The Oskaloosa Fire Department wants remind everyone that we are entering warm weather months and severe weather season. Weather permitting, the storm sirens in Oskaloosa are tested at 2pm on the first Monday of each month from April through September. The outdoor storm warning sirens will be activated if the national weather service has issued […]
The Mahaska County Conservation Board is hosting a Night Prairie Burn at the Russell Wildlife Area on Friday, April 11. Beginning promptly at 7:30 pm a short talk will be given on prescribed prairie burning inside the conservation center. Then, we will go outside the conservation center to watch the Mahaska County Pheasants Forever burn […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The third time is a charm, or so the saying goes, and for Oskaloosa’s Jessica VerSteeg, it proved to be true. VerSteeg recently was crowned Miss Iowa United States at a competition in February 2014, and will be representing the state at the Miss United States pageant on July 1st and 2nd […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – MaKennah Little has found herself in almost uncharted territory as an OHS student. Not since debate teams of the 60’s and 70’s has an OHS student found their way to the nationals in debate. MaKennah Little joined debate as a way to learn to speak before a crowd, “and not get so […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Superiors continues the process of hiring a new county engineer after not extending the current engineers contract. During this week, supervisors met with applicants in open session, where they asked questions of leadership style, techniques in repairs and construction of roadways, working with outside entities such as […]
Statesmen Dominant on Home Turf Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s golf team raised winning hardware for the second time in four days at the Statesmen Shootout Tuesday. The 23rd-ranked Statesmen were first out of six teams with a score of 313 at the par-71 Edmundson Golf Course. The program’s varsity reserve squad was second at 335, […]
PELLA—Senior pitcher Robbie Rushing (West Des Moines, Valley HS) and sophomore pitcher Matt Schissel (Rock Island, Ill., Alleman HS) each hurled compete games as the Central College baseball team swept its Iowa Conference doubleheader against Simpson 8-4 and 8-1 Tuesday afternoon. Rushing allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits and three walks with eight […]
Taylor Tabbed for First Award Oskaloosa–Sam Taylor (Jr., Eddyville, Iowa, Industrial Technology) opened his outdoor campaign with two solid performances as he was named Midwest Collegiate Conference Men’s Track Athlete of the Week Monday. Taylor earns his first honor after winning two events in last Friday’s dual against Grand View. The junior was first out […]
The 10th Annual Alpha Lambda Delta Basketball Game will be held on Friday, April 4th, at 6:30 p.m. in the gym at William Penn University. Dr. Noel Stahle and John Ottosson will lead teams made up of faculty, staff and students. Admission is free! A raffle will be held during the game for various prizes […]
