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by Jeffrey Ferstein Newton earned the win for the Panthers. The pitcher allowed five hits and zero runs over seven innings, striking out three and walking three. Lukas Toubekis took the loss for the Oskaloosa Varsity Indians. The pitcher went four and two-thirds innings, giving up four runs on three hits, striking out five, and […]

NEW SHARON – North Mahaska used a big first inning to roll past English Valleys 12-0 in five innings. The Warhawks tallied eight in the first inning and two in each of the next two frames. NM limited English Valleys to just one hit. Dan VanMersbergen continued his hitting streak blasting a single and double […]

NEW SHARON – North Mahaska’s softball team took advantage of 10 hits and six English Valleys errors to post a 12-2 South Iowa Cedar League victory Monday. English valley got on the board in the top of the first inning after Aubrey Achenbach walked. With one out, Ava Gehrking singled down the right field line […]

by Jeffrey Ferstein Oskaloosa Indians were triumphant over Pella Christian Eagles 13-8 on Monday. Oskaloosa Varsity Indians got on the board in the top of the third inning after Pella Christian Varsity Eagles committed an error, and Jaden DeRonde walked, each scoring one run. Pella Christian Varsity Eagles took the lead in the bottom of […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (June 9, 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 […]
Jun 10 2025 | Posted in
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EDDYVILLE – North Mahaska lost a pair of nonconference baseball games Saturday at the Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont round robin. The Warhawks lost 18-10 to Pella Christian, then dropped an 8-2 decision to EBF. Game one was a wild slugfest as the teams combined for 17 hits, 15 walks and 10 errors. Junior Dane Van Mersbergen led North […]

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – When Oskaloosa High School junior Kara Harman joined the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter on a friend’s invitation, she had no idea it would lead her to the state boardroom. Now, as District 5 Vice President for Iowa FBLA, she’s now representing students from schools across southeast Iowa, and continuing […]
Jun 9 2025 | Posted in
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Tasker Phillips Goes Wire to Wire in Randall Roofing 360’s; Chase Young Claims Pro Sprints Main by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 7, 2025) – Tyler Courtney passed the red hot Ryan Timms and held off a closing Corey Day to win the 410 feature on Vermeer Night at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday. The victory […]
Jun 9 2025 | Posted in
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PACKWOOD – It was a wild Saturday morning for the North Mahaska softball team as they took on Pekin in a pair of nonconference games. An error in the bottom of the seventh inning allowed Pekin to edge the Warhawks 2-1 in game one, then in game two the two teams combined for 33 hits […]

COLFAX – North Mahaska used the new 8-run rule to their advantage Thursday to defeat Colfax-Mingo, 8-0 in South Iowa Cedar League softball play. The Warhawks fell to No. 15 Sigourney under the same rule Wednesday. It was Maddie Doonan’s night at the plate as she collected three hits including a home run in the […]