Oskaloosa will be taking part in the Iowa All State Music Festival held in Ames, Iowa. On October 22nd, students from the Oskaloosa High School auditioned for the 2016 Iowa All State Choir, Band, and Orchestra. We are proud to announce that John Hammes was selected into the Orchestra on trumpet. This is John’s 4th […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Jacob Bernholtz ’17 (left) and Ryan Slager ’19 (right) have been named to the All-Midwest Conference Football Team for the 2016 campaign. Bernholtz, a 5-10, 195-pound running back from Huxley, Iowa (Ballard), and Slager, a 6-0, 222-pound linebacker from Orland Park, Ill. (Amos Alonzo Stagg), were named to the second […]
This year’s parade is Thursday, December 1st at 7:00 pm at Oskaloosa Downtown Square. Due to construction the parade route must be altered. See map below for parking restrictions and route change. The Oskaloosa Main Street and Area Chamber, Oskaloosa Police Department and City Officials want everyone to be safe and enjoy this year’s 29th […]
This Thanksgiving, law enforcement agencies to include Oskaloosa Police Department will ramp up patrols and be on the lookout for seat belt violations. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) during the 2014 Thanksgiving holiday, 341 vehicle occupants were killed nationwide in traffic crashes. Fifty percent of those fatalities were not wearing seat […]
MOUNT PLEASANT — Brushing off any preseason hype, senior forward Colby Taylor (Creston) erupted for 36 points in the Central College men’s basketball team’s season-opening 98-92 win at Iowa Wesleyan University Tuesday night. It’s the fifth time the two-time all-Iowa Conference performer has topped the 30-point mark. He was the first player in program history […]
GRINNELL — Central College sophomore forward Claire Marburger (Perry) scored a career-high 32 points in a season-opening 75-39 rout of Grinnell College Tuesday night. Marburger had a statistical double-double already at halftime. She shot 10 of-20 from the floor, 12 of-12 from the charity stripe and collected 15 rebounds. Central (1-0) began the night on […]
Oskaloosa–Ashley Miller (So., Kalona, Iowa, Exercise Science) produced one of the top defensive seasons in program history this fall and she was rewarded as the Heart of America Athletic Conference Volleyball Postseason Teams were announced Tuesday. Miller, a libero for the Statesmen, was one of 30 players named to the league’s honorable-mention team. The Heart’s […]
Last night the 8th grade girls basketball team took on a tough Sigourney team and came out with a 4 point loss. There was a good amount of “first game rust” but their were many great things to take away from the game. The girls displayed some great spurts of man to man defense and […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s women’s soccer team put together a superb season, and the Pioneers have been rewarded for that performance with four All-Midwest Conference selections. Carolyn Silverman ’17 (upper left) and Nora Sahel ’17 (upper right) were named to the All-MWC first team, while Annika Helverson ’18 (lower left) and Lauren Edwards ’20 […]
Oskaloosa, IOWA—Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is hosting a workshop on Dec. 14 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on balancing the economics of soil fertility for crop production. With lower commodity prices, many farmers are looking to trim costs. For fertilizer, don’t simply trim costs, but rather selectively maximize economic returns to fertilizer expense […]
