Oskaloosa, Iowa – When you walk into the Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church on the east side of Oskaloosa, a couple of very special trees can be found. These simple black metal trees hold some hand crafted treasures from the country of Ukraine. The Oskaloosa church has been a sister church to one in Kiev, Ukraine, […]
Connie E. Ford November 20, 1944 – April 16, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 69 Connie E. Ford, 69, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at the Mahaska Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Connie was born November 20, 1944 in Hutchinson, Kansas, the daughter of Mervin D. and Mildred Powell Royer. She graduated from […]
Ernest E. Wissler, Jr. January 10, 1937 – April 16, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa Ernest was born January 10, 1937, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Ernest and Frances Crawford Wissler, Sr. He attended the Waukee High School. Ernest was united in marriage to Linda Lou McCombs on September 18, 1955. Linda passed away July […]
PELLA—Central College men’s basketball forward Nana-Yaw Sapon-Amoah (Ghana, Africa, Des Moines Christian HS) has received the 2014 Gary Dirksen Achievement Award. Yaw, a two-time letterwinner and Des Moines Christian High School graduate, helped the Dutch piece together their championship campaign, which concluded in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Central, which was picked to […]
With warmer weather ahead, kids are heading to the skate park. The Oskaloosa Police Department would like to remind everyone of the city ordinance regulating bicycles, rollerblades, and roller skates and skate boards. BICYCLES Every person riding a bicycle upon a city street shall obey all traffic laws. Bicycles shall be ridden in single file […]
Oskaloosa–Cameron Foster (Sr., West Jordan, Utah, Business Management) received one final honor in his brilliant career as the country’s collegiate bowling coaches announced their All-America teams Tuesday. Foster, who won Midwest Collegiate Conference Player of the Year honors for the second time last month, was named to the Honorable Mention squad by the National Collegiate […]
Des Moines–Eight Statesmen home runs were crushed on Wednesday as the WPU softball program got back into the league title conversation with a doubleheader sweep over Grand View. William Penn (26-13, 12-4 MCC) won by scores of 14-9 and 16-7 (5 innings) to narrow the Viking lead to just one game in the loss column. […]
The Baker/Gilchrist windmill at Nelson Pioneer Farm and Museum in Oskaloosa came down on Tuesday morning. It was lowered by the Shelter Construction Company crew who will rebuild a new structure from the old pattern. The windmill was showing signs of deterioration after the long cold winter and the Mahaska County Iowa Farm Bureau Federation […]
Hall of Fame Weekend Held in Des Moines, Ceremony and Game Des Moines, IA – The 2014 HYDRIVE Arena Football Hall of Fame Weekend is set to kick off on Friday, April 18 in Des Moines, Iowa, the League office announced today. The festivities will begin with the induction ceremony on Friday, April 18 at […]
Sodexo Food Services of William Penn University will be hosting an Earth Day Cookout on Tuesday, April 22 from 11:00 am–1:30 pm. Tables will be set up on the patio in front of the Dana Atkins Memorial Union on the north side of campus. Menu to include: grilled hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, salads, assorted […]
