James Everett Cox August 25, 1926 – January 9, 2016 Leighton, Iowa | Age 89 James E. Cox, 89, of Leighton, Iowa passed away, Saturday, January 9, 2016, at his home at Lanphier’s Landing. James Everett Cox, son of Benjamin Franklin and Stella Rose (Madwell) Cox, was born, August 25, 1926, in Oklahoma. James spent […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Smokey Row is a busy place for people that love politics, as the second presidential candidate to town this past week stopped by the local coffee shop to talk about why they are the best choice for voters in the Iowa Caucus. US Senator Rand Paul stopped by the same stage under […]
Marjorie F McBurney January 25, 1922 – January 8, 2016 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 93 Marjorie F. McBurney, 93, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, January 8, 2016 at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born January 25, 1922, in Mahaska County the daughter of Lee and Lillie Awtry Hite. Marjorie graduated from Delta […]
Oskaloosa–Possibly trying to one-up the weather, the Statesmen women’s basketball team hung on for a 44-36 Heart of America Athletic Conference win over Evangel Saturday. While temperatures outside Penn Gymnasium dipped near the negative mark (easily below that if one figures in wind chill), the shooting percentages on the hardwood were unfortunately not much higher […]
Pella–The Statesmen wrestling team returned to work Saturday as it competed at the Central Under Armour Invitational. William Penn placed 11th out of 12 teams with 17.5 points, while host Central took the crown with 131.5 points. 149-pounder Angelo Kelly (Sr., Ottumwa, Iowa, Physical Education) was the navy and gold’s top grappler, going 4-2 with […]
Oskaloosa–Records and rankings were thrown out the window Saturday as the William Penn men’s basketball team was upset 90-89 by Evangel in Heart of America Athletic Conference play. It could be said that the #5 Statesmen (13-2, 6-1 Heart), who lost for the first time in league play and the first time since their season […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The 2016 Iowa legislative session will be getting underway on January 11th. Iowa Senator Ken Rozenboom of Iowa Senate District 40, which includes Oskaloosa, will be in the 4th year of his first term. Senator Rozenboom sat down with Oskaloosa News to talk about the upcoming session. Rozenboom said that for Iowa […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It was the second time the former Arkansas Governor made a stop in Oskaloosa this campaign season. He was at Clow Value on May 6th of this year, making Oskaloosa the first stop on his 2016 presidential bid. His return to Oskaloosa had less fanfare than before, but the candidate looks to […]
Pella, Iowa – The winter mist made for some slick travel, but over 350 supporters found their way in to see a Republican candidate for president that had slid in the polls, after once holding the top spot. Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson is doing more than shaking off the cold in Iowa, he’s shaking off […]
Marjorie Mitrisin December 1, 1934 – January 7, 2016 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 81 Marjorie Mitrisin, 81, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, January 7, 2015, at the Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born December 1, 1934 at Wright, the daughter of Clarence and Elsie Belle Witt Tucker. Marge was united in marriage to Edward Mitrisin […]
