by Wade Steinlage The Oskaloosa Indian baseball team finished one win shy of reaching its goal of getting back to the Final Site as it closed out a memorable 2018 season last week. Oskaloosa (23-13) claimed its fourth-straight district title Monday with a 10-9 win over Ballard. Unfortunately, the offense was stymied against Bondurant-Farrar in […]
Blanch Kanselaar-White November 22, 1923 – July 18, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 94 Blanch Kanselaar-White, 94, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born November 22, 1923, near Rose Hill, the daughter of August and Clara Siebert Rose. Blanch attended country school in Mahaska County. Early […]
Helen Irene Towns December 17, 1927 – July 17, 2018 Barnes City, Iowa | Age 90 Helen Towns, 90, of Barnes City, Iowa passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Helen Irene Towns, daughter of William Perry and Bessie Irene (Edwards) Chilcote, was born Dec. 17, […]
Kenneth LeRoy Richards January 11, 1946 – July 17, 2018 Albia, Iowa | Age 72 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Kenneth LeRoy Richards, age 72, of Albia, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at his home in Albia. He was born on January 11, 1946 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Kenneth grew up and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors held a conference call with their legal counsel in regards to the lawsuit over the proposed regional airport. The cities of Pella and Oskaloosa filed suit against the County after the Supervisors voted to unilaterally withdraw from the 28E agreement that created the airport board and […]
A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at approximately 7:10 am, the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office received a report that a female had been sexually assaulted and stabbed on the recreational trail within Caldwell Park, located at 2343 Highway 92. The victim/caller identified herself as Jocelyn Lannie Barns of Texas. […]
Ian Barnhart started as a police officer for the Oskaloosa Police Department on July 16, 2018. Ian grew up in Fruitland, Iowa where he attended Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School. While in high school Ian was passionate about sports. He participated in basketball, wrestling, track, and football. He was also a part of the school’s student […]
PELLA—The Central College volleyball team has received the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award, continuing the 18-year streak of earning the national honor. It’s the most consecutive years any Division III college has been recognized. Central has been cited 19 times overall. To receive the AVCA distinction, a team’s combined grade point average […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Nik Rule is excited to announce a number of staff advancements and title changes ahead of the 2018-2019 athletic season. Rule, who just completed his first full year as Athletic Director, has appointed four individuals to step into roles as Assistant Athletic Directors. These members include Jon Haugen, Wade Steinlage, […]
Pie Baking Contest & Pedal Tractor Pull Main Street’s Sweet Corn Serenade typically brings 5,000 people to downtown Oskaloosa for fresh cooked sweet corn. Thursday, July 26 is the date. Pie bakers are needed for the pie-baking contest. The entry fee for the pie baking contest is one pie—simply bring one pie to judge and […]
