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by Nick Coffey This Monday we played away at Washington. It was a close game for the first 20 minutes of play and we had a few opportunities in the first half to score but didn’t capitalize. The girls battled all game and we had a 5-8 minute stretch in the first half where we […]

Practices include tillage, planting, harvesting and more AMES, Iowa – Many Iowa farmers hire some custom machine work in their farm business or perform custom work for others. Others rent machinery or perform other services. In order to help producers and custom operators examine the market, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach publishes the Iowa […]
Apr 6 2022 | Posted in
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Esther Brunt April 8, 1931 – April 4, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 90 Esther Brunt, 90, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, April 4, 2022, at the Northern Mahaska Nursing and Rehab Center in Oskaloosa. She was born April 8, 1931, in Wellman, Iowa, the daughter of Francis Riordan and Violet Elizabeth Hough Romine. In 1941, […]
Apr 5 2022 | Posted in
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Herbert Krause February 18, 1944 – April 4, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 78 Herbert K. Krause, 78, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, April 4, 2022, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. He was born February 18, 1944, in Algona, Iowa, the son of Herbert and Kathryn Cage Krause. Herb graduated from Sentral High School […]
Apr 5 2022 | Posted in
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Wilbur “Willie” Verploegh January 26, 1934 – April 4, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 88 Wilbur “Willie” Verploegh, 88, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, April 4, 2022, at the Northern Mahaska Nursing and Rehab Center in Oskaloosa. He was born January 26, 1934, in Eddyville, Iowa, the son of Christian and Gertrude Cornelison Verploegh. Early on […]
Apr 5 2022 | Posted in
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Edward “Ed” Butler April 28, 1947 – April 4, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 74 Edward Dale {Ed} Butler, an honorable and humble man as well as a very proud and devoted husband, father, and grandfather, passed away Monday evening, April 4, 2022, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa at the age of […]
Apr 5 2022 | Posted in
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Mahaska County Soccer Club (MCSC) held its first tournament of the season Saturday 4-2-2022 at the Lacey Recreation Complex in Oskaloosa. Thirty teams from around the region competed in 25 games throughout the day to many cheers and laughter of the fans! MCSC will host another tournament this June, come join for a day of […]
Apr 5 2022 | Posted in
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Larry Wagner June 10, 1938 – April 2, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 83 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Larry Wagner, 83, of Oskaloosa, passed away Saturday evening, April 2, 2022, at Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Larry Lee Wagner, son of Elmer and Rozale (Sypherd) Wagner, was born June […]
Apr 3 2022 | Posted in
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DES MOINES, Iowa (April 3, 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 two positive cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Iowa. The virus was found in a commercial turkey flock in Sac County, […]
Apr 3 2022 | Posted in
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PELLA — An 11-run seventh inning by Wartburg College cost the Central College baseball team a chance at victory in game two of a doubleheader Saturday afternoon, falling 18-9. Central (9-9, 0-8 American Rivers Conference) lost the first game 17-2 in seven innings. The second game was called after eight innings due to darkness. The […]
Apr 3 2022 | Posted in
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