
YMCA’s flag football hosted games Tuesday night at the Lacey Recreation Complex. Flag football players, 1st through 4th graders, bravely competed despite the cold temperatures. The program is geared to teach teamwork and encourage youth to be active. Visit the Lacey complex on Saturday mornings to watch your community youth play football or visit mcrf’s […]
Oct 27 2017 | Posted in
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College Avenue Friends Church at 912 N C St. Oskaloosa, is holding a Fall Supper at the church fellowship hall on NOVEMBER 6, 2017, 4:30-7:00 p.m. Menu: Chili and Chicken Rice Soup, Cornbread, Baked Potato Bar, Cornbread, Pies. Free will offering is for youth camp registrations and kitchen remodel.
Oct 27 2017 | Posted in
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MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership is pleased to welcome Family Practice Physician Susan Harte, DO, to its Medical Staff. “Dr. Harte practiced at MHP 18 years ago, working as a locum tenens in our Emergency Department,” MHP CEO Chris Jepsen shared. “She was employed by another company we contracted with to provide Emergency Physician […]

Oskaloosa, Iowa – For some Oskaloosa Elementary students, Thursday’s lunch was a monster of a day for them to remember. Oskaloosa’s own Tyler Menninga signed autographs and shared his experience of driving one of the most recognizable names in motorsports, Grave Digger. Grave Digger is celebrating its 35th year as a monster truck in the […]
Oct 27 2017 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – The former Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter director, Lindsey Sime was sentenced this week in Mahaska County District Court. Sime pled guilty to the crimes of Credit Card Fraud (Aggravated Misdemeanor) and Theft in the Third Degree in earlier court proceedings. District Associate Judge Rose Anne Mefford sentenced Sime to two years, less […]
Oct 27 2017 | Posted in
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by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–John Altieri (Jr., Warwick, R.I., Sociology) enters the 2017-2018 wrestling season regarded as one of the best grapplers in the nation as the NAIA’s preseason poll was released Wednesday. Altieri, a two-time national qualifier, is eighth in the NAIA at 125 pounds to give William Penn 13 points in the national poll. […]
Oct 26 2017 | Posted in
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by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Joey Messina (So., New London, Wis., Information Technology) had just one shot on goal, but he made it count as he led the Statesmen men’s soccer team to a 1-0 overtime win over Mount Mercy in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Wednesday. Messina tallied his third score of the fall 3:54 […]
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by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s soccer team suffered a letdown Wednesday by falling 2-0 to Mount Mercy in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. William Penn (8-7-1, 4-6-1 Heart) entered the contest having already locked up a Heart Tournament berth, but was looking to go in with a full head of steam. While Wednesday’s […]
Oct 26 2017 | Posted in
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Three Oskaloosa students were recently selected to perform in an honor orchestra event to be held at Iowa State University. Ninth grade students selected from Oskaloosa include: Sage Cochran – violin, Sophia Dykstra -viola and Gavin Higgins – string bass. The Iowa Junior Honors Orchestra Festival is a state-wide honors string orchestra experience. It is […]

Ellie Snyder, Mark De Ronde, Kinsey Cook, Nicholas Ingamells, and Rhyienne Fowler recently auditioned and attained the highest individual honor available to Iowa high school musicians by being selected as members of the 2017 All-State Festival. Ellie Snyder and Mark De Ronde were selected on violin for the All-State Orchestra, Kinsey Cook on horn for […]