DECORAH — The first quarter was finally the Central College football team’s friend. The Dutch have endured some sluggish starts in the season’s first six games, getting outscored 75-17, but Central burst out of the blocks Saturday with three first quarter touchdowns and outscored Luther College 31-14. “We got off to a fast start today, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The candidates for Mahaska County Supervisor had an opportunity to discuss issues with each other and the public on Thursday evening. Both candidates introduced themselves to the audience with a two-minute opening statement. The intensity between the two candidates was evident early on when Republican candidate Mike Vander Molen made reference to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – October 18, 2012 – Oskaloosa is one step closer to becoming a blue zone community. Recently placed among 12 selected cities, Oskaloosa will receive a site visit from the Blue ZonesTM Team to be evaluated as a potential demonstration site. The site visit is scheduled for October 30th from 8:00 a.m. – […]
Des Moines–The William Penn men’s soccer team played fairly even with Grand View on the stat sheet, but the final score unfortunately did not reflect that as the Statesmen fell 5-0 in Midwest Collegiate Conference action Saturday night. The Statesmen (7-10, 2-4 MCC) were outshot just 18-13, but failed to capitalize on their chances. On […]
Des Moines–The William Penn women’s soccer team closed out its Midwest Collegiate Conference regular season Saturday night with a 4-0 loss to Grand View. The Lady Statesmen (2-15, 0-6 MCC), who were outshot 34-0, will now have to travel back to Des Moines next weekend to face the #2 seed Vikings (9-7-1, 5-1 MCC) next […]
Burlington–The Statesmen linksters concluded their fall campaign at the Iowa Wesleyan Fun City Classic Friday and Saturday. William Penn was sixth out of seven teams at the par-72 Spirit Hollow Golf Course. The team posted a two-day tally of 679 (332-347), while Iowa Western CC won the event at 619 (314-305). Blake Mitchell of Iowa […]
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Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Osky News. It recently came to my attention that a rumor exists that I intend to reduce the number of deputies in the Mahaska County sheriff’s department if elected County Supervisor. I wanted to take a moment […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s an annual event for the Mahaska County Democrats. The once-a-year chance to serve up some food, a bit of fun and conversation, all along with helping to raise some funds for their local political efforts. This year’s supper was just like most others. Paul DeGeest was serving up his famous chili, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Time and people slipped by the unassuming plaque located on the north side of the square. But there, beneath that old ragged flagpole, the plaque would speak to anyone who would peek over the hedge. But for a memorial remembering the sacrifices given by our soldiers, that’s not good enough. So the […]
