DES MOINES, Iowa (Nov. 24, 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 […]
(DES MOINES, IA) — Fareway Stores, Inc. and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation announced Monday the donation of a truckload of protein to Iowa’s six Feeding America food banks as part of their annual Meat the Need partnership. The donation, delivered this morning to the Food Bank of Iowa, includes 23 pallets totaling 25,000 pounds […]
From Dawn to Dusk: Oskaloosa Plans A Most Festive Day OSKALOOSA, Iowa – Oskaloosa’s 38th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade is set to bring thousands downtown on December 6 for a full day of holiday celebrations. The festivities are a blend of long-standing traditions with new experiences that highlight the community’s warmth, creativity, and showcasing the […]
November 22, 2025 Daytona Beach, FL – For the first time in program history, the Indian Hills Men’s Soccer team captured the coveted National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Men’s Soccer National Championship as the Warriors dropped Daytona State College (FL) 1-0 on Saturday. The eighth-seeded Warriors become the lowest-seeded team in NJCAA history […]
PELLA- A 21-point outburst from junior Emily Naughton (Indianola) gave the Central College women’s basketball a chance in a 66-63 loss at St. Olaf College (Minn.) Saturday afternoon. The Dutch (4-2) trailed 58-50 with 3 minutes and 56 seconds left before going on a 13-5 run to tie the game up. That run was bolstered […]
PELLA – The Central College men’s basketball team returned to P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium on Friday for its home opener, beating Cornell College 88-74. The Dutch (4-1) were in control for most of the game, but really put it out of reach in the second half when they went on a 30-11 run that spanned from […]
“You Don’t Find This Everywhere:” Durham Applauds Oskaloosa’s Collaboration OSKALOOSA, Iowa – When Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) and Iowa Finance Authority Director Debi Durham walks through downtown Oskaloosa, she doesn’t speak like a visitor. She talks as someone who has been watching the community’s steady rise for years, someone who sees the long arc […]
OSKALOOSA, Iowa — Mahaska County Juvenile Court joined more than 400 locations across the United States on Tuesday in celebrating National Adoption Month, an annual event dedicated to raising awareness for children in foster care who need permanent homes and to honor the joy adoption brings to families. Judge McAvan presided over five adoptions during […]
PELLA- Three members of the Central College women’s volleyball team were selected to the American Rivers All-Conference first-team Tuesday. Outside hitter Leslie Snow (senior, Olivia, Minn., BOLD HS) libero Colleen Kenney (senior, Taylor Ridge, Ill., Rock Island Alleman HS) and middle hitter Kaitlyn Mumm (junior, Waukee, Des Moines Christian HS) were the athletes selected. Snow […]
PELLA- Three members of the Central College women’s volleyball team were selected to the American Rivers All-Conference first-team Tuesday. Outside hitter Leslie Snow (senior, Olivia, Minn., BOLD HS) libero Colleen Kenney (senior, Taylor Ridge, Ill., Rock Island Alleman HS) and middle hitter Kaitlyn Mumm (junior, Waukee, Des Moines Christian HS) were the athletes selected. Snow […]
