FACE of Mahaska County is gearing up for their favorite time of year! The 7th annual Skunk River Arts Festival is just around the corner. This year is particularly special because not only will the group be sponsoring the annual week long event but will also be opening its doors to the new Oskaloosa Art […]
Oskaloosa–Brittanee Grove (Jr., Runnells, Iowa, Elementary Education) paired a top honor from the NAIA with another one from the division’s coaches as the 2014 National Fastpitch Coaches Association NAIA Softball All-America teams were announced. Grove was picked as the First Team’s utility player, earning her second national award and the 22nd award all-time for WPU. […]
Oskaloosa–Evan Ressler (Jr., Cascade, Iowa, Biology) was recently honored as one of the top junior student-athletes in the nation as he was the recipient of the A.O. Duer Award for the Midwest Collegiate Conference. Ressler is the first league winner of the NAIA’s prestigious laurel which has been presented annually since 1967 to “a male […]
Oskaloosa–The Midwest Collegiate Conference announced its academic all-conference honors for the 2013-2014 year. A total of 769 student-athletes from the league’s seven schools were honored in 15 sports, including a number of student-athletes receiving academic honors in multiple sports. William Penn had 78 award recipients, led by nine from both the men’s soccer and softball […]
Iowa’s Mike Lewis and Darius Reynolds Recognized by AFL for Week 12 Honors DES MOINES – The Iowa Barnstormers defensive lineman Mike Lewis was named the Arena Football League’s Riddell Defensive Player of the Week while wide receiver Darius Reynolds has been nominated Most Valuable Player for Week 12, the League announced today. Lewis (6-2, […]
Tuesday morning, June 3rd, the YMCA’s Oskaloosa Football League held a youth football camp for 1st through 6th graders at Lacey Recreation Complex. Almost 50 boys participated in the two-session camp, with 1st through 3rd starting in the morning and 4th through 6th following them at the stadium. The camp was lead by Coach Sterner, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The voters around the State of Iowa and Mahaska County headed to the polls on Tuesday, June 3rd to help set the political landscape that will make up the general election in November. Henry “Willie” Van Weelden and Mark Doland each scored enough of the votes to break the 35% needed to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors approved the Heartland Insurance renewal on Monday. Currently, Mahaska County property values increased by 5 million dollars over the past year. Mahaska County currently employs 106 individuals. Currently, the county has seen a small increase in the cost for workers compensation, but is rated higher than […]
By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Monday night, the Oskaloosa City Council unanimously approved raising the salary of City Manager Michael Schrock, and re-scheduled discussing the resolution stating the city’s support for the Blue Zones Project because of a tie vote. The council approved raising Schrock’s annual salary from $111,000 to […]
Social gathering opportunity to connect with young professionals in the area Oskaloosa, Iowa – June 2nd, 2014 – MYP invites all young professionals in Mahaska County to help us kick off the summer by participating in our first social gathering ever! The event will take place at On the Green on Thursday, June 5th, from […]
