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Gwen Chance Shepard February 20, 1926 – September 12, 2022 Albia, Iowa | Age 96 Gwen (Lemaster) Chance Shepard, age 96, of Albia, IA, passed away on Monday, September 12, 2022, at the Monroe Care Center in Albia. Gwen was born on February 20, 1926, in Albia, IA. She was the daughter of H Ray […]
Sep 13 2022 | Posted in
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Mahaska Health’s New Sharon Clinic celebrated their new and improved clinic with an open house and a ribbon cutting ceremony with the Mahaska Chamber and Development Group on August 31st. The improved clinic features more exam rooms, onsite laboratory testing, and is updated to better serve patients. The New Sharon Clinic has been serving the […]
Sep 13 2022 | Posted in
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by Gladys Genskow EBF vs. Knoxville @ Knoxville 25-19 24-26 25-14 25-23 STATS Molly Shafer: 56/62 Attacks, 24 Kills, 15/14 Serving, 16 Digs, 1 Block, 3 Assists Kate Shafer: 13/13 Attacks, 5 Kills, 35 Assists, 10/12 Serving, 13 Digs, 2 Blocks Whitney Klynj: 27/35 Attacks, 12 Kills, 23/26 Serving, 6 Aces, 18 Digs, 5 Blocks […]

by Betsy Luck The middle school team was back in action on Tuesday night at home running at the Oskaloosa Invitational Cross Country meet. The boys team came out firing on all cylinders and took home the team crown beating Pella by 3 points!! Blake Frame led the way with a 4th place finish, Lane […]

GRINNELL — The Grinnell College volleyball team swept Central College 25-17, 25-19, 25-20 in a midweek non-conference tilt Tuesday night. The Dutch (3-3) committed a total of 42 errors in the loss, including 17 attack errors. In the serve game, Central had 12 service errors and eight reception errors. “We unfortunately started flat against an […]
Sep 13 2022 | Posted in
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The Oskaloosa XC team was in action tonight at their home invitational at Edmundson Park. “I challenged the team coming into this meet to be more aggressive in their tactics, to run fearlessly, and to get outside of their comfort zones. Our theme was to ATTACK. I was really proud of the effort they showed. […]

NEW SHARON – Coaches and players have long memories when a loss occurs in a game they felt they should have won. North Mahaska remembered a loss to rival Montezuma during the 2021 season Monday. They hosted the Bravettes in a South Iowa Cedar League match winning in three sets 27-25, 25-16, 25-19. The victory […]

by Megan Baker The 7th grade volleyball girls were in action last night at Pella Christian and Osky Christian. The A team fell short in all three games with scores of 12-21, 16-21, and 8-15. Leaders for the team were Jillian Park with 6 aces and Reagan Stream with 2 aces. The B team won […]

by Hillary Gingerich The 8th grade volleyball ladies were in action at home last night against Pella Christian. The A team won 3-0 with game scores of 25-9, 25-13, and 15-8. Leaders for the team were Cylee Smith with 8 kills and Jenna Harbour with 6. Celli Pilcher, Haylee Parker, Hannah VanArkle, and Ireland McGraw […]

The Oskaloosa Freshman football team had their third game of the year against the Burlington Frosh team on Friday night and ended up winning by a score of 40-13. The Freshman defense had a great game as they held a good Burlington Frosh offense to just 13 points on the night. They allowed 174 yards […]