Oskaloosa, Iowa – The progress of the US 63 project was the main focus of Tuesdays Mahaska County Board of Supervisors meeting. The meeting was postponed from Monday until Tuesday in observance of Labor Day. After quick approval of the agenda and minutes, and paying the bills, supervisors moved on to approving the route for […]
by Maureen McKamey The City Council is debating whether to put in a stop sign, either temporary or permanent, at the corner of South 7th Street and 5th Avenue East by Webster School. The Oskaloosa School District has requested that the stop sign be put in because a preschool program is held at Webster […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – “One stadium built by many serving more,” is the slogan that adorned t-shirts sold last year in support of the new stadium. Different facets of the community have come together over the past couple of years to help make the project a success. It could be something such as a church group […]
Oskaloosa–Every aspect of last Saturday’s dominating gridiron performance was given its due recognition as weekly awards were announced. Fullback Tye Sparks (Jr., Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa HS) was named Midwest League Offensive Player of the Week and placekicker Marcus Kerrigan (Jr., Cary, Ill., Cary-Grove HS) earned MWL Special Teams POW honors, while the entire Statesmen defense received […]
Milwaukee, Wis.–The Lady Statesmen soccer team played its third full game in the span of as many days Monday and it showed as William Penn was defeated 9-0 by Goshen (Ind.) in non-conference play at the Cardinal Stritch Tournament. William Penn (0-4) had little-to-nothing left in the tank, giving up three goals before half and […]
by Keith Comfort Pella, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Cross Country teams competed at the Pella Dutch Invitational held at Central College on Sept.1. Bailey Blythe led the girls team with a 12th place finish in a very competitive field. She covered the 4k course in a time of 16:02. Kelsey Roquet, Lesley Roquet, Melanie Harvey […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Grinnell Tigers, lead by quarterback Eli Dunne, made their way to the new Community Stadium at the Lacey Complex Friday night, fresh off a season opening victory. Oskaloosa was hosting its home opener and it was also parents night for the team. It wasn’t enough to boost the Indians over the […]
by Amy Langdon Oskaloosa, Iowa – A memorial gift given to Mahaska Health Partnership sparked a debate this week about the hospital’s gift receiving policy. The statue in the lobby of MHP’s Hospice Serenity House is a memorial to Carol Bates, a longtime supporter of hospice, a non-profit that cares for the terminally ill. Bates […]
Beloit, Wis.–The Lady Statesmen volleyball team was nearly perfect in its first three matches, but then came up short in the finale at the Beloit Buc Blast Invitational Friday and Saturday. William Penn (5-4) finished 3-1, beginning with a 3-0 win (25-20, 25-20, 25-18) over Presentation (S.D.) Friday. The navy and gold ended the day […]
Milwaukee, Wis.–The William Penn women’s soccer team stood strong defensively, but was just a little shy of perfection in a 1-0 loss to host Cardinal Stritch as a part of the Cardinal Stritch Tournament Sunday. The Lady Statesmen (0-4) were outshot 24-4, including a 15-2 margin in the first half, but kept the Wolves (1-3) […]
