Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Indians improved their young season to 6-0 on Tuesday night as they hosted the Washington Demons. Senior Jared Kruse lead the Indians in the scoring department with 22 points. Xavier Foster added 19, with Junior Cole Henry adding 17 more. Senior Spencer Tucker and Foster each pulled down six rebounds, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa firefighters were called to the scene of a garage fully engulfed early Monday morning. A passerby noticed the flames and called 911, and emergency personnel were dispatched shortly after 1am Monday. Twelve firefighters were on the scene for less than two hours. Oskaloosa Interim Fire Chief Dave Christensen said the cause […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The lawsuit being presented by the City of Pella and the City of Oskaloosa will continue, after 8th Judicial District Judge Lucy Gamon denied the request from Mahaska County to dismiss. Gamon said that the plaintiffs [Pella, Oskaloosa] gave fair notice to Mahaska County “of the factual incidents giving rise to the […]
Joyce Gorsuch January 1, 1939 – December 6, 2017 Barnes City, Iowa | Age 78 Joyce D. Gorsuch, 78, of Barnes City, died Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born January 1, 1939, near Walker, Iowa, the daughter of William and Elsie Hartson Reed. Following high school, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Indians found success on Saturday, as they hosted Pella Christian and Centerville. The Oskaloosa Girls racked up a total of 2278 pins, while Pella Christian came in with 1731, while Centerville had 1660. Four of the Oskaloosa girls had high series, with Nikki Parlet rolling a 426 series. Andrea Mitterer had […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A gymnasium full of Oskaloosa Indians fans welcomed back the Oskaloosa Dance Dynamix team after taking home 1st place in three categories. Dance Dynamix brought home the top spot in Coed Dance, Pom, and Jazz. They also got second place in Hip Hop, their first year in that category.
On Friday, Oskaloosa Middle School students along with volunteers from the Oskaloosa Rotary joined together to help prepare Christmas dinner packages for those less fortunate in our community. Later in the afternoon, members of the Board of Realtors helped to fill those boxes that would be distributed the next day to help 375 families have […]
by Wade Steinlage Springfield, Mo.–The Statesmen men’s basketball team returned to its winning ways Saturday by torching the nylon in a 105-89 Heart of America Athletic Conference win over Evangel. #3 WPU (12-1, 2-1 Heart) shot 58.1% overall, but was simply ridiculous in the second half by making 69.7% of its attempts (79.3% 2-PT). It […]
by Wade Steinlage Springfield, Mo.–Jenna Santi (Jr., Oak Creek, Wis., Elementary Education) and Vashti Nwagbaraocha (Jr., Milwaukee, Wis., Exercise Science) were both perfect from the field and the William Penn women’s basketball team dominated the middle two quarters as it defeated Evangel 72-45 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (9-3, 3-0 Heart), […]
by Wade Steinlage Pella–Derek Robinson (Sr., Jenks, Okla., Communications) and Tristen Elmore (So., Ovied, Fla., Physical Education) guided the Statesmen track and field teams to an impressive start to its indoor campaign as it competed at the Central Holiday Preview Saturday. Elmore had two event wins, including taking the gold in the long jump with […]
