Oskaloosa Head Coach Bret Foster said, “The boys had their best round as a team of the year today and finished in 5th place. The placing is disappointing but the score is not. We were only 3 shots out of second place. It’s just a tough conference and we won the dual portion of the […]
PELLA—Central College is the only Iowa Conference team left in the NFCA Division III Top 25 softball poll. The Dutch (27-9) slipped a notch from last week. They split a league twinbill with then-No. 12 Luther College Tuesday at Decorah, falling 3-1 before rebounding 2-1. However, the Norse (32-8) dropped out of the rankings, after […]
May 2018 Abraham Henry Nunnikhoven Feb. 14, 1926 – Feb. 19, 2018 United States Army Technician 5th Grade The flag flying over the bandstand during May is in honor of Abraham Henry Nunnikhoven. Abe was inducted into the Army, April 12, 1945, at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. He departed for the Pacific Theater October 15, 1945. […]
William Harold Farrar Jr. March 12, 1950 – May 2, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 68 Bill Farrar Jr., 68, of Oskaloosa, passed away May 2, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. William Harold Farrar Jr., son of William and Elizabeth (Moore) Farrar, was born March 12, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri. When […]
The Oskaloosa Community School District Board of Education voted to offer a 3-year contract to Paula Wright who has served the last 11 years as Superintendent of Schools at Chariton. She also serves as the District’s Curriculum Director and Special Ed Director. Wright has accepted that offer and will be the new Superintendent effective July […]
by Wade Steinlage Galena, Ill.–The year was 1974. Richard Nixon gave up his presidency, Foreman and Ali battled in the Rumble in the Jungle, Stephen King published his first novel ‘Carrie’, the Sears Tower became the World’s tallest building, AND the William Penn men’s golf team won its second conference title. 44 years later on […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Steve Kaisand, 8th grade girls track and field coach said his team was “able to win their home meet on Tuesday night with windy conditions. Coach Kem and Coach Kaisand are extremely proud of how the girls competed. They were able to set 3 season best relay times and many personal bests. […]
Head Coach Mike Sterner said, “Tonight the Indians traveled to Indianola to battle for some conference title events. While our only conference title was the last event of the night, the 4×400 of Carter Huyser, Talon Munger, Shane Hoven, and Brayden VanKampen brought home the gold. We also had 10 new PR bests and 1 […]
Guts would be my word for the night for this team. With only 17 girls competing, some girls tripled, and one even quadrupled in running events, helping the team score as many points as possible. Top finishers were: Ava VandeWall in the high jump with a 2nd place finish, and two 3rd place finishes for […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Grinnell Tigers got by the Oskaloosa Indians in Girls Tennis by a score of 5 to 6. Oskaloosa Head Coach Bryan Kime said fought the windy conditions. “We continue to come out very sluggish in singles play. We had our chances but let it slip away. The girls season record is […]
