PELLA — Records are meant to be broken and on Wednesday night Central College senior forward Colby Taylor (Creston) broke the school record for career points in a 82-67 win over Luther College. Entering the game, Taylor needed 27 points to break Jeff Verhoef’s 37-year record of 1,575 points. Taylor finished with 30 points and […]
PELLA — The Central College women’s basketball team was defeated by Luther College Wednesday night 75-72. Central (8-4 overall, 1-2 Iowa Conference) raced out to a 20-9 first quarter lead over Luther (8-4 overall, 4-0 conference) but the Norse cut the Dutch lead to 37-30 at the half. Luther hit eight second-half 3-pointers to rally […]
Olathe, Kan.–The William Penn women’s basketball team stood tall against #5 MidAmerica Nazarene Wednesday, but came up just short in a 68-65 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss. The Statesmen (8-5, 6-3 Heart) gave the Pioneers (10-2, 9-0 Heart) all they could handle, including leading by one with only six minutes left. Unfortunately, MNU remained […]
Olathe, Kan.–The rust never fully came off Wednesday night as the Statesmen men’s basketball team fell 83-79 to MidAmerica Nazarene in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. #4 WPU (11-2, 7-2 Heart), which saw its seven-game winning streak snapped, was outshot 46.9%-39.7%. Despite the lack of shooting success, the visitors, who had not played since […]
The Oskaloosa High School Student Council is participating in this year’s student council state project, Iowans Helping Iowans. This project will benefit The Native Fund. The Native Fund is an organization that provides a means for Iowans to volunteer to help fellow Iowans in times of need when disasters like tornadoes or flooding occur. The […]
Michael Ray Robertson February 15, 1954 – January 3, 2017 Des Moines (Oskaloosa), Iowa | Age 62 Michael Robertson, 62, of Des Moines and formerly of Oskaloosa passed away Tuesday morning, January 3, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Michael Ray Robertson was born February 15, 1954, in Courtland, New York to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – “I, Mark Groenendyk, do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Iowa, and that I will faithfully and impartially, to the best of my ability, discharge all of the duties of the office of Supervisor in Mahaska County as now […]
Owl Prowl Friday, January 6th 6:30-7:30 pm Conservation Center, Russell Wildlife Area The Mahaska County Conservation Board invites you to come out to the Conservation Center at the Russell Wildlife Area to learn about owls and their special characteristics as birds of prey. Afterwards, we will go on a night hike to call for owls […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team continues to be a mainstay in the top five as the NAIA Division I top-25 poll was released Tuesday. William Penn (11-1, 7-1 Heart) is once again #4, gathering with 232 points from the nation’s raters. The Statesmen are one of four Heart of America Athletic Conference programs in […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team will open up its post-holiday slate in a favorable position as the NAIA Division I top-25 poll was released Tuesday. The Statesmen (8-4, 6-2 Heart), who are off to their best start since 2010-2011, picked up three positions from the last ranking to be unofficially tied for 30th with […]
