Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Osky News. People are always saying they want change. Few people have actually acted on the idea of positive change. Tim Tripp, candidate for the District 40 Iowa Senate seat, has worked to effect positive change. As […]
PELLA — The Central College Flying Pans Steel Band performs their first concert of the year, PANTIKI, on Oct. 26 and 27 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 28 at 4 p.m. The band, directed by Stan Dahl, assistant professor of music, presents an island-jungle journey featuring Dahl’s original rock, soca, funk, reggae and Latin music […]
PELLA — Central College linebacker Luke Geneser (junior, Granger, Woodward-Granger HS) is the Iowa Conference football defensive player of the week. Geneser made two interceptions and forced a fumble in Central’s 31-14 triumph at Luther College in Decorah Saturday. The 6-0, 215-pound junior also made five tackles, including two solo stops, while also recording a […]
Oskaloosa Area Chamber & Development Group is looking for youngsters to enter Main Street’s Young Ambassador Contest. OACDG is seeking area three-year-old through kindergarten-age boys and girls for this contest. Young Ambassadors will be Oskaloosa representatives at the 2012 Lighted Christmas Parade. For the past seventeen years a contribution has been given to an area […]
Whiting, Ind.–The William Penn volleyball team claimed two more wins over the weekend as it competed at the Calumet-St. Joseph Crimson Wave Invitational. The Lady Statesmen (23-12) opened Friday with a 3-1 win over host Calumet-St. Joseph (25-20, 20-25, 25-12, 25-12), but then later in the day fell 3-2 to Northwestern Ohio (20-25, 25-27, 28-26, […]
St. Louis, Mo.–Valinn McReynolds (Bellville, Texas, Masters of Business Leadership) ran one of the fastest times in school history as the William Penn cross country teams competed at the St. Louis Pharmacy Classic Saturday. The William Penn men placed fifth out of seven teams with 123 points, while Columbia (Mo.) won the men’s crown with […]
Hazel Vanderlinden February 8, 1910 – October 21, 2012 Oskaloosa, Iowa Hazel A. Vanderlinden, 102, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, October 21, 2012, at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born February 8, 1910, in Leighton, Iowa, the daughter of Tunis and Jacoba Van Driel Brom. Early on she moved to Oskaloosa and worked various […]
Oskaloosa–For the first time in nearly three years, William Penn football players did not walk off their home field as victors, falling 28-19 to #9 St. Francis (Ind.) Saturday afternoon. The fifth-ranked Statesmen (7-1) had their 15-game home winning streak snapped (started on November 7, 2009), and also lost at Lacey Complex Stadium for the […]
Oskaloosa–The fourth time was the charm for the William Penn women’s golf team as it finally took home its first tourney gold at the Lady Statesmen Fall Classic Friday and Saturday. William Penn, three-time runners-up this season, rallied from a six-shot deficit after day one to slip past Iowa Western CC by one stroke. The […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It was a week later than scheduled, but at least this time it was dry as runners and their human counterparts lined up to participate in Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter’s 1st Annual 5K and Dog Walk. The purpose of the event is to help raise funds to keep the local animal shelter […]
