by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s golf team begins the new season in a slightly heightened spot than it ended last year as the NAIA’s preseason top-25 poll was released Friday. WPU, which placed 18th at last year’s national championships, start 2017-2018 at #17 with 244 points. The Statesmen will be seeking their fifth-consecutive […]
Ames, Iowa—Iowa Learning Farms will host a monarch butterfly conservation field day Thursday, September 7th. The 10:00a.m.-12:00 p.m. field day will be held at the Logan Abandoned Mine Land Site near Bussey. The field day is free and open to the public and includes a complimentary meal. The field day is in partnership with Iowa […]
MidAmerican Energy Company partners with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in the Plant Some Shade residential tree-planting program to provide affordable and desirable landscape trees (6-8′) for residents to purchase and plant on their property for long-term community reforestation. The distribution in Eddyville also partners with Mahaska County Extension, Mahaska County Master Gardeners, […]
Lela Mae Brush November 11, 1930 – August 24, 2017 Indianapolis, IN (Grinnell) | Age 86 Lela Mae Strovers Brush of Indianapolis, Indiana, passed away August 24th, 2017 at Millers Senior Living Community in Indianapolis. Lela was born in Kellogg, Iowa on November 11, 1930 the daughter of Frank and Gladys (Clay) Strovers. Lela attended […]
Mary F. Van Ooyen January 11, 1928 – August 26, 2017 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 89 Mary Francis Van Ooyen, 89, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, August 26, 2017, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. The daughter of Andrew and Helen Boston Brower, she was born January 11, 1928, in Mahaska County. Mary graduated from […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A pair of swans are often found swimming in the ponds at Forest Cemetery in Oskaloosa and have become an attraction that many area residents enjoy. This past week, one of those swans became ill and seemed to be unable to open its mouth to eat. Cemetery staff noticed a substance around […]
We played so much better than we played on Thursday night. I am proud of these girls on how they bounced back after taking 2 losses and improved in many area on Saturday. The girls won the consolation bracket, but it felt like we had won the entire tournament. It was such a good feeling […]
MARION — The reigning Iowa Conference champion Central College women’s golf team triumphed over the six-team field at the Mount Mercy Early Bird Classic to secure a team title in its first outing of the fall. Leading the way for Central at the par-72 Hunter’s Ridge Golf Course in Marion was junior Brittany Coppess (Clinton), […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen volleyball team did not open league action with a bang, but responded well later in the day to go 1-1 in a triangular Friday. William Penn (2-5, 0-1 Heart) fell 3-0 (21-25, 14-25, 21-25) to Benedictine in its Heart of America Athletic Conference opener, but then knocked off non-conference foe […]
by Jennifer Comfort The Oskaloosa Volleyball team lost a tough match against Bondurant-Farrar last night 18-25, 22-25, 11-25. The first half of the match was a pretty even fight with the teams trading points with tough serving and long rallies. Leading 21-18 in the 2nd set, Josie injured her head while diving for a ball […]
