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DES MOINES— Gov. Reynolds today announced she has directed the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services to convene regular calls with Iowa’s food banks, and is now reviewing the state’s food insecurity response plan used during the COVID-19 pandemic to prepare for the potential delay of SNAP benefits if Senate Democrats don’t vote to […]
Oct 24 2025 | Posted in
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Steve Garrett January 8, 1956 – October 22, 2025 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 69 Steve Garrett, 69, of Oskaloosa, passed away peacefully at home under hospice care on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 — the morning of his and his wife Joan’s 20th wedding anniversary. He faced an aggressive form of cancer with the same determination […]
Oct 23 2025 | Posted in
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PELLA – The Central College women’s soccer team came out victorious in a home match against the University of Northwestern – St. Paul (Minn.) on Wednesday. It was a dominant win, one in which it won 3-0. Rachel Mendlik (sophomore, Spring Grove, Ill., Richmond-Burton HS) got the scoring started for the Dutch with a goal […]
Oct 23 2025 | Posted in
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PELLA – Representing the Central College women’s tennis team, junior Lauren Gano (Johnston) was among the 12 American Rivers Conference student-athletes selected for the all-conference team for her performance in doubles. Gano went 6-2 this season in doubles during conference matches. She was 2-2 in the No. 1 slot and 4-0 at No. 2. She […]
Oct 23 2025 | Posted in
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Jayne Almon May 4, 1963 – October 21, 2025 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 62 Jayne Almon, age 62, of Oskaloosa, passed away on October 21, 2025 at the MHP Serenity Hospice House. She was born on May 4, 1963, in Strawberry Point, Iowa, the daughter of Francise and Maxine Parks Hoover. She attended Oskaloosa High […]
Oct 22 2025 | Posted in
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Gordon Anderson May 9, 1939 – October 21, 2025 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 86 Gordon Anderson, 86, of Oskaloosa died Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born May 9, 1939, in Mahaska County, the son of George and Mabel Blakeley Anderson. He graduated from Oskaloosa High School […]
Oct 22 2025 | Posted in
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Hazel Sig-Hester March 3, 1922 – October 10, 2025 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 103 years, 7 months, 7 days Hazel Sig-Hester, 103 of Montezuma passed away Friday, October 10, 2025 at Brookhaven Community in Brooklyn. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 am Saturday, October 18, 2025 at the First Presbyterian Evangelical Church in Montezuma with […]
Oct 11 2025 | Posted in
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Sgt. Steven Dwight Wanders April 2, 1934 – May 19, 2012 The United States Army Dwight was born and raised on a farm in New Sharon, Iowa. He attended his first eight years of school at Ellis School #7, located north of New Sharon, and then graduated from New Sharon High School in 1950. Dwight […]
INDIANOLA – In its first road trip of the American Rivers Conference season, the Central College volleyball team fell in a five-set match against Simpson College Wednesday night. Central (13-6, 1-1 conference) lost 25-27, 25-17, 25-16, 22-25, 15-11 against the Storm (13-3, 2-0 conference). The Dutch had won eight straight matches entering the contest. Three […]
Oct 6 2025 | Posted in
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October 01, 2025 Council Bluffs, IA – Sophomore Ella Forsyth (Grimes, IA/Dallas Center-Grimes) netted a goal for the sixth consecutive match, but No. 8 Indian Hills Women’s Soccer fell on the road 3-1 in an Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) clash vs. No. 10 ranked Iowa Western Community College. The Reivers built a 3-0 […]
Oct 6 2025 | Posted in
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