Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors held a short meeting on Friday to approve a secondary road project. The project is the one that raised some concerns west of New Sharon and could have potentially caused residents in the Peoria area to encounter long detours, as county roads G5 and T33 would […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Main Street Director had changed over the past few months. When former longtime Director Karen Hafner retired, the search was on for someone to fill that role. Across the square in the United Way office sat Emily Brown, who had been an integral part of helping that organization as events […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s soccer team gave #25 Cardinal Stritch a battle for most of Sunday afternoon, but unfortunately faltered in the waning minutes and eventually fell 3-1 in non-conference action. WPU (2-1), which dropped its first contest of the year, was outshot 19-9, but kept the Wolves (2-0-1) off the board […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team had a tough outing Sunday, falling 4-2 to Cardinal Stritch in non-conference play. WPU (1-1-1) dropped its first contest of the fall, despite outshooting the Wolves (2-1) by a 16-13 tally. Nothing was doing for either side through the first half of the opening stanza, but CSU […]
PELLA— Holding their opponents from Monmouth College to just three shot attempts, the Central College women’s soccer team picked up a 3-0 win Sunday afternoon. Only needing to make one save, freshman goalkeeper Taylor Golt (Crystal Lake, Ill., Prairie Ridge HS) went the distance, earning her first shutout and second win. In front of Golt, […]
by Wade Steinlage Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn football team was unable to shut the door last week against Baker, but took care of business down the stretch this time around to get the road upset, knocking off #12 Missouri Valley 27-21 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference North-South Crossover game Saturday. The 23rd-ranked Statesmen […]
The Enabling Garden in Altoona, IA, will have its annual Garden Gathering/Fall Fundraising event on Sunday, September 10, 2017, from 1:00 to 4:00 P.M. The beautifully landscaped garden is located at 1050 1st Ave. S., Altoona, Iowa 50009, southeast of the Hy-Vee loading dock. Items for sale will include perennial plants, potted plants, crafts, garden/yard […]
OTTUMWA — Indian Hills Community College has released the names of the students who were on the college’s academic Honor Roll for the 2016-17 Summer Term. To be included on the Honor Roll an IHCC student must be enrolled fulltime and have a grade point average for the term of 3.5 or higher on a […]
Keith Welling, President of TruBank, is pleased to announce the hiring of Don Crall as a vice president of ag and commercial lending in its Oskaloosa office. Crall was previously with TruBank in the early to mid-2000’s and left to perform similar duties at his hometown bank, First State Bank of Albia. “We are pleased […]
by Charlie Comfort Oskaloosa, Iowa – Around 80 potential voters flocked to Oskaloosa’s square Tuesday evening for the resurrection of an old tradition not seen in Oskaloosa since the 1990s. Politics Under The Stars, hosted by Oskaloosa News, provided voters with the opportunity to hear a school board forum on the City Square. All five […]
