Deep River, IA

We’re excited to announce the 2022 4th of July Grand Marshals: Mike and Doris Hotchkin! As longtime Grinnellians, the Hotchkins have a commitment to community service, good natured demeanor and genuine desire to better the Grinnell community. We received many incredible and worthy nominations this year, and are excited...

SULLY — PCM and Lynnville-Sully are at two different places when it comes to their softball programs. The Mustangs have a plethora of upperclassmen who have plenty of experience. The Hawks have a brand new coaching staff and a team trying to replace a boat load of graduated seniors...

The City of Leighton is celebrating Independence Day on Friday, July 1st from 4:30 to 10:30 p.m., with food, displays, and games starting at 5 p.m., and the annual parade following both at 7:30 that evening, with fireworks to conclude festivities at 10 p.m. on the 1st. The KNIA/KRLS Big...

The Iowa Supreme Court issued a ruling today in a long fight over plans for a regional airport in the south-central area of the state. The city of Oskaloosa and Mahaska County entered into an agreement in 2012 with Pella and Marion County to create the South Central Regional Airport Agency and build a shared municipal airport.

(Des Moines, IA) — The Iowa Supreme Court has issued a ruling in a long fight over plans for a regional airport. The city of Oskaloosa and Mahaska County entered into an agreement in 2012 with Pella and Marion County to create the South Central Regional Airport Agency and build a shared airport. Landowners at the proposed airport site in rural Mahaska County objected, as did the newly-elected Mahaska County Board of Supervisors. A lawsuit was dismissed but the state Supreme Court ruled it is unconstitutional for a previous board to keep a new board from taking action. That means Mahaska County can withdraw from the airport agreement.

A teenage driver who overturned his pickup truck has baffled TikTok users with a video of him listening to the radio in his crashed car.

Norwalk took three out of four games vs. Grinnell Friday night, including a doubleheader sweep by the Warrior softball team and a thrilling 2-1 Warrior win in game two of a baseball split at Norwalk. Ranked fourth in the latest Class 4A state softball rankings, Norwalk defeated the Tigers 5-3...

You can hear a reading of the Declaration of Independence this coming Tuesday (6/28) in downtown Oskaloosa. Teri Rogers with the Mahaska County Republican Party Central Committee says the event starts at 7 at the Oskaloosa town square. “We’re just asking people to join as a community for this special...

The Iowa Supreme Court has announced they will release their decision for Site A Landowners v. South Central Regional Airport Agency today. In January, the court heard oral arguments about litigation involving the validity of a 28E agreement between Mahaska County and the cities of Pella and Oskaloosa over the creation of a regional airport between the two communities.

According to an accident report from the Iowa State Patrol, Amy Demeulenaere of Chelsea was traveling east on County Highway E66, and Ashton Hicks of Montezuma was traveling north on County Highway V18. Hicks, who failed to stop and yield the right of way to Demeulenaere, ran into the passenger...

Two people suffered possible injuries this week when the vehicles they were traveling in collided at a rural intersection near Chelsea in Tama County. Authorities say Ashton Hicks of Montezuma as driving north on Tama County Road V18 when she collided with a vehicle operated by Amy Demeulenaere of Chelsea, which was traveling eastbound on County Road R66.

The Mid-Prairie softball team is participating in a two-day tournament Friday and Saturday with contests split between Alburnett and Linn-Mar as the hosts. The Golden Hawks come into the weekend with a 13-10 record following a 7-2 Thursday win at Camanche. For the season, Mid-Prairie is hitting .330 as a group with four over .400 led by Madeline Schrader’s .474 average. She and Sydney Knebel lead the team with 15 RBI. Dakota Mitchell has a team best 34 hits and 20 runs scored. In the circle, Knebel and Landry Pacha have thrown 134 innings with a combined 4.01 ERA. Joining the Hawks in the tournament this weekend are fellow River Valley Conference schools Durant and No. 6 in Class 3A Northeast Goose Lake, along with Cedar Rapids Xavier, Center Point-Urbana, No. 6 in Class 4A Dallas Center-Grimes, No. 3 in Class 5A Fort Dodge, Fort Madison, Iowa City High, No. 1 in Class 3A Mount Vernon, No. 4 in Class 5A Muscatine, No. 8 in Class 4A North Scott, No. 8 in Class 5A Pleasant Valley, Waverly-Shell Rock and the home No. 10 in Class 5A Lions and Pirates. Action starts at 11a.m. Friday and continues through the weekend at the two sites.

