
DES MOINES, Iowa (April 26, 2022) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is announcing that 17 urban water quality projects will receive funding from the state’s Water Quality Initiative. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will provide financial and technical assistance to the communities and organizations implementing these urban water quality practices […]
Apr 26 2022 | Posted in
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A Mahaska County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Press Release Mahaska County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections, Susan L. Brown, is asking those eligible voters in Mahaska County who have not yet registered or changed their Mahaska County address with her office to consider doing so before the early voter registration deadline of 5:00 p.m. […]
Apr 26 2022 | Posted in
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Norma Brown July 23, 1947 – April 24, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 74 Norma Brown, age 74, of Oskaloosa, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022, at the MHP Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She was born on July 23, 1947, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Donald and Lillian (Prothero) Brown. Norma […]
Apr 25 2022 | Posted in
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PELLA–Commemorating the last year of Central College athletics, the Central Student-Athlete Advisory Council hosted the Dutchies this past Sunday night inside P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium. For the seventh year in a row, SAAC hosted the Dutchies to honor the best in Dutch athletics from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. Coaches nominated their student-athletes before […]
Apr 25 2022 | Posted in
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by Bryan Kime Singles: 1- Aubree Blanco WON against Vanessa Pyatak 2-Lucy Roach WON 8-0 against Grace Watkins 3- Presley Blommers WON 8-0 against Lilly Jensen 4- Haruna Mori WON 8-4 against Christina Pyatak 5- Abby Drost WON 8-0 against Sarah Thatcher 6- Autumn DeRonde WON 8-1 against Erica Goodwin Doubles: 1- Lucy Roach and […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (April 25, 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. “It was another active weather week with additional periods of severe thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall,” […]
Apr 25 2022 | Posted in
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Considerations when selecting annuals for shade AMES, Iowa — The garden centers and greenhouses are fully-stocked with annuals for spring planting. Annuals are a perfect addition to the landscape to provide color that lasts throughout the summer. Although most annuals prefer several hours of direct sunlight for maximum growth and bloom, there are a few […]

Soil and Water Conservation Week is April 24-May 1, 2022 DES MOINES, Iowa (April 25, 2022) – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is committed to protecting the state’s soil and water while celebrating progress made with Soil and Water Conservation Week, April 24-May 1. The week’s theme is “Healthy Soil, Healthy Life.” […]
Apr 25 2022 | Posted in
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ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA — The Central College baseball team rose to the occasion Sunday afternoon and secured a road sweep at Bethel University, winning 5-1 and 4-3. The Royals (24-6) sit atop the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and had won nine of its last 10 games before Sunday’s doubleheader. The Dutch (13-18) played a pair […]
Apr 24 2022 | Posted in
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DES MOINES, Iowa (April 24, 2022) – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Kossuth County, Iowa. The virus was found in a non-commercial backyard flock. Flock […]
Apr 24 2022 | Posted in
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