Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s a yearly staple of politics in Mahaska County, and the opening round of the yearly community question and answer forum started off where last year’s ended: education and an airport. Moderator, Kathy Rothfus, asked Mahaska County Supervisor Mark Doland about an agenda item for the Tuesday meeting. That item will seek […]
(OSKALOOSA, Iowa) – South Central Iowa STEM Regional Manager, Sarah Derry, from Drake University will present “Growing Iowa’s STEM Career Pipeline” on Wednesday, February 15 at 6:00 p.m. in the Musco Technology Center on William Penn University’s campus. Derry will present about the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council’s goal of increasing STEM interest and achievement […]
Ervin L. Gay August 20, 1920 – January 14, 2017 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 96 Ervin Lloyd Gay, 96, of New Sharon, died Saturday, January 14, 2017, at Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa. He was born Friday, August 20, 1920, in Mahaska County, the son of Sammie T. and Mae G. Ruby Gay. Ervin […]
Oskaloosa–Thursday’s NAIA Division I Game of the Week between the fourth-ranked Statesmen men’s basketball team and #17 Benedictine lived up to its billing and them some as William Penn slipped past the Ravens 93-90 in overtime. The top-25 Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup featured 10 ties and 11 lead changes and was not settled […]
Oskaloosa–At intermission Thursday night, the William Penn women’s basketball team was in position to climb another rung on the league ladder, but second-half woes prevented the upset as the Statesmen fell 78-66 to #19 Benedictine in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. WPU (10-6, 8-4 Heart) was down 21-18 after the first quarter, but outscored […]
PELLA — Bonus-point victories were the difference for Loras College as they topped the Central College wrestling squad 24-18 Thursday night. It’s the first defeat of the season for the No. 10 ranked Dutch (5-1, 2-1 Iowa Conference). Loras (5-6, 1-0 IIAC) won two matches with pins and also had a technical fall victory. Central […]
Weight Summary DCG OSKA 106 Peyton Braunschweig (Dallas Center-Grimes) over Unknown (For.) 6 0 113 Ayden Kovaleski (Dallas Center-Grimes) over Unknown (For.) 6 0 120 Max Tracy (Dallas Center-Grimes) over Josh Diehl (Oskaloosa) (Fall 5:42) 6 0 126 Rashaun Braggs (Oskaloosa) over Ethan Kovaleski (Dallas Center-Grimes) (MD 15-5) 0 4 132 Drew Kearney (Dallas Center-Grimes) […]
33 Oskaloosa High School students enrolled in Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics students traveled to the Farm Progress Show grounds in Boone on Thursday, Jan. 12th to attend an event put on by Van Wall, John Deere Dealership. On the trip the students learned about different precision farming technologies, marketing and financial decision making in farming, […]
There have been a lot of distortions and misunderstandings regarding my Election Integrity proposal. My job is to make it easy to vote, but hard to cheat. That’s what this proposal accomplishes. The Election Integrity Act is not a photo ID mandate. Registered voters who do not already have an Iowa driver’s license or state-issued […]
PELLA — The Central College wrestling team remained entrenched in the No. 10 spot in the fifth edition of the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III poll. Individually, C.J. Pestano (junior, Torrance, Calif.), Cam Timok (sophomore, Glen Allen, Va./Hermitage HS) and Ryan Vandall (senior, Phoenix, Ariz., Moon Valley HS) are ranked in the top-10 at […]
