Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team seemed to have Wednesday night’s contest against Viterbo well in hand, but a big run by the visitors forced the navy and gold to make a late stand to claim a 71-65 Midwest Collegiate Conference win. The Lady Statesmen (12-7, 3-1 MCC), who have now won three in a […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Educational Foundation is hosting their 5th Annual Chili Cook Off this Friday night at the Oskaloosa HS small gym. This year… we are hosting a Chili supper for the family at $5 per meal and you can then sample the contest chili for $1 a sample. The meal will include […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Optimist Club of Oskaloosa is encouraging area students to speak their minds about the topic “Why my voice is important” as part of Optimist International Oratorical Contest for the 2012-2013 year. The Optimist Club will judge the local students’ speeches based on content and presentation to determine the top winners. Winners will […]
Oskaloosa, January 16, 2013 – The Mahaska County YMCA Dolphins Swim Team played host to its final home swim meet of the year on Saturday, January 12, with the Penguins from Newton and the Blue Wave from Marshalltown attending. The meet was contested by 122 swimmers, many competing in both individual and relay events throughout […]
PELLA—Down by two points with less than a minute, forward Matt Greenfield (sophomore, Huxley, Ballard HS) sank a 3-point shot to carry the Central College men’s basketball team to a 61-58 win over the University of Dubuque Wednesday evening. The Dutch (8-6 overall, 1-3 Iowa Conference) held a narrow one-point lead at halftime, and continued […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Salvation Army just concluded their 2012 bell ringing season and want to thank everyone who helped almost reach our goal. Your generous contributions in the kettles this year exceeded $39,131.49 dollars. Our goal was $40,000.00. We will be able to help many more families and individuals this year. We want to […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today they are inviting graduating seniors to apply to be a delegate to the 2013 National Youth Science Camp (NYSC). Two seniors from across the state will receive a full scholarship to exchange ideas with scientists and other professionals from the academic […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – For the second time this season, Grinnell College’s Michael Brus ’14 (Davenport, Iowa/North) has been named the Midwest Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week. That helped complete a Pioneer sweep, as teammate Hayley Levin ’16 was named MWC Women’s Performer of the Week. Brus claimed a pair of event […]
GRINNELL, Iowa –Grinnell College’s Hayley Levin ’16 (Highland Park, Ill./Deerfield) has been named the Midwest Conference Women’s Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week. That helped complete a Pioneer sweep, as teammate Michael Brus ’14 was named MWC Men’s Performer of the Week. Levin claimed top honors in the 100-yard breaststroke in the Pioneers’ dual […]
(DES MOINES) – Today House Republicans filed the first five bills of the 2013 session; Rep. Guy Vander Linden (R-Oskaloosa) was a co-sponsor of all five bills. “I am not wasting any time getting to work on behalf of Iowa taxpayers,” said Vander Linden. “I will continue to work on opportunities to offer meaningful tax […]
