DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s State Climatology Office and the National Weather Service are recruiting volunteer precipitation observers across Iowa to participate in the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow network, known as “CoCoRaHS.” All that is needed to participate is an interest in the weather, a four inch […]
Mar 5 2015 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–Former Statesmen baseball pitcher Corey Lathram has extended his career past college as he recently signed a contract to play professionally in the Southwest. Lathram inked a contract with the Roswell Invaders, a Pecos League franchise out of Roswell, N.M. The Pecos League is an independent league consisting of teams from New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, […]
Mar 4 2015 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–Three Statesmen seniors were honored for strong hardwood campaigns as the all-Midwest Collegiate Conference women’s basketball teams were announced by the league office Tuesday. Janay Pritchett (Sr., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Biology) was picked for the league’s 10-person top squad, while Katie Golomski (Sr., Milwaukee, Wis., Psychology & Sociology) and Jessie Kreuser (Sr., Mendota Heights, Minn., […]
Mar 4 2015 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–Oliver Wells (Sr., Cedar Hill, Texas, Business Management) was chosen as the best new player in the league as the all-Midwest Collegiate Conference men’s basketball teams were announced by the league office Tuesday. Wells was named MCC Newcomer of the Year and also joined Alec Schwab (Sr., Peru, Ill., Business Management) on the league’s 10-person […]
Mar 4 2015 | Posted in
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The Oskaloosa Dolphins are sending 39 swimmers to the state swim meet in Marshalltown to swim against all of the best YMCA swim teams in Iowa. The girls are swimming on Saturday and the boys are swimming on Sunday. They have been working hard the last 3 weeks since their sectional meet to see if […]
Mar 4 2015 | Posted in
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Mildred Maxine Peterson October 25, 1925 – March 3, 2015 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 89 Mildred Peterson, 89 of Anamosa, formerly of Montezuma, passed away early March 3, 2015. Mildred Maxine Peterson, the daughter of William McKinley and Elsie (Wertz) Milligan, was born on October 25, 1925 in Newburg, Iowa. Mildred graduated from Montezuma High […]
Mar 4 2015 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Monday, March 2nd, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on the fiscal year 2016 budget estimate. There were no written or oral comments from the public, so the public hearing was closed. Mike Vander Molen moved to approve the 2016 budget and Willie Van Weelden supported that […]
Mar 4 2015 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–The William Penn bowling teams return to postseason action next weekend when they compete at the XBowling Intercollegiate Team Sectionals. The men and women, ranked #35 and #42 respectively on the collegebowling.com website, will travel to Addison, Ill. next Saturday and Sunday for the event at Stardust Bowl. The tournament is a Baker format consisting […]
Mar 3 2015 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa–Alec Schwab (Sr., Peru, Ill., Business Management) capped a tremendous senior season and career with a big finish and he was recognized for it by being named the Midwest Collegiate Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Monday. Schwab picked up his first laurel of the year (third of his career) by averaging 25.3 points […]
Mar 3 2015 | Posted in
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Bette J. Dilley September 5, 1925 – March 2, 2015 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 89 Bette J. Dilley, 89, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, March 2, 2015, at the Knoxville Community Hospital in Knoxville. She was born September 5, 1925, in Keokuk County, the daughter of Cloyd and Mary Morrow Mateer. Bette graduated from What Cheer […]
Mar 3 2015 | Posted in
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