneer Farm & Museum is thrilled to announce the appointment of McKenzie Hardeman Korte, often known in his communities and to his family as Mac, as our new incoming Museum Director. Mac has close ties to the local community here in Oskaloosa through the Hardeman family. Mac comes to Mahaska […]

Free Community Cholesterol Screening Event at Mahaska Health

Free Community Cholesterol Screening Event at Mahaska Health

In recognition of American Heart Month, Mahaska Health, an Iowa ‘Center of Excellence for Cardiology,’ is hosting a free heart health community event. The Mahaska Health Cardiology Services team invites the community to receive free heart-related health screenings at its main campus in Oskaloosa, through door 4, on Saturday, February 17th, 2024, 8:00 am – […]

Michael Jon Stein

Michael Jon Stein March 10, 1947 – February 7, 2024 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 76 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Michael Jon Stein, age 76, passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at his home. Michael was born on March 10, 1947, the son of Franklin and Mary (Pfaffenbach) Stein in Webster […]

NM Edges Oskaloosa, 56-53

RD Keep/NM Communications North Mahaska’s Nolan Andersen (24) battle Oskaloosa’s Gus Bunnell on a shot. Andersen scored 24 points to lead NM to a 56-53 win while Bunnell scored a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

OSKALOOSA – North Mahaska used the free throw line to its advantage in the final minute Tuesday to upend Class 3A foe Oskaloosa, 56-53. The charity stripe which, at times this season have let them down, became their friend. North Mahaska went 11-for-14 at the line including 4-for-4 in the final 22 seconds. Oskaloosa (3-15) […]

NM Outlasts Osky Girls

RD Keep/NM Communications North Mahaska’s Breckyn Schilling blocks a shot by Oskaloosa’s Dasia Foster in the first half of No. 13 North Mahaska’s 55-50 nonconference win Tuesday.

OSKALOOSA – North Mahaska overcame a six-minute scoring drought Tuesday and hit some late free throws to knock off Class 4A foe Oskaloosa, 55-50. The contest Saw No. 13 in Class 2A North Mahaska and Oskaloosa battle through 11 lead changes and seven ties before NM took the lead for good on Kayla Readshaw’s 3-pointer […]

MATHCOUNTS Competition Builds Confidence for Middle Schoolers in Math and Problem Solving

Two contestants in the Countdown Round, Beining Liu (front left), Maharishi School, and Ian Rosvold (front right), Oskaloosa Middle School, laugh along with the other students as an answer is revealed to a particularly difficult math problem. (submitted photo)

(Oskaloosa, Iowa) – On Friday February 2, the Southeast Iowa Chapter of the Iowa Engineering Society held the 2024 MATHCOUNTS competition at William Penn University in the Dana M. Atkins Memorial Union. Five schools participated in three rounds of team or individual challenges to see who would place on top. For fun, the top ten […]

EBF Shoots Past NM Boys

North Mahaska Warhawks

EDDYVILLE – North Mahaska head coach Seth Streebin knew going into Monday’s basketball game with Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont it was going to be a tall order to take down the Rockets. EBF has 11 players on the roster at 6-foot or taller and three at 6-5 or more. North Mahaska has only one player at 6-4 or […]

           

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