
PELLA—A persistent effort on the glass and 23 points from sophomore transfer Abby Johnson (Ankeny) let the Central College women’s basketball team deliver first-year coach Moran Lonning her first collegiate victory Thursday, a 78-64 triumph over North Central University (Minn.). The Dutch (1-1) outrebounded North Central 54-45, getting 20 offensive boards to allow them to […]
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DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announces the administrative recounts he requested for Des Moines and Warren counties were completed on Thursday and Iowa’s unofficial election results have been updated. Both counties experienced issues with reporting complete results on election night. There were approximately 2,000 uncounted ballots in Warren County and approximately […]
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Ottumwa, IA – The No. 2 nationally ranked Indian Hills Volleyball team found out its seed and opponent Thursday for the upcoming National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Volleyball National Tournament in West Plains, MO. The Warriors earned the No. 2 overall seed and will take on No. 15 seed Monroe College (NY). The […]
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Centerville, IA – The two-time defending national champion Indian Hills Women’s Wrestling program made history once again on Tuesday night. The Warriors defeated North Iowa Area Community College 35-14 to claim the first-ever Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) women’s dual victory. Hosting the Trojans at the Multi-Purpose Building on the Indian Hills Centerville campus […]
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Richard Phillips September 13, 1923 – November 8, 2022 Manhattan, KS (New Sharon, IA) | Age 99 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Richard Phillips, age 99, of Manhattan, Kansas, died November 8, 2022, in Westmoreland, Kansas. Richard Phillips was born September 13, 1923, in the farm home of his parents near New […]
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FOREST CITY—Some unusual struggles at the free throw line spoiled the Central College men’s basketball team’s bid for an opening-night road win Tuesday night. A 12-0 second-half Waldorf College run, fueled by four 3-point buckets in five tries, turned the game around as Central tumbled 58-53 after leading much of the way. The Dutch raised […]
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FOREST CITY— The promise displayed by a high-energy comeback was undone by cold shooting down the stretch as the Central College women’s basketball team saw its season opener spoiled 76-74 at Waldorf College Tuesday. Down by as many as 14 points in the first half and 42-33 at halftime, first-year coach Moran Lonning’s squad used […]
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Leslie W Malin February 28, 1938 – November 7, 2022 Pella, Iowa | Age 84 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Leslie Malin, 84, of Pella, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2022, at the Arbor Springs Care Center in West Des Moines, Iowa. He was born on February 28, 1938, in Mahaska […]
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NEW SHARON – North Mahaska students had a visit first thing Monday morning from Desi Payne and came away with an attitude adjustment. Payne is a member of the John Maxwell Team and made a Youth Max Plus presentation in the auditorium. Payne opened the day with seventh and eighth graders then visited with high […]

by Cory Sheeley We had our first game last night in Newton against a very good Newton girls basketball team. We struggled to get things going offensively for most of the game even though we were running through our offense pretty well. We lost the A, B, and D games but we won the C […]