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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 […]
Mar 14 2025 | Posted in
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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 […]
Mar 12 2025 | Posted in
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(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 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 […]

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 […]
Mar 4 2025 | Posted in
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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, […]
Mar 4 2025 | Posted in
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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. […]
Mar 4 2025 | Posted in
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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 […]
Mar 4 2025 | Posted in
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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 […]
Mar 3 2025 | Posted in
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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 […]