Archive for: January, 2018

Indians Have Great Showing Earning Top Three Finishes

by Todd Miller The Oskaloosa Indian swimmers headed out for an Invitational Swim meet on Saturday, and the boys came away with a great showing. The boys earned 5 top 3 finishes in the 11 races and several more finished in the top 5. At the meet they were competing against Indianola (Indianola, Winterset, Knoxville, […]

June Sarver

June Sarver May 31, 1925 – January 23, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 92 June Sarver, 92, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, January 23, 2018, under hospice care at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born May 31, 1925, in Clio, Iowa, the daughter of H.H. and Grace Thompson Massey. June graduated from Oskaloosa High […]

Reynolds Talks About Medicaid Changes, Economy, And Mental Health

Oskaloosa News sat down with Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds to talk about issues facing Iowans.

Oskaloosa, Iowa – After her initial Condition of the State Address, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds took her message from the Iowa House of Representatives to the main streets and coffee shops of Iowa. Reynolds had lots of time to prepare her remarks to the Iowa Legislature and Iowans, as she had spent the Friday and […]

Oskaloosa May Be The New Basketball Capitol Of Iowa

Xavier Foster (center left) with his father DaJuan Foster (center right) during an Indians game this year. (file photo)

Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s been a very special year of basketball in Oskaloosa. The William Penn Statesmen Men’s Basketball team started off the preseason ranked number one by some media outlets. Penn started off the season ranked #3 in the coaches poll of NAIA Division 1, but just last week laid claim to the top […]

Osky Superintendent Finalist For Independence Position

Oskaloosa Schools Superintendent Russ Reiter (file photo)

by Charlie Comfort Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa Schools Superintendent Russ Reiter appears to be in the job market. According to an announcement from the Independence Community School District, Reiter is one of three finalists for the open superintendent position in Independence, Iowa. Independence’s current superintendent is retiring at the end of the current school year. […]

Little Learners Preschool Art Show

Oskaloosa News

Little Learners Preschool Art Show Presented by Madie Holle and Baylee Crawford Who: Little Learners Preschool 2 and 3 year olds Where: Community First credit Union Oskaloosa Iowa When: February 9-15 Regular Credit union hours Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30am-5pm Saturday 9am-12pm Sunday Closed Meet the Artists: February 10th 10-11am

Statesmen Wrestlers Battle in Minnesota

William Penn University Athletics

by Wade Steinlage Worthington, Minn.–While the varsity crew was in Missouri, the rest of the William Penn wrestling team competed at the Worthington Open hosted by Minnesota West CC Saturday. Sheldon Rodriguez (So., Tampa, Fla., Biology) topped WPU by finishing 3-2 at 285 pounds; the sophomore won once by fall and once more by major […]

Conference men’s track runner of the week award to Fairley

Central Dutch Athletics

PELLA — Central College men’s track and field runner Mark Fairley (senior, Dubuque) swept the 1,000-meter and 5,000-meter runs at the Prairie Wolf Indoor Invitational Friday night, helping him to be named the Iowa Conference men’s indoor track events performer of the week. Fairley has previously received this award last February and was chosen as […]

Central clings to spot in wrestling rankings

Central Dutch Athletics

PELLA — A tough week on the mat sent the Central College wrestling team from the No. 9 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III poll down to No. 24. Individually, C.J. Pestano (125 pounds, senior, Torrance, Calif.) stayed to No. 2, while Cam Timok (133 pounds, junior, Glen Allen, Va., Hermitage HS) dropped […]

Missoula Children’s Theater Brings Back Snow White

Kids from around the area tried out for this years production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, lead by Missoula Children's Theater.

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The stage was filled with dozens of kids of all ages on Monday, hoping to land a part in this years Missoula Children’s Theater production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The yearly production is the most community interactive productions that happen and is cast with 64 local children. Those performers […]

                 

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