Maryville, Mo.–The William Penn men’s golf squad began its spring campaign by finishing in the middle of the pack at the Graceland Invitational Friday and Saturday. The Statesmen placed eighth out of 14 teams at the Mozingo Golf Course with a two-day tally of 651 (331-320). #25 Ashford won the event at 587 (298-289). Ashford’s […]
Leona Petrea Mendenhall April 2, 1918 – April 1, 2013 Loving Mother, Grandmother, and Sister Leona passed away Monday morning at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa at the age of 94 years, 11 months and 29 days. Leona Petrea Mendenhall, daughter of Jens and Tilda Mortensen Hansen, was born April 2, 1918 in Audubon […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Preparing for the worst and hoping for the best is the foundation to the structure by which local emergency personal train. This past week, Oskaloosa Fire Department along with the departments from New Sharon and Cedar Township Fire and Mahaska County Emergency Management participated in several classes that are part of the […]
With a break in the weather teams are out in numbers at the Lacey Recreation Complex. Over the weekend college softball and Babe Ruth baseball played games, High School boys and girls track, USSSA baseball, High School boys and girls soccer and Babe Ruth held practices and two elementary classes held Easter Egg hunts at […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska Wellness Coalition plans to celebrate the Live Healthy Iowa 10 Week Challenge on Friday April 5th at noon at the bandstand on the Oskaloosa Square. Participants in the 10 Week Challenge and the general public are invited to attend the celebratory event. Oskaloosa Mayor, Dave Krutzfeld, and Oskaloosa Elementary students […]
Friday afternoon Lacey Recreation Complex enjoyed hosting special visitors from Oskaloosa Elementary School. 5th graders from Carolyn Pederson and Amanda Doud’s class walked over to the stadium to participate in an Easter egg hunt. Almost 50 eager students lined up on the sidelines waiting for instructions before the scramble began. Kids ran to find certain […]
Greetings from Under the Golden Dome Again, this week many bills are moving forward. Primarily the bills are noncontroversial but the longest debate was on the education reform bill. One part of the bill changes the 180 day requirement to 1,080 hours of instruction. The schools I have talked to in my senate district already […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – In recognition of National Public Health Week, April 1 through 7, Mahaska Health Partnership Public Health is raising awareness about improving our nation’s health and safety. The mission of MHP Public Health Services is to promote, preserve and protect the health and environmental well-being of all Mahaska County Residents. As the primary […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn baseball team combined timely hitting with miscues by its opponent to sweep Viterbo in a Midwest Collegiate Conference doubleheader Thursday. The Statesmen (12-10, 2-2 MCC) won the opener 5-2 and then took the nightcap 2-0. The hosts owned a 9-7 edge in hits and were helped by five Viterbo errors. The V-Hawks […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen softball team struggled to produce much offense Thursday, but still found a way to secure a split in a non-conference doubleheader against Graceland. William Penn (13-7) fell 2-1 in the opener before rebounding for a 2-0 shutout in the nightcap. The hosts, who were outhit 7-5 in the first contest, jumped out on […]
