Riverside–A challenge was accepted and, in the end, overcome as the Statesmen women’s golf team repeated as champions at the Midwest Collegiate Conference Championships Tuesday and Wednesday. #20 William Penn was first out of seven teams with a two-round score of 634 (317-317) at the par-72 Blue Top Ridge Golf Course. Grand View threatened, trailing […]
Oskaloosa–Highlighted by a three-run, game-tying home run by Gabrielle Braniff (So., Olympia, Wash., General Accounting), the Statesmen softball team split a Midwest Collegiate Conference doubleheader against Grand View Sunday on Senior Day. William Penn (21-28, 14-10 MCC) won the opener 9-8 (9 innings), but fell in game two 10-0 (6 innings). The team can now […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It was a cold and soggy morning for a 5K, but more than 10 runners took off on the annual Mahaska County United Way 5K Saturday morning. The goal of the day was to bring more families out to the event than in years past. The hope was to give them an […]
Marie Elizabeth Ross May 20, 1922 – April 26, 2015 What Cheer, Iowa | Age 92 Marie Ross, 92, of What Cheer, died Sunday, April 26, 2015 at Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa. Marie Elizabeth Ross was born May 20, 1922 on a farm near Sigourney, Iowa the daughter of Robert and Emma Bell Curry […]
Time is short and many budget items must be settled soon. Education, Medicaid, economic development and public safety all have to receive funding. House Republicans are sticking to their principles and taking heat for it: * “we will spend less than the state collects; and, * we will not use one-time money to fund ongoing […]
Davenport–The William Penn baseball team inched closer to qualifying for the postseason with a 4-3 win over St. Ambrose in Midwest Collegiate Conference action Sunday. Mother Nature was the first to take a toll on the weekend series as rain pushed the start of the four-game set back one day. Then the minor league Quad […]
With spring time, comes garage sale time. The Oskaloosa Police Department would like to remind residents that you cannot place, attach, secure, post or construct an advertisement or informational sign on public property within the city limits of Oskaloosa without prior approval and permit from the city of Oskaloosa. This would include garage sale, yard […]
Despite the cold temperatures and the rain of Friday night into Saturday morning, games for the “Spring Fever Frenzy” USSSA girls softball tournament were played over the weekend at the Lacey Recreation Complex. Saturday saw a three hour delay but games were underway by 11 AM and the tournament still managed to get the last […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A tow truck operator on his way home reported a garage fully engulfed by fire, at 616 6th Ave West, around midnight Sunday. The tow truck operator and police officers pulled equipment from the garage, while firefighters doused the side of the home to cool the structure. They then turned their attention […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Police Department and the Oskaloosa Fire Department responded to a residence at 1714 South 2nd Street after a car struck the residence just after 9:30 pm, Sunday night. Police were then searching for two male subjects who had reportedly fled the scene after the accident. Officers on the scene reported […]
