Knoxville, Iowa – A sunny afternoon almost turned tragic when a gyrocopter with 2 individuals on board crashed just outside the Knoxville, Iowa airport on Monday afternoon. Jeff Jorgenson was a passenger on the aircraft, and he gave his friend Monte Goodyk a short interview before taking off. Excitement could be heard in his voice […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s an Oskaloosa tradition that goes back more than 15 years. Bank Iowa and area businesses get together to provide an egg hunt, featuring more than 4,000 eggs, and some pretty cool prizes. Besides the businesses, it’s an opportunity for 4-H kids to help out, and eventually become leaders themselves. Emmit Boender […]
By Fenna Semken Attempts to educate students about sexual assault in a high school setting sometimes lack effectiveness, IowaWatch interviews with teachers, administrators and high school students from 18 Iowa school districts revealed. The result is students who said they didn’t know what sexual assault consisted of, how to prevent it and how to get […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – An Oskaloosa family is homeless after fire destroyed a large portion of their home at 1201 3rd Avenue West. The call for help went out just after 12:15pm on Easter Sunday afternoon. Ron Roland and his wife currently occupied the home, and when neighbors heard what sounded like an explosion, they became […]
Peru, Neb.–Jeysen Delgado (Jr., Harbor City, Calif., Kinesiology) had a memorable doubleheader Saturday, but unfortunately he and a strong offensive attack by the William Penn baseball team could not keep pace with Peru State as the Statesmen were swept in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. WPU (18-23, 7-17 Heart) lost by scores of 11-10 […]
Olathe, Kan.–The Statesmen softball team has been giving itself chances to win lately, but failing to take advantage and Saturday followed that script as WPU was swept by MidAmerica Nazarene in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. WPU (18-23, 6-16 Heart) lost by scores of 2-1 and 6-3. The navy and gold broke through immediately […]
Liberty, Mo.–It seems no matter what event Tristen Elmore (Fr., Ovied, Fla., Physical Education) tries, he is successful and Saturday he added another accomplishment as the William Penn track and field teams competed at the Darrel Gourley Open hosted by William Jewell College. As a team, the Statesmen men were fifth with 54 points, while […]
LeRoy Veldhuizen January 24, 1930 – April 15, 2017 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 87 LeRoy Veldhuizen, 87, of Oskaloosa, passed away in the peace of his home on Saturday, April 15, 2017. LeRoy was born on the family farm to Gerrit and Emma Rempe Veldhuizen on January 24, 1930. LeRoy was raised in Leighton and […]
An Oskaloosa Police Department Press Release Following a series of recent complaints and reports of criminals targeting older Iowans by telephone and stealing thousands of dollars, the Oskaloosa Police Department would like to warn residents about an apparent resurgence of the so-called “grandparent scam.” The Police Department has received several reports of callers targeting older […]
In May of 2015 a decade’s long business in Oskaloosa was decimated by a fire. Doug Swim had lost his business of over 30 years to the fire. While there has been some disappointing news about business closings in Oskaloosa recently we are happy to announce Swim’s Sports and Awards is open once again at […]
