
NEW SHARON – Basketballs were sailing though the air Tuesday as North Mahaska hosted HLV in a South Iowa Cedar league contest. North Mahaska’s Gabe Hora outdueled Peyton Roth of HLV 36-32 to lead the host Warhawks to a 95-56 victory. Hora ripped the nets for 10 3-pointers as both teams combined for 28 long […]

NEW SHARON – No. 9 North Mahaska used a powerful first quarter outscoring visiting HLV by 20 points en route to a 63-37 victory. Breckyn Schilling poured in 31 points including 24 in the first half to lead he attack. HLV’s Ayla Hall, who finished with 15 points, scored the first basket for the Warriors […]

INDIANOLA-A 29-point effort from center Joshua Van Gorp (senior, Pella) and a near triple-double from forward Grant Johnson (5th-year, Waukee, Van Meter HS) propelled the Central College men’s basketball team a drama-free 91-70 American Rivers victory at Simpson College Wednesday night. Unlike the teams’ first meeting at Pella Nov. 21, when the Dutch had to […]
Jan 25 2024 | Posted in
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INDIANOLA-Guard Samantha Scott (junior, Davenport, North Scott HS) nailed four 3-pointbuckets but turnovers were costly in the Central College women’s basketball team’s 98-63 defeat at Simpson College Wednesday. It was a talking point for coach Justin Weiland prior to the contest but the Dutch (9-10 overall, 3-7 American Rivers) nonetheless committed 30 turnovers in the […]
Jan 25 2024 | Posted in
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DES MOINES – Today, Governor Kim Reynolds released the following three bills to House and Senate leadership: Foreign Ownership of Land: Building on Iowa’s already strong laws by enhancing registration and reporting requirements with the Secretary of State’s office, enhancing enforcement action through the Attorney General’s Office, and increasing penalties for nefarious actors. “As I […]
Jan 25 2024 | Posted in
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DECORAH-Central College rocketed to a 37-15 first-half lead and held off a second-half Luther College comeback to claim an 80-68 men’s basketball road victory Wednesday. The Dutch led wire-to-wire in improving to 11-6 overall and 5-3 in American Rivers play. Central (11-6 overall, 5-3 American Rivers) was up 43-24 at intermission but saw Luther pull […]
Jan 24 2024 | Posted in
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Sheryl Davis February 8, 1942 – January 23, 2024 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 81 Sheryl Davis, age 81, of Oskaloosa, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at the Mahaska Hospice Serenity House. She was born on February 8, 1942, in Davis County, Iowa, the daughter of Rayburn and Lucile (Pilcher) Pence. She attended […]
Jan 24 2024 | Posted in
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Max Towns August 23, 1926 – January 23, 2024 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 97 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Max A. Towns, 97, passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at Montezuma Specialty Care Center in Montezuma, Iowa. He was born August 23, 1926, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Homer and […]
Jan 24 2024 | Posted in
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Applications are due in Iowa Grants by February 21 DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa Workforce Development is announcing a new round of available funding to help jumpstart youth internship programs in high-demand fields this summer. Approximately $250,000 in state funding will be made available to support internships for Iowans between the ages of 14 and […]
Jan 24 2024 | Posted in
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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – In the first USTFCCCA Division III Indoor Track and Field National Team Rating Index of the year, the Central College men’s and women’s track and field squads are off to a strong start. Central is No. 9 on the men’s list and No. 12 on the women’s list. Points in the […]
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