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OSKALOOSA, Iowa — The Mahaska County Community Foundation (MCCF) has announced the distribution of $118,929 in grant funding to support 12 impactful projects across Mahaska County. These grants, awarded in May 2025, reflect MCCF’s mission to strengthen the local community through strategic philanthropy that addresses real needs and creates lasting benefits. 2025 Grant Recipients: Oskaloosa […]
May 15 2025 | Posted in
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SULLY – North Mahaska joined seven other teams in one last run, jump and throw prior to Thursday’s state track qualifier. Four of those teams will compete again each other at Lynnville-Sully, the site of the last chance meet. North Mahaska girls placed third behind Lynnville-Sully (133) and Pekin (118) with 103 points. The boys […]
May 13, 2025 Ottumwa, IA – Sophomore Tate Joens (Cedar Rapids, IA/Cedar Rapids Prairie) has been named the 2025 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year, announced by the conference office Tuesday afternoon. Joens lands an unprecedented fourth consecutive conference Athlete of the Year honor for the Indian Hills […]
May 14 2025 | Posted in
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May 13, 2025 Ottumwa, IA – Sophomore Emilio Arellano Lamas (Aguascalientes, Mexico/Instituto Universitario Mexico) of the No. 5 nationally ranked Indian Hills Men’s Golf squad has been named a 2025 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I PING Honorable Mention All-American, announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) on Tuesday. Along with […]
May 14 2025 | Posted in
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OSKALOOSA – Junior Aly Steil shot an 88 and freshman Addison Vander Beek knocked 30 strokes off her previous 18 holes to help North Mahaska to its first ever girl’s golf conference title. The Warhawks shot a 384 to outdistance Sigourney and BGM, which tied for second with a 391. Steil lost a one-hole playoff […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (May 12, 2025) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented 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 this […]
May 13 2025 | Posted in
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PELLA- For a record 33rd time, the Central College softball team heard its name called on the NCAA Division III selection show. The Dutch (26-11) will travel to Oshkosh, Wisconsin and play in a four-team, double-elimination regional which starts Thursday and runs through Saturday. It is one of 16 regional sites that constructed the 64-team […]
May 13 2025 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa Elementary Sees Literacy Soar with New Teaching Model OSKALOOSA, Iowa — At Oskaloosa Elementary School, reallocating an additional educator from pulling students out of the classroom to pushing extra teachers into the classroom has led to extraordinary gains in early literacy in just one year. With 91% of kindergarten students now meeting or exceeding […]
Tasker Phillips Wins Thriller in 360’s; J Kinder Bests Moffitt in Pro Sprints by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 10, 2025) – Brian Brown led wire to wire to pick up his 67th career 410 victory at Knoxville Raceway Saturday night. The Grain Valley, Missouri driver picked up $6,000 for his win aboard the Brian […]
May 11 2025 | Posted in
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May 10, 2025 NEWTON – North Mahaska competed at Newton on Friday as they tune-up for next week’s state track qualifier. Newton dominated both divisions winning the boys with 217 points to 127 by Lynnville-Sully, and the girls 211-111, also over L-S. NM boys finished sixth while the girls placed third. Max Reed and Jeb […]
