PELLA—A tight defense limited Central College to 43 points as Loras College secured a 64-43 Iowa Conference women’s basketball win Wednesday night. Both teams struggled to get going offensively but the Duhawks forced 13 Dutch turnovers in the first half to grab a 32-21 lead. Loras made a 10-1 run to open the second half, […]
William Penn University digital communication students received first and second place awards for “Best Online Video” in the multimedia category at the Iowa College Media Association (ICMA) conference held in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, February 7. Two videos were submitted to the student media contest in the category for “Best Online Video” and received […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Positive community response provided enough donations to pay for the funeral expenses of both of Helen Edgington’s daughters, Kim and Kathie. Another gesture is being made by Mahaska Outreach Thrift Store, providing one more way for local residents to contribute to Helen Edgington’s loss of home and family. This week, February 11-16, […]
Oskaloosa–Cameron Foster (Jr., West Jordan, Utah, Business Management) has had an incredible year and the league’s coaches rewarded him as the all-Midwest Collegiate Conference men’s bowling team was announced Wednesday. Foster topped the five-person squad as the league’s Player of the Year, while teammate Brandon Barboza (So., Brick, N.J., Sociology) joined him on the all-MCC […]
Oskaloosa–Kelsey Johnson (So., Montgomery, Ill., Secondary Education) has come on strong to lead the Lady Statesmen rollers and she was recognized for those efforts as the all-Midwest Collegiate Conference women’s bowling team was announced Wednesday. Johnson was one of five players named to the squad. Becca Czlapinski of St. Ambrose was given MCC Player and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Second Annual Osky Winter Open – Mini-Putt Fore the YMCA was, again, a successful event for the community. Participation increased for all activities with over 400 people playing the course over the two days. “The first annual Two-person Tournament was a big success with 20 teams taking to the links over […]
Joseph William McCurdy September 01, 1944 – February 13, 2013 Oskaloosa, Iowa Served with Honor – United States Military Veteran Joe passed away Wednesday afternoon at his home in Oskaloosa after a brief battle with cancer. He was 68 years, 5 months and 12 days of age. Joseph William McCurdy, son of Eugene Royd and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The mood was pure exuberience as the William Penn University Statesmen Men’s Basketball Team pounded #7 Mount Mercy in a show of dominance… if you only watched the second half. Of course, that’s all that was needed. The Statesmen stretched out the score to a 30 point win, landing them squarely in […]
By R.D. Keep Oskaloosa School Board met in regular session on Tuesday evening and worked through numerous agenda items in a two-hour meeting. Discussions about the next school year calendar and student fees brought many comments from board members. The board approved the 2013-14 school calendar. Some changes were made based on a survey of […]
Oskaloosa–Brandon Beasley (Sr., Indianapolis, Ind., Physical Education) has been having one of those years and he was finally recognized for his accomplishments as he earned NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honors Monday. The six-time league POW beat out a talented pool of others around the nation to garner the program’s first […]
