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And New Sharong Fire and Rescue Press Release On Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at 12:08 PM, the Mahaska County 911 Center received a report of a possible structure fire in the 1400 block of Merino Avenue. New Sharon Fire department was paged and en route with in four minutes of the 911 call. First arriving […]
Oct 20 2022 | Posted in
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NEW SHARON – Seniors Jalayna Shipley and Caitlyn Sanders earned first and second team recognition respectively by the volleyball coaches in the South Iowa Cedar League. Two more players were given honorable mention. Both Shipley and Sanders were team captains. North Mahaska finished the season 20-9 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Class 1A […]

Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and USDA APHIS Confirm Case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Non-Commercial Backyard Flock in Dallas County, Iowa DES MOINES, Iowa (October 20, 2022) – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) […]
Oct 20 2022 | Posted in
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WAYLAND – North Mahaska knew the trip to Wayland Wednesday to face WACO in the quarterfinals of the Class 1A Regional volleyball tournament was not going to be a walk in the park. North Mahaska could not maintain momentum and WACO advanced in three sets, 25-17, 25-14 and 25-13. WACO jumped out to an early […]

NEW SHARON – North Mahaska scored 15 aces and the visiting Mormon Trail Saints misplayed nine service balls as NM advanced to the quarterfinals of the Class 1A Region 8 volleyball tournament. North Mahaska won with scores of 27-25, 25-21, 25-18. Sophomore Regan Grewe was key to the win recording half of the team’s aces. […]

DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s unemployment rate increased slightly to 2.7 percent in September, while overall labor force participation held steady at 67.7 percent. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent in September, but the nation’s labor force participation rate fell to 62.3 percent. Iowa’s unemployment rate increased by a tenth-of-a-percent last month but […]
Oct 20 2022 | Posted in
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OSKALOOSA, Iowa — The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) is partnering with the Iowa State Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) to host Supply Chains in Times of Chaos. This event is open to all area businesses. The event will begin at 8:30 am on November 15 in Oskaloosa at William Penn […]
Oct 20 2022 | Posted in
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Danelle Rene’ Meppelink April 19, 1971 – October 18, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 51 Danelle Rene’ Meppelink, 51, of Oskaloosa, Iowa passed away peacefully on October 18, 2022, at Mercy One in Des Moines, Iowa surrounded by family and friends. She was born April 19, 1971, in Pella, Iowa to Mary (DeBruin) Young and […]
Oct 19 2022 | Posted in
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East Peoria, IL – The Indian Hills Women’s Soccer team dropped its regular season finale on the road Wednesday, falling to Illinois Central Community College 3-1. The Warriors conclude the regular season with an 11-7-0 overall record. The Warriors are now set to host the semifinal round of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) […]
Oct 19 2022 | Posted in
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by Gladys Genskow EBF vs. Central Decatur Class 2A Region 8 Oct. 19, 2022 25-8 25-11 25-8 STATS Molly Shafer: 22/23 Attacks, 13 Kills, 2 Assists, 12/14 Serving, 6 Aces, 3 Digs Kate Shafer: 5/5 Attack, 1 Kill, 31 Assists, 10/11 Serving, 3 Aces, 2 Digs, 2 Blocks Whitney Klyn: 11/13 Attacks, 9 Kills, 9/13 […]