Centerville, IA – The Indian Hills Baseball team picked up two more Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) wins with an afternoon sweep of Marshalltown Community College on Wednesday. The Warriors dropped the Tigers 8-7 and 22-2 at Pat Daugherty Field. The Warriors improve to 21-9 overall and 12-4 in league play on the year […]
PELLA—Central College linebacker Gregory Ricketts (senior, Rochelle, Ill.,, Rochelle Township HS) gets it. Much like NCAA legislative minutiae, details about his Student-Athlete Advisory Committee duties are typically met by teammates and friends with the same glassy-eyed indifference that one might bring to paging through a home appliance owners’ manual. He once had the same view. […]
Melvin Vander Hoek May 19, 1930 – April 11, 2023 Bettendorf, Iowa | Age 92 Melvin Arlie Vander Hoek, 92, of Bettendorf, Iowa passed away on April 11, 2023 in Chesterfield, Missouri. Melvin was born in Leighton, Iowa on May 19, 1930, the son of Ben and Frances Vander Hoek. Melvin was the eldest of […]
MARENGO – Andy Knockel accounted for 17 of North Mahaska’s points at the boy’s version of the Ruth Ahrens Relays at Marengo Tuesday. BCLUW won the meet with 126 points with North Mahaska heading a list of seven South Iowa Cedar League schools with 100.5. Belle Plaine placed third with 90 points. Knockel tied for […]
MARENGO – In what may be the prelude to the South Iowa Cedar League track meet, Montezuma and North Mahaska battled for the team title Monday at the Ruth Ahrens Relays in Marengo. Iowa Valley hosted the annual meet which included seven SICL teams plus PCM. Montezuma won the meet with 147 points while NM […]
Extension turfgrass specialist discusses spring lawn maintenance considerations AMES, Iowa – As soil temperatures increase and lawns across the state begin to green up, many Iowans will begin performing routine lawn maintenance. This spring, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach turfgrass specialist Adam Thoms provides tips for growing a lush lawn that will be the […]
Sieda Sneaker Soirée April 21, 2023 Ottumwa, Iowa, April 12, 2023– Sieda Community Action will be holding their annual banquet and silent auction, the Sieda Sneaker Soirée, on Friday, April 21 at the Bridgeview Center in Ottumwa. The event is an opportunity to celebrate the great work Sieda does throughout Southeast Iowa and is the […]
DES MOINES – April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Marion County Sheriff Jason Sandholdt joined forces on Wednesday, April 12 to raise awareness for this horrible crime. The duo also promoted Iowa’s address confidentiality program, Safe at Home and resources available for survivors across the state. “We […]
by Mike Sterner The Indians were back in action ready to compete Tuesday at the Fairfield Trojan Invitational. The team came away with a strong 3rd place finish, while being led by several gold medal performances. Tatum Westercamp won the 110 Hurdles, as well as anchoring the Shuttle Hurdle relay squad with teammates Dom Piersel, […]
by Betsy Luck After missing two meets earlier in the season due to weather, the Oskaloosa girls track and field team picked up a meet and headed to Fort Madison on a beautiful day for a meet. The team finished third in the team standings. The girls came home with six individual champions: Maleah Walker […]