NORTH ENGLISH — Nine Hawks had at least one hit against English Valleys on June 13. And the Lynnville-Sully softball team used a six-run fourth inning to push past the Bears 9-7 during a South Iowa Cedar League game. The Hawks led 1-0 after one inning and the game...

Oskaloosa High’s baseball team lost both ends of a doubleheader to Indianola Thursday night (6/23) in Oskaloosa. In the first game, Indianola held on for a 2-1 victory as Osky’s Landon Briggs was thrown out at home plate trying to score the tying run on a single with two out in the bottom of the seventh. Alex Christ took the loss. Then in game two, Indianola beat Oskaloosa 8-4 as Brady Blake homered and drove in three runs for the winners. Oskaloosa’s Charlie North had three hits and drove in three runs with a fifth inning triple. Jarrett Czerwinski took the loss. Oskaloosa has now lost six in a row and drops to 7-17 overall and 2-13 in the Little Hawkeye Conference. Osky is off until Monday (6/27), when they play a doubleheader at Pella Christian.

NEW SHARON — Conner Maston pitched six innings on the mound and homered at the plate to lead Lynnville-Sully’s baseball team to a 14-5 win over North Mahaska on Wednesday. The Hawks broke open a 5-all tie with a five-run fourth inning and then added a pair of runs in the sixth and seventh to put away the South Iowa Cedar League win.

Rick Caves, 76, of Oskaloosa, passed away Tuesday morning, June 21, 2022, at his home in Oskaloosa. Richard Michael Caves, son of Kenneth “Jack” and Elsie Arlene (Stigers) Caves, was born February 11, 1946, in Oskaloosa. After his 1964 graduation from Montezuma High School, Rick attended Ellsworth Community College and earned an Associate Degree in Accounting. His first job was with an accounting firm in Iowa Falls; after two years, he relocated to Oskaloosa in 1968 and began working for Kelly Supply in Oskaloosa. November 3, 1973, Rick married Charlotte Asher in Bethany, Missouri. They made their home in Oskaloosa. After working at Kelly Supply for 20 years, he and Charlotte bought and operated the Iowa Dress Club Dry Cleaners. Rick was a past member of the Oskaloosa Kiwanis Club. He was an avid bowler and enjoyed fishing, gardening, and stock car racing. Rick cherished his grandchildren and showered them with his love. He and Charlotte’s big hearts also extended to the 114 foster children and many of their friends they opened their home to for 23 years.

Kathleen Joan Kimm was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on June 20, 2022. Kathleen was born in Sully, Iowa on April 22nd, 1941 to John and Catherine (Smith) Ver Steegt. The highlights of her childhood included caring for her little sister, Linda, helping deliver her baby brother, Larry, and learning to play the piano and coronet.

The Twin Cedars Baseball Squad drubbed Seymour on Thursday 13-1. Blake Micetich got the win going five innings while Dallas Smith went 2/2 with a single and double while Wyatt Findley was 2/3 with two RBI. Twin Cedars hits the road to Mormon Trail tonight along with the softball squad.

The Norwalk softball and baseball teams swept a doubleheader at Oskaloosa on June 20, including each winning a game by 10 runs, as the girls continue to push the front of the Little Hawkeye Conference. Norwalk softball is now 21-4 and leading the conference with a 14-1 record. Noah Hulbert...