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EDDYVILLE – Nataliya Linder and Emmerson Jedlicka scored three firsts and a second to help the North Mahaska girls to third place at the Eddyville Relays Tuesday. Jedlicka won the two distance races and Linder won the long jump and took second in the 400 hurdles. Davis County won the meet with 178 points while […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (April 21, 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 […]
Apr 21 2025 | Posted in
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DES MOINES— Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff immediately until sunset on the day of interment for His Holiness Pope Francis who died on April 21, 2025 at Vatican City. He was 88-years-old. Gov. Reynolds’ order is issued in conjunction with President Trump’s proclamation to lower the […]
Apr 21 2025 | Posted in
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by Senator Adrian Dickey Happy Holy Week District 44, 2 weeks to go! This week the Senate passed SJR 11 which is a constitutional amendment to protect Iowa taxpayers against reckless tax increases by requiring a 2/3 majority vote to raise taxes or create a new tax. The process of passing a constitutional amendment is […]

Mahaska Health Oncology Care Team hosted a skin cancer prevention event last week at the William Penn University Campus Health Center. The event was a collaboration between the Mahaska Health Oncology Team, Family Medicine team, and the William Penn Athletic Department. The Oncology Care Team at Mahaska Health hosts an annual event focused on raising […]
Apr 21 2025 | Posted in
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BRIDGE CITY SLAM VII Ottumwa, Iowa (April 21, 2025) – Experience the attitude and excitement of live professional wrestling when Central Empire Wrestling (CEW) returns to the Bridge View Center for Bridge City Slam VII Saturday, September 6, at 7 p.m. Tickets to this action-packed event go on sale Friday, April 25, 10 a.m. Pricing […]
Apr 21 2025 | Posted in
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Discovering the Power of Awareness and Self-Defense OSKALOOSA, Iowa – When members of the Oskaloosa High School girls track team gathered for a recent practice, they expected to break a sweat—but not in the usual way. Under the guidance of local instructor Clay Grandia, the team shifted from sprint drills to self-defense, learning how to […]

by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (April 19, 2025) – Rico Abreu cashed in $12,000 by taking the Premier Chevy Dealers Clash featuring the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Sprint car Series at Knoxville Raceway Saturday night in the Rico Abreu Racing #24. The St. Helena, California driver’s win was his eighth at the Knoxville […]
Apr 20 2025 | Posted in
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April 19, 2025 Ottumwa, IA – The Indian Hills Baseball team swept Iowa Lakes Community College on Saturday to take all three games of the weekend Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) series with the Lakers. With the sweep, head coach Matt Torrez collected his 200th career victory at the helm of the Indian Hills […]
Apr 20 2025 | Posted in
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PELLA – A three-run ninth inning by Nebraska Wesleyan University broke a scoreless tie as the Central College baseball dropped the series opener with a 3-0 loss Friday. Central (14-16, 5-11 American Rivers Conference) and Nebraska Wesleyan (17-13, 6-8 conference) were locked in a scoreless tie through eight innings. It was a pitcher’s dual as […]
Apr 19 2025 | Posted in
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