Oskaloosa–Five members of the league championship Statesmen baseball program were honored for extraordinary seasons as the all-Midwest Collegiate Conference baseball teams were announced Friday. Shortstop Enrique Alvarado (Jr., Lancaster, Calif., Sociology), relief pitcher Corey Lathram (So., Brentwood, Calif., Physical Education), and center fielder Stan Simmons (Jr., Brooklyn, N.Y., Physical Education) were all named to the […]
May 15 2013 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–Statesmen men’s golfer Adriaan de Villiers (Sr., Akasia, South Africa, Industrial Technology) wrapped up a strong collegiate career with his first league honor as the 2012-2013 all-Midwest Collegiate Conference men’s golf teams were announced today. de Villiers was named to the seven-person honorable-mention squad, while the league’s top five players, as voted on by the […]
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Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s golf team narrowly missed qualifying for its first trip to nationals as the NAIA’s final regular season top 25 poll was released Thursday. William Penn is 27th with 79 points, trailing only Midwest Collegiate Conference champion Grand View at #23. The navy and gold were just seven spots out of claiming […]
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$153,000 Challenge Enters Last Stages FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: BRYAN SCHULTZ AT BRYAN@OPPTHUMBS.COM OR 641-840-2622 On Thursday, May 16, somebody is going to win a restaurant startup package worth $153,000 to open their own eatery in Oskaloosa, but they’ll have to pass through plenty of challenges to get there. Iowa’s Best Bite Restaurant Challenge is […]
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RAGBRAI riders will be stopping in Oskaloosa on July 25th. The Oskaloosa High School Student Council is having a towel drive for the participants on May 20th. Student Council members will be going around town that evening asking residents if they’d be willing to donate any extra towels. The towels will then be given and […]
Congratulations to Nancy Snakenberg of Sigourney – the overall winner of this year’s KIIC Stump the Chumps Contest. Nancy correctly picked 68% of the winning teams in this year’s tournament contest and takes home a nice Milwaukee Tool combo pack from the new MAC HARDWARE in Chariton. Don Snakenberg seems more happy in this photo […]
The Oskaloosa Chamber Music Festival (OCMF) is preparing for its fourth annual performance series. Benjamin Davis, Oskaloosa High School Alumnus and Musical Director of the Oskaloosa Chamber Music Festival, has announced that fifteen professional musicians from all across the United States will converge in Oskaloosa for concerts and educational opportunities for local student musicians. These […]
May 14 2013 | Posted in
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MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership recently awarded two $750 scholarships to high school seniors pursuing a career in a health-related field. Scholarship winners were chosen by the MHP Board of Trustees. They must have attended high school in Mahaska County and be accepted to an accredited school leading to a health-related career. The 2013 […]
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PELLA — There were few hits but lots of drama as the Central College softball team got the better end of a tense pitchers’ duel with a 1-0, eight-inning walk-off victory over Cornell College in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Pella Regional tourney Thursday. Dutch first baseman Katie Canney (sophomore, Adel, ADM […]
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CEDAR RAPIDS—Pounding out 18 hits, the Simpson College baseball team handed Central College a 10-2 loss at the Iowa Conference baseball tournament Thursday. The Dutch come back at 10 a.m. Friday in the six-team, double-elimination tourney, and face Buena Vista University, a 9-0 loser to Loras College Thursday afternoon. Simpson, which tallied six doubles in […]
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