Jeannie Poole November 26, 1956 – November 20, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 66 Jeannie Poole, 66, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, November 20, 2023, at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born November 26, 1956, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the daughter of Everett and Alice McConnell Montgomery. Jeannie attended school in Eddyville. On October […]
If you have not placed your monetary votes for your favorite Main Street Young Ambassador, now is the time. Twenty local children ages three through kindergarten are seeking support to become this year’s Young Ambassadors. Voting for contestants will close Monday, November 27th at 11am. Local merchants who are sponsoring the children have banks with […]
BROOKLYN – North Mahaska’s young girl’s wrestling team hit the mats for their first competition of the season at the BGM Invitational in Brooklyn Saturday. The lady Warhawks took an individual first and fourth in varsity action and a third in junior varsity. Freshman Macie Little pinned her way to the title at 130 pounds. […]
DES MOINES – North Mahaska’s girls basketball team received another top 10 preseason rating on Friday. The Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union has placed the Warhawks at No. 7 in Class 2A. The Cedar Rapids Gazette have NM sixth in Class 2A. Reigning state champion Dike-New Hartford, who also just won the state volleyball […]
North Mahaska’s junior high wrestling team has had a good start to the season. In two dates they have accumulated a 21-9 record and have pinned 17 opponents. The team traveled to North English this past week and again had a successful evening. According to information from Erica Groom Luke Reed won both his matches […]
ALLENTOWN, PA. — Bouncing back on short rest from a tough loss Thursday night, the Central College men’s wrestling team swept a trio of matches at the Scotty Wood Duals hosted by Muhlenberg College (Pa.) Saturday It’s Central’s third trip to Pennsylvania since 2018. The Dutch are now 11-1, with the only loss coming to […]
Hutchinson, KS – A dominant run to conclude its season led Indian Hills Volleyball to a ninth-place finish at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Volleyball National Tournament at the Hutchinson Sports Arena on Saturday. The Warriors capped the week with a 3-0 sweep of Casper College (WY) to place in the top-10. […]
MARSHALL, MO. — Central College women’s wrestling team freshman Asia Young (Houston, Texas, Cypress Ridge HS) earned first college podium finish, taking sixth in the 235-pound bracket at the Missouri Valley Open Saturday. This was Central’s biggest tournament so far as 460 athletes from 30 different institutions were represented, including the University of Iowa. Only […]
PELLA—Relying on its inside game once again, the Central College men’s basketball team got center Joshua Van Gorp’s (senior, Pella) second double-double of the season, an eight-block frenzy from forward Grant Johnson (5th-year, Waukee, Van Meter HS) and a career-high 25 points from guard Kaleb Brand (senior, Mount Vernon) to outlast Waldorf College 75-65 Saturday. […]
NEWVILLE, PA.—With its best showing since capturing the first-ever title in 1981, the Central College women’s cross country team had three all-Americans and finished ninth in the NCAA Division III Championships Saturday. Senior Caroline McMartin (Pella) gained all-America distinction for the second time, placing 12th in 21:20.8 on the demanding 6,000-meter course. It was the […]
