(DES MOINES) One KC-135 aircraft from 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, Sioux City, Iowa will fly over the Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa at 8:30 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 11 as part of the 10th anniversary observance for the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. This flyover will honor all of the men […]
Gov. Terry Branstad orders flags to fly at half-staff in honor of Iowa service members who have lost their lives since 9/11 (DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff from 5 p.m. on Friday, September 9, 2011, until 8 a.m. on Monday, September 12, 2011 […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Osky News Oskaloosa High School’s implementation of the One to One laptop program is commendable and State and local leaders deserve praise for their leadership conference (CASTLE) which spearheaded this initiative. However, the statement that an OLPC […]
(DES MOINES) – Judge John A. Jarvey, U.S. District Court Southern District of Iowa, dismissed all of the trade unions claims today in a lawsuit challenging Executive Order 69 (EO #69) signed by Governor Branstad. EO # 69 prohibits the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) for publicly-funded construction project. Judge Jarvey found “EO #69 […]
Grinnell, Iowa – Oskaloosa competed in Grinnell at the Grinnell Invitational. On a cool afternoon, the Indians made great strides of improvement in comparison to their previous meet. Skylar DeJong led the way for the Indians with a 5th place finish in a time of 16:52. He was followed by Spencer DeJong in 18:02, Jared […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa –Two players posted at least 15 kills Wednesday, but it unfortunately was not enough to lift the William Penn volleyball squad over Mount Mercy, losing 3-1 in its Midwest Collegiate Conference opener. The Lady Statesmen (4-5, 0-1 MCC) fell by scores of 23-25, 22-25, 25-22, 20-25. The home team held leads in all […]
Burlington–A punishing second day dropped the Statesmen golf team down the standings as the squad opened up its fall slate at the Iowa Wesleyan Fun City Classic Tuesday and Wednesday. William Penn finished 15th out of 17 teams at the par-72 Spirit Hollow Golf Course. The squad posted a final tally of 655 (319-336), while […]
Eddyville, Iowa – Great 1st conference win. We struggled with passing the first 2 games, but came out in the 3rd & 4th games with improvement to win. We had some momentums where we did nice things. Being consistent will be a key for us early on in the season with a new freshman setter […]
INDIANOLA—Icing the Simpson College offense, the Central College volleyball squad cruised to a 25-20, 25-11, 25-21 victory over the Storm Wednesday night in Indianola. Central held Simpson to a -.018 hitting percentage in the Iowa Conference opener for both teams. “We broke their offensive rhythm,” coach Kent Clayberg said. “We did a nice job containing […]
PELLA—One is just not enough for Central College midfielder Jordan Appenzeller (junior, Boone). Scoring eight of his 11 career goals in pairs, Appenzeller notched both goals in the 2-0 Dutch victory over Nebraska Wesleyan University Wednesday evening in Pella. “He tends to score in twos,” coach Garry Laidlaw said. “That’s carried over from last year. […]
