DES MOINES, Iowa (June 21, 2022) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. “Unseasonably hot temperatures blanketed Iowa last week as isolated areas of moisture stress began showing in […]
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is conducting farmland leasing meetings during July and August 2022. Meetings are coordinated by county ISU Extension and Outreach offices. The discussion will focus on various methods to determine a fair 2023 cash rental rate and the importance of good tenant/landlord communications. In addition, a brief economic outlook will […]
NEW SHARON – Exciting things seem to occur whenever North Mahaska and Colfax-Mingo match up on the baseball diamond. Whether it is extra inning games or slugfests spectators are treated to a game. Monday night in New Sharon the two teams met for the second time in a week and earned an 11-7 victory. The […]
by Will Gormally Game #1 Walk-Off Seals Win For Norwalk Against Indians A walk-off left the Indians on the wrong end of a 3-2 defeat to Norwalk on Monday. The game was tied at two with Norwalk batting in the bottom of the ninth when Wardlow drew a walk, scoring one run. The pitching was […]
by Jay Harms The #5 ranked Norwalk Warriors swept the Oskaloosa Indians in softball action Monday winning the first game 12-2 in 6 innings and then winning the nightcap 5-2. Norwalk’s overall record is now 19-4 and the Warriors presently sit in first place in the Little Hawkeye Conference with a 14-1 record. The Indians […]
PELLA—Three games in Minnesota and two trips to Dubuque are just five of the nine road games this season for the Central College men’s soccer team. The Dutch are on the road nine of the 16 games on its regular season schedule. Central is coming off a 4-10-1 season and are just a few years […]
Friday, July 15 10:00-2:00 PM Mahaska County Extension Office, 212 North I Street, Oskaloosa ISU Extension and Outreach- Mahaska County office is offering free pressure canner gauge testing. Pressure Canner dial gauges should be checked annually for accuracy prior to each canning season. Testing is quick and easy and only takes a couple of minutes. […]
by Bill Almond Saturday was a long day for Oskaloosa Indians Varsity, falling to Newton Cardinals Varsity 16-4. Newton Cardinals Varsity got things started in the first inning when Swarts drew a walk, scoring one run. Newton Cardinals Varsity pulled away for good with four runs in the second inning. In the second Chance doubled […]
Lynn Christine Heriford May 15, 1964 – June 19, 2022 Albia, Iowa | Age 58 Lynn Christine Heriford, age 58, of Albia, IA, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2022, at her home. Lynn was born on May 15, 1964, at the Monroe County Hospital in Albia to Mickey Thomas and Linda Lee (Christensen) Sinclair. […]
An Iowa Department of Public Safety Press Release June 19, 2022 OSKALOOSA, Iowa – Officers with the Oskaloosa Police Department, along with agents of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, are investigating the June 18 death of 28-year-old Alison Cooper of Newton. The investigation began after Ms. Cooper was brought to Mahaska Health, where she […]
