Dennis Kelly Vilcone April 21, 1955 – August 4, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 59 Served with Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Dennis Vilcone, 59, of Oskaloosa passed away Monday, August 4, 2014, at the MHP Hospice Services Serenity House in Oskaloosa after a brief illness. Dennis Kelly Vilcone was born, April 21, 1955, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The rumble of racing motors filled Oskaloosa Monday night as the Sprint Cars invaded the Southern Iowa Speedway. It was time for the 19th running of the Musco Lighting/Casey’s General Stores Front Row Challenge, presented by Don Long’s Searsboro Telephone Company. Brian Brown’s repeat win puts him in the rare company of […]
Barnstormers Not Renewing Head Coach Contract DES MOINES – Iowa Barnstormers President Jeff Lamberti and Vice President/Chief Operating Officer John Pettit have announced that Head Coach Mike Hohensee’s contract will not be renewed for the 2015 season. Although the Iowa Barnstormers have not announced further details regarding next season, Mike Hohensee will not be returning […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In early July, the Mahaska County YMCA was forced to close its indoor pool due to equipment problems which surfaced in May of this year. Since its closure, the Y has identified the necessary repairs and has created an action plan to re-open its indoor pool. Jason Shafer, YMCA Facility Director, said […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – This past week, the Oskaloosa School Board approved the hiring of Ryan Parker as the new Activities Director for the Oskaloosa High School. Parker will now take over the duties that Zach Hood had been hired for in May of 2014. Hood was going to fill the vacated position of Kevin Peterson, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Your opinion on school starting soon may vary, but the community once again came together to help “Stuff The Bus” with school supplies, which is now in it’s third year. Operation Backpack is a county program that provides backpacks and supplies to school children in need. The program was started by the […]
University Park, Iowa – The Post Office is often the marker that says a town is still alive and on the map. University Park residents gathered this past week at the University Park Community Center to hear from US Postal Service Regional Operations Manager Area 7 Denise Pace, on the future of the Post Office […]
1st Annual Indian Pride Fun Run! Sponsored by: Oskaloosa High School Student Council When: Saturday, August 23, 2014 Where: Lacey Stadium, Oskaloosa Price: $25 per person, Grades 6th–12th – $15 per student, Teams of 10-25 – $20 per person. This will be a 5K run or walk that begins and ends at Lacey Complex. The […]
Findlay, Ohio–If the William Penn football team wants to make its final season in the Mid-States Football Association’s Midwest League a memorable one, it will have to pick up several big wins against formidable foes as the preseason coaches’ polls were released Thursday. The Statesmen, who were 5-6 last year (3-3 MWL), are tied with […]
Oskaloosa–Jake Adams (Sr., Park City, Utah, Psychology) received another accolade prior to his final collegiate campaign as the Collegiate Development Football League announced its 2014 Preseason All-America teams. The offensive lineman was selected to the third team for the senior-only list. Led by Adams, William Penn tallied 3,629 total yards of offense (329.9 per game) […]
