Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of January’s Player of the Month awards. Junior men’s basketball player Alec Schwab (Jr., Peru, Ill., Business Management) won the Male award, while junior women’s basketball player Janay Pritchett (Jr., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Biology & Sociology) took the Female honor. Schwab averaged 20.0 points […]
Feb 13 2014 | Posted in
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First Pieces of Home Base Iowa Pass House Committee The first pieces of the governor’s larger Home Base Iowa initiative are starting to see action. Last week House Study Bill 512 passed the House Veteran Affairs Committee unanimously. The bill allows private sector employers to grant a preference in both hiring and promotion to veterans […]
Announcement comes as Iowa House Subcommittee passes similar measure for professional and occupational licensure of veterans and their spouses (DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced a new effort to eliminate licensing barriers for qualified veterans and military spouses who want to teach in Iowa. The Iowa Board of […]
Feb 13 2014 | Posted in
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By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Tuesday night, the Oskaloosa School Board unanimously approved an early start to the upcoming school year. Classes will start on Monday, Aug. 18. Last year, classes started on Tuesday, Aug. 20. The board held a public hearing for the early start request, but received no comments. The […]
Feb 13 2014 | Posted in
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by Shelly Spaur Oskaloosa, Iowa – As it continues to snow outside and Oskaloosa continues to have many days with below zero temperatures, Iowa greenhouses are beginning to fire up for spring planting season. Beginning February 1, 2014, Stam Greenhouse officially opened for the season. Early season hours are Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. […]
by Matt Saville How does the old saying go? Same song, second verse same as the first? That fits the season for the Oskaloosa boys basketball team. It has been frustrating and at times hard for the boys, but the one thing that is a fact is that these kids go out and fight every […]
by Matt Saville The Osky girls basketball team turned in a first this season, a full 32 minutes of solid basketball and effort. It couldn’t have come at a better time, as Osky handed Newton a season full of frustration-style of beat down, beating the Cardinals 52-35. Earlier in the season Osky played right along […]
by Shelly Spaur Oskaloosa, Iowa – On February 12, 2014, at 12:17 p.m., an “Order of Discharge” was entered into record in the Iowa District Court for Mahaska County. According to this order, “Alicia Ritenour, Defendant”, who “is detained by you (the Sheriff of the County of Mahaska and the Chief of Police, Oskaloosa, Iowa) […]
Feb 13 2014 | Posted in
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RACHEL EVANS INTERVIEW: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nzdS17A3LU PELLA— Rachel Evans (junior, Fort Dodge) is probably still running. The scrappy 5-foot-5 guard was relentless, assembling one of the most impressive stat lines in Central College women’s basketball team history as the Dutch (10-12 overall, 2-9 Iowa Conference) ended a month of frustration with a decisive 81-63 triumph over Buena […]
Feb 12 2014 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–Joao Vicente (So., East Providence, R.I., Secondary Education) has returned to the national lists as the NAIA’s fifth regular season poll was released today. Vicente is tenth at 133 pounds to help the Statesmen to 30th in the national team poll with four points. Grand View leads the rating with 165.5 points, while Lindsey Wilson […]
Feb 12 2014 | Posted in
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