Donny Schatz and Brad Sweet Lead in Points by Bill Wright and Bryan Hulbert KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 9, 2017) – Kyle Larson led wire to wire on Brandt Professional Agriculture Night #1 of the 57th Annual 5-hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Stores at the Knoxville Raceway Saaturday. The Elk Grove, California native […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The dispute about radio communications ratcheted up another notch on Monday during the Mahaska County Supervisor meeting. The Mahaska County Emergency Management is its own municipality under Iowa Code and came to the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors to ask permission to utilize some of the county bonding capacity to save the […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — “It’s your move!” George is a hometown musical featuring 50+ local actors and musicians. With songs like “It’s A Gorgeous Day on the Square,” George is an Oskaloosa musical you can’t see anywhere else. Photos from the Chuck Russell Photo Collection help bring local history to life on stage. The musical, written […]
Louise Nadine Whitehead January 27, 1926 – August 7, 2017 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 91 Louise Whitehead, 91 of New Sharon, passed away peacefully Monday evening, August 7, 2017 at the Oskaloosa Care Center. Louise Nadine Whitehead, the daughter of Floyd and Lena (Jones) Beason, was born on January 27, 1926 at home east […]
by Wade Steilage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen football team will begin its 2017 campaign as one of the top programs in the nation as the NAIA’s preseason top-25 rating was released Monday. William Penn (7-4 in 2016, 4-1 Heart North) gained two positions from the spring poll, improving to #23 with 51 points. The Heart of America […]
by Bill Wright Oskaloosa, IA, August 7, 2017 – Shane Stewart topped a three-way battle for the lead with two laps to go to come out on top in the $20,000 to win 22nd Annual Price Chopper Front Row Challenge presented by Musco Lighting and Searsboro Telephone Company. It was the Bixby, Oklahoma driver’s first […]
Norma Denburger July 25, 1929 – August 6, 2017 Richland (Oskaloosa), Iowa | Age 88 Norma Denburger, 88, of Richland and formerly of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, August 6, 2017, at the Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield. She was born Monday, July 25, 1929, in Fremont, the daughter of John W. and Alma Iowa Bridges […]
by Bill Wright and Bryan Hulbert KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 6, 2017) – Brian Brown passed Keystone State pilot Greg Hodnett on lap eleven, and held on to win the 6th Annual Weld Racing Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank at Knoxville Raceway Saturday. The Grain Valley, Missouri driver earned $5,000 for his first Capitani […]
Ellen Lange December 28, 1916 – August 5, 2017
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Thousands of people arrived on the square Saturday evening to hear some of the best local and national Christian music performers around. Wyndell Campbell is one of those who performed Saturday night, “I think it was a great testament to our community and the foundation of faith within Mahaska County. The day […]
