Training will benefit Iowans wanting to deepen their understanding of gardening and horticulture AMES, Iowa – The application window is opening July 17 for the fall 2023 Master Gardener training cohort, which will be offered in 55 counties or extension regions. Counties offering fall training include: Adams, Benton, Boone, Bremer, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro […]
PELLA—Extending the longest streak in NCAA Division III history, the Central College volleyball team has received the U.S. Marine Corps/American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for a record 23rd consecutive year. To receive the AVCA distinction, a team’s combined grade point average (GPA) for the preceding year must be 3.30 or higher (4.0 […]
PELLA— Both the Central College’s men’s and women’s tennis teams were back on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team award list announced Wednesday. Additionally, 21 student-athletes captured ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition. The men’s squad compiled a 3.29 combined team grade point average (4.0 scale) and posted a 12-11 overall record. The Dutch women tallied a […]
AUBURNDALE, FLORIDA — The starting right fielder for the Central College baseball team, Colton DeRocher (senior, Sioux City, East HS) is set to make his debut with the Louisville Slugger Warriors National Amputee Baseball Team next Saturday, July 22 in Vermont. The Louisville Slugger Warriors are a public charity organization and the only nationally sponsored […]
MAHASKA COUNTY, IOWA — State officials are on their way to Oskaloosa to celebrate and begin promoting Iowa’s latest certified site for development. The official announcement will happen on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 9 AM at the Oskaloosa Bandstand in the Downtown Square (106 S 1st Street, Oskaloosa). The entire community is invited. Debi […]
James Dean Nicholson August 20, 1941 – July 11, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 81 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran James Dean Nicholson, 81, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born August 20, 1941, in Knoxville, Iowa, the son of Norman […]
PELLA—Central College strong safety Cameron Bannister (5th-year, State Center, West Marshall HS) is among 136 college and university players nominated for the Allstate American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team.® Bannister is among the nominees in a combined category of NCAA FCS, Division II and Division III players as well as NAIA athletes. The team […]
Environmental Learning Center Friday, July 14, 2023 11:30 am – 12:30 pm The Mahaska County Conservation Board invites adults of any age to the O.W.L.S. (Older, Wiser, Livelier Souls) program on Friday, July 14th from 11:30 am -12:30 pm in the lower level of the Mahaska County Environmental Learning Center at Caldwell Park. This month, […]
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 12:00-1:00 pm Bring the kids and lunch to the Environmental Learning Center on July 25th from 12:00-1:00 pm for a fun lunchtime. You will eat your lunch in the Discovery Lab with the special animal of the day…Oscar the Corn Snake! After lunch you and your kids can explore the exhibits […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (July 10, 2023) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during […]
