by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team took care of business on both sides of the pitch in shutting out Graceland 3-0 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference victory Wednesday. WPU (6-4-1, 3-3 Heart) only outshot the Yellowjackets (3-7-1, 1-5 Heart) by a 12-11 tally, but was efficient with its chances in claiming […]
by Jennifer Comfort The Oskaloosa Volleyball team traveled to Pella last night to take on the #2 4A Little Dutch. The Indians lost 9-25, 10-25, 15-25. The JV team won 25-14, 25-12. The Freshmen lost 11-25, 10-25. Up next, the Varsity and JV teams will host the Oskaloosa Tournament on Saturday. Matches start at 9am […]
Autumn Reisetter It was a windy night, but nice temperatures in Centerville last night. They combined the girls and boys together, so it challenged a lot of our runners. Unfortunately, our top female runner Sage Adam’s chip didn’t read so she was not included in the time or placing, which also didn’t help our team […]
by Sarah DeRonde The 8th Grade Volleyball team played Newton last night. We are happy to report that both the Oskaloosa A & B teams both won! Each team won 3 out of 3 games. All the athletes continue to improve and show growth. The A group is learning and completing a more complex offense! […]
(OSKALOOSA, Iowa) – William Penn University’s Health & Life Sciences Division welcomes all students, staff, faculty, and community members to attend the annual World Food Prize lecture on Wednesday, October 18, at 11:15 a.m. in the George Daily Auditorium. This year’s speaker is Dr. Jemimah Njuki, Senior Program Officer for Canada’s International Development Research Centre. […]
by Jodi Steinlage The A and B team traveled to Grinnell to face the Tigers and South Tama last Saturday. The girls would win all 4 matches. The A-team would move their record to 6-0 with a dominating performance against the Tigers winning all 3 games with scores of 21-11, 21-3, and 21-4. The team […]
The Oskaloosa 7th grade Football Team traveled to Newton for their first away game of the season. The Indian football team arrived with a winning attitude and immediately grabbed a 10 – 0 lead half way through the first quarter. The game started with a great kick by Ryan Jennings that got Newton backed up […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The “Healthiest State” initiative took root in August of 2011 when then Iowa Governor Terry Branstad wanted to make Iowa the healthiest state in the next five years. Oskaloosa held a 100 Day Wellness Challenge in the early months of 2011 and hosted “Step Along With Us” walks held the first Friday […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session on Monday, October 2nd, and approved a plan to redevelop land contaminated by the former Buchanan Oil/Ma and Pa Store at 711 6th Avenue West, and the adjoining vacant lots. The City of Oskaloosa has secured two EPA Brownfields Assessment Grants that totaled $400,000 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Monday, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors heard from Heather Gross, Coordinator of Disability Service Director, who gave a presentation on mental health services in Mahaska County. Mahaska County is part of the South Central Behavioral Health region, which they joined in November of 2015 after being part of a failed […]
