Candidate Nomination Papers for the November 4, 2014 General election are available at the Mahaska County Auditor’s Office for the following offices: • Hospital Trustee – Elect 3 • Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner – Elect 2 • Agricultural Extension Council – Elect 5 • Lynndana Sanitary Sewer District Trustee – Elect 3 Candidates […]
by Matt Saville For the Oskaloosa girls softball team it may be a good thing that it’s tournament time, so they can get refocused and make a playoff run for a state appearance, because the final couple weeks of the regular season have not been friendly to the lady Indians. They went 0-4 this week […]
The Bowfishing Association of Iowa will be hosting a bowfishing tournament called the “Southern Iowa Carpfest” on Saturday, July 26 from 8:00 am until 6:00 pm. This annual tournament is held to raise money for the Veteran’s Airlift Command. Registration (at 6:00 am), a mandatory participant meeting (at 7:30 am) and weigh-ins (at 6:00 pm) […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Plans are underway to bring a ‘Freedom Rock’ to Mahaska County. Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II got the idea of painting the first ‘Freedom Rock’ after watching the movie ‘Saving Private Ryan’, and a desire to give something back to veterans on Memorial Day. Since that time, back in the late 90’s, an […]
Dallas, Texas – A Dallas based company, Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., recently announced that its board of directors has approved building an approximate 1,100 mile crude oil pipeline, “Bakken Pipeline”, that would transport crude oil from the Bakken/Three Forks production area in North Dakota to Patoka, Illinois. The proposed pipeline would then interconnect with an […]
Cindy Lovell November 13, 1956 – July 11, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa | age 57 Cindy Lovell, 57, of Oskaloosa died Friday, July 11, 2014, at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born November 13, 1956, at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, the daughter of Dennis and Carolyn Fuller Kramer. Cindy spent most of […]
A league title on the lanes ‘strikes’ it rich as the #6 story from 2013-2014. After winning the inaugural Midwest Collegiate Conference title in 2011, the Statesmen men’s bowling team suffered through a two-year drought before hoisting the trophy once again on March 2. The squad, which entered postseason action as the highest-ranked MCC program […]
Elvera Mae Spoelstra September 2, 1925 – July 10, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa | age 88 Elvera Spoelstra, 88, of Oskaloosa passed away Thursday morning, July 10, 2014, at the Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa. Elvera Mae Spoelstra was born, September 2, 1925, in Galesburg, Iowa to Cornelius and Mary (Van Rheenen) Willemsen. Elvera attended school […]
The cream of William Penn’s crop finds their way into the top ten as the #7 story from 2013-2014. Seven Statesmen garnered high marks this past year by being named All-Americans in their respective sports. Two individuals–Brittanee Grove (softball) and Cameron Foster (men’s bowling)–were actually honored twice. Grove, who was the Midwest Collegiate Conference Player […]
The Oskaloosa Storm 12U baseball team went 5-0 in the Wisconsin Dells. The Storm played their first pool game against the Chicago Diamond Dawgs and won with a score of 10-8. The second pool game was against the Wisconsin Greenfield Jr. Hawks and handed them a 9-1 defeat with solid hitting and strong defense. The […]
