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Six bronze-medal finishes lead PCM boys at EBF
EDDYVILLE — The PCM boys track and field team piled up six third-place finishes and doubled up in a pair of field events and that led the Mustangs to a fourth-place finish in the large-school division of the EBF Boys Relays on Tuesday. Pella Christian won the meet title...
Newton boys suffer narrow loss to rival Dutch
Newton’s gameplan against Pella on Tuesday night revolved around the Dutch’s best player, Teddy Apostolopoulos. But for the second straight season, Apostolopoulos got the best of the Cardinals and his one goal and one assist led Pella to a victory over the Newton boys soccer team. The match...
Freese’s 19 saves not enough for Newton girls in loss to Pella
PELLA — Natalee Freese made 19 saves, but the Newton girls soccer team was limited to one shot during a 7-0 road loss to Class 2A No. 3 Pella on Tuesday. The Cardinals trailed 2-0 at halftime before allowing five second-half goals in the Little Hawkeye Conference matchup. Abby...
Buddy Kofoid Real Thing in World of Outlaw Sprints
KNOXVILLE, IA – The expectations were plenty high for Michael “Buddy” Kofoid entering 2024. One of Sprint Car Racing’s most promising young talents announced he’d be joining the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars with Roth Motorsports for a full-time rookie run. And the Californian is living up to the hype.
Iowa teen uses first aid training to help volunteer injured during discus throw
On April 11, Cora Snakenburg, a sophomore on the Oskaloosa girls' track and field team, was just about to begin preparation for the shot-put competition during a meet at East Marshall. As she began her routine, a gasp from spectators caught her attention after one of the volunteers measuring the discus event was hit in the back of the head after an errant throw.
ACGC’s Lance Bunde and Andrew Mahaffey Sign to Run at Central College
(Guthrie Center, IA) – ACGC’s boys’ track and field program has seen a multitude of successes this season. Central College will be getting a part of that success next season as both Lance Bunde and Andrew Mahaffey have signed on to the Central College Track and Field team for the upcoming 2024-25 season.
Red Rock Dam gate refurbishment project means road closure
MARION COUNTY, Iowa – More work on the Red Rock Dam means another road closure. Starting at 7:00 a.m. Monday and lasting through 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District will close Highway T15 across the dam in Knoxville. It will allow contractors to work on refurbishing the gates of […]
Gezellig Brewing Company brews new batch of tulip-flavored beer for Tulip Time
PELLA, Iowa — Tulip Time kicks off in Pella next week and a local brewery is marking the occasion with a drink they think makes a perfect pairing. The small team at Gezellig Brewing Company in Newton used 300 red tulips harvested from Nunnikhoven Farm, located east of Knoxville in Marion County, to make this year's batch of Tulip Bier, released on Wednesday.
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