PELLA—The question that looms most prominently at the start of the 2023 season is the same one the Central College football team was posed with when practices opened a year earlier. But as coach Jeff McMartin seeks to identify his starting quarterback, the Dutch are better positioned to find an answer. While that’s not the […]
PELLA—Central College’s Logan Sunvold (senior, Monroe, Southeast Polk HS) is among 34 non-NCAA FBS kickers named to the Fred Mitchell Award preseason watch list. It’s the second year in a row that Sunvold, a two-time D3football.com All-Region honoree, has landed on the list. The award is presented in mid-December to a kicker from an NCAA […]
PELLA—Central College is among 187 colleges and universities nationwide to have both its men’s and women’s soccer teams receive the United Soccer Coaches College Team Academic Award. It’s the 12th consecutive year that the Dutch women’s squad has earned the award and the 15th time overall. It’s the 10th award for the Central men. Teams […]
A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On Thursday, August 17th, 2023, at approximately 7:20 pm, members of the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the intersection of 270th Street and Teller Avenue in rural Mahaska County, in reference to an automobile accident. Upon Deputies’ arrival, it was discovered that an all-terrain vehicle (4-wheeler) […]
On August 15, 2023, the Iowa Finance Authority announced the City of Oskaloosa as a 2024 Iowa Thriving Community… Oskaloosa was one out of 11 communities in Iowa to receive this designation. This announcement means a lot for Oskaloosa, as it will provide incentives for future developers searching for tax credits to develop in our […]
LENA, Ill., August 18, 2023 — The media and public are invited to a groundbreaking event for a new entertainment and sports complex in Oskaloosa, Iowa, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 23. Trio Entertainment Venue, a project from EVOLVE Hospitality, will include a three-screen movie theater, restaurant/bar, indoor tennis (2) and pickleball (4) courts, and […]
Unemployment Rate Unchanged in July DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 2.7 percent in July but remains down from 2.8 percent one year ago. The state’s labor force added 2,700 new workers in July, increasing Iowa’s labor force participation rate to 68.8 percent. That is up from 68.2 percent […]
August 16th, 2023 OSKALOOSA, IA. Mahaska Health team members and community volunteers work together at the Southern Iowa fairgrounds on the second Monday of each month to lead the Food Bank of Iowa mobile food pantry. This initiative helps families in need of food assistance across the state of Iowa. As a Food Bank of […]
Martin E. Scholtus September 10, 1934 – August 15, 2023 Rose Hill, Iowa | Age 88 Martin Scholtus, 88, of Rose Hill, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Martin Edward Scholtus, the youngest son of eleven children born to Aart and Carrie (Horman) Scholtus, was born […]
Ottumwa, IA – The Indian Hills Volleyball team checked in at No. 4 in the preseason National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Volleyball Poll, announced Monday afternoon. The No. 4 preseason rank is the best in school history for the Warriors. The Warriors, who placed fourth at the 2022 NJCAA DI Volleyball National Championship […]
