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Mahaska County Conservation Wins Prestigious “You Rock” Geode Award at Iowa Tourism Conference

Mahaska County Conservation is thrilled to announce its recognition at the 2025 Iowa Tourism Conference, held on March 12-13 at Prairie Meadows in Altoona. The organization was honored with one of only eight prestigious “You Rock” Geode Awards for its outstanding "Home Away from Home" tourism video.

March 12, 2025 ALTOONA, IOWA – Mahaska County Conservation is thrilled to announce its recognition at the 2025 Iowa Tourism Conference, held on March 12-13 at Prairie Meadows in Altoona. The organization was honored with one of only eight prestigious “You Rock” Geode Awards for its outstanding “Home Away from Home” tourism video. The Iowa […]

Central softball team takes down Hanover in Kentucky

Central Dutch Athletics

LOUISVILLE, KY.- Opening its trip to Kentucky, the Central College softball team swept a doubleheader against Hanover College (Ind.). In game one, the Dutch (4-2) won 7-1 and followed that with an 11-2 win in game two. In the first game, Central was limited to five hits but drew six walks and stole seven bases […]

Lottery-Ticket Purchases at Checkout Makes Iowa Debut at Fareway Stores

Iowa Lottery’s Easy-Pick feature at Fareway Meat & Grocery checkout lanes. This new feature will be available at all Iowa Fareway Meat & Grocery locations prior to the end of this month.

(CLIVE, Iowa) — Powerball® and Mega Millions® tickets can now be purchased in checkout lanes at select Fareway® Stores in Iowa, marking the state debut of this new convenience in lottery purchases. The new purchase process allows easy-pick tickets in Powerball and Mega Millions to be printed at the cash register. The tickets involved are […]

Oskaloosa High School Senior Takes Student Leadership to the National Stage

Dasia Foster

Oskaloosa Community School District March 7, 2025 When Dasia Foster steps onto Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., during spring break, she won’t just be representing her school—she’ll be representing Iowa and students nationwide. Foster, a senior at Oskaloosa High School, is the first student from Oskaloosa to serve on the National Student Council. This achievement […]

Penn Central Mall To Host Southern Iowa Speedway Race Car Show

Oskaloosa, Iowa: The annual Southern Iowa Speedway Race Car Show will be held this weekend in the comfort of the Penn Central Mall in Oskaloosa. Race cars expected to be in competition at the Southern Iowa Speedway in 2025 will be on display Friday, March 7th from 5 to 8 pm and Saturday, from 10 […]

IHCC Releases 2024 Winter Term Graduate List

Indian Hills Community College

MARCH 4, 2025 OTTUMWA — Indian Hills Community College has released the names of the 55 students who completed their graduation requirements at the end of the 2024 Winter Term. This is a list of students who received an Associate of Arts (AA) degree, Associate of Science (AS) degree, Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree, […]

Central men’s basketball team punches its ticket to the NCAA Division III Tournament

2024-25 Central Men's Basketball

PELLA- For the 12th time in program history the Central College men’s basketball team is moving to the NCAA Division III National Championships Tournament. The Dutch qualified after winning the American Rivers Conference Tournament championship 68-57 over Nebraska Wesleyan University Saturday. The squad was picked to go to St. Louis, Missouri, and take on No. […]

WARRIORS CLIMB TO NO. 3 IN NJCAA POLL

Indian Hills Athletics

March 03, 2025 NJCAA DI MEN’S BASKETBALL POLL – WEEK 14 Ottumwa, IA – Following a signature victory at the Hellyer Center on Saturday night, the Indian Hills Men’s Basketball team jumped to No. 3 in the latest National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Men’s Basketball poll, announced Monday afternoon. The Warriors earned 311 […]

Offense abounds for Dutch baseball team in doubleheader split

Central Dutch Athletics

WEST LIBERTY – The bats stayed hot for the Central College baseball team with 19 runs while taking one of two games from Cornell College Sunday afternoon. Central (3-1) let an early lead slip away for a 9-8 defeat in 12 innings to start the day. The Dutch earned the split against the Rams with […]

NM Substate Rally Falls short

North Mahaska Warhawks

MARSHALLTOWN – North Mahaska’s fourth quarter rally against No. 6 Gladbrook-Reinbeck resulted in a season-ending 61-46 loss in the Class 1A substate final in Marshalltown Saturday. North Mahaska, 20-4, trailed 50-25 entering the final period outscored the Rebels 21-11 but could not overcome the deficit. “Tip of the hat to Gladbrook, they are a good […]

           

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