Findlay, Ohio–The William Penn football team enters this fall again as a major contender as the Mid-States Football Association’s Preseason Coaches Polls were released today. The Statesmen, who were 9-2 last season and tied for third in the Midwest League at 5-2, are second in the seven-team division with 40 points and two first-place votes. […]
The Oskaloosa Police Department along with the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Department has partnered up with a program called ‘A Child is Missing’. A Child is Missing is a non-profit organization that assists Law Enforcement in the early search and safe recovery of missing children, missing elderly (often with Alzheimer’s), and disabled individuals by placing telephone […]
GRINNELL, Iowa –The 2012 Grinnell College men’s golf team has earned national All-Academic honors from the Golf Coaches Association of America. The Pioneers were one of 27 NCAA Division III teams to earn the honor, which is given to squads with a grade point average of 3.00 or higher. A member of this season’s Grinnell […]
PELLA— Former Central College graduate Trevor Dieleman is the school’s new assistant strength and conditioning coach. Dieleman, a 2006 Central grad, served the last year as an assistant strength coach for football at the University of Pittsburg. He spent two years at the University of Tulsa after working as a graduate assistant at Illinois State […]
Dorothy A. Jackson Oskaloosa. Dorothy A. Jackson, 87, of Oskaloosa and formerly of rural Rose Hill, died Thursday, August 2, 2012, at the Northern Mahaska Nursing and Rehab. Center in Oskaloosa. She was born October 19, 1924, on the Beach Family Farm east of Oskaloosa, the daughter of James Ralph and Bernice Hinkle Beach. She […]
Burl Harvey Morrison January 23, 1925 – August 02, 2012 Oskaloosa, Iowa Burl passed away early Thursday morning at Northern Mahaska Nursing and Rehab Center in Oskaloosa at the age of 87 years, 6 months and 10 days. Burl Harvey Morrison, son of Milton Lacy and Flossie Flo Harlow Morrison, was born, January 23, 1925, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Helping kids have all of the supplies needed for school has been the main goal of ‘Operation Backpack’ since it’s inception. This year, with the addition of ‘Stuff the Bus’, more school supplies will be available for students throughout the year. Laurie Fiscella, Vice President of the Oskaloosa School Board, was one […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, today, issued statements on the USDA disaster designation of 42 Iowa counties as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought. On July 16, Gov. Branstad sent a letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting a drought disaster declaration for impacted Iowa counties. The […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad is ordering all flags in the state to be flown at half-staff beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, until 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 for Sgt. Michael E. Ristau., 25, originally of Cascade. Sgt. Ristau was killed in Afghanistan, while serving on active duty in […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Pinocchio is coming to Penn Central Mall! This musical theater production written by John Morley will be performed on Friday and Saturday, August 3 and 4, at 6:30 pm and on Sunday, August 5 at 1:30 pm. Tickets may be purchased at Gardner-Collier Jewelry or at the door. Ticket prices are $5 […]
