The Oskaloosa Indian Football Team ended the year at 8-2, with its first 3-time showing in the State Playoffs, but the Oskaloosa Indian Booster Club was the one that cashed in on Wednesday Night. During the season, Bank Iowa and Wyndell Campbell State Farm made commitments for every Touchdown and First Down made at the […]
Oskaloosa Main Street will be kicking off their annual holiday events soon! On Thursday, November 29th, Main Street’s 31st Annual Lighted Christmas Parade and Festival will begin in downtown Oskaloosa. The fun begins in Penn Central Mall with the Holiday Market and Festival of Trees Silent Auction from Noon–10 PM. (Select Holiday Market vendors will […]
by David Decker Rok Kostric will likely never get his own set of Mexican beer commercials, but few can disagree that he could make a run for being the Most Interesting Man at William Penn University. First off, the sophomore men’s bowler from Koper, Slovenia is not even competing collegiately in his best sport. Handball […]
The Oskaloosa Area Association of Churches Announces Tour of Homes 2018 Dates are: Dec 1, 2018 1:00-6:00pm Dec 2, 2018 1:00-5:00pm Tickets are $10 and early sales are at Mahaska Drug, Book Vault, and Chamber Office. Tickets are $10 each and the profits will benefit the Mahaska County Homelessness Coalition. The host church is First […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – For soldiers and veterans, the holidays can be an especially tough time of the year. Many are stationed around the world, unable to be a part of the holiday festivities at home. Julie Wells with the Clarence C. Cook Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2237 said the plan was to send the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Salvation Army held it’s annual kick-off party at the South Central Iowa Center For Independent Living on Thursday afternoon. Those in attendance learned more about what the Salvation Army does locally, and how much the group hopes to raise during the upcoming bell-ringing fundraiser. This year, the organization hopes […]
Homegrown Iowa Boy Wins Title Snider Takes Sunoco Rookie of the Year; Chevrolet Captures Manufacturer Title DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 16, 2018) – Brett Moffitt captured the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’ biggest prize on Friday night, the culmination of a storybook season for the Iowa native and his single-truck race team. Moffitt, 26, completed […]
WAUKESHA, WIS.—Central College made a spirited second-half run but St. Norbert College (Wis.) hung on for a 76-68 men’s basketball decision Friday night. Competing in the Nicholas Investments Tip-Off Classic hosted by Carroll University (Wis.), the young Dutch (0-2) were down 37-26 at the half and 51-39 in the second half. But a 13-4 burst […]
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 2.4 percent in October. The state’s jobless rate was 2.9 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent in October. “Due to increases in our manufacturing and construction sectors, Iowa has not seen an unemployment rate this low since March, […]
Geraldine “Gerry” Ross November 08, 1924 – November 16, 2018 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 94 Geraldine “Gerry” Ross, 94 of Montezuma passed away Friday morning, November 16, 2018 at the Montezuma Specialty Care. Vera Geraldine Ross of Montezuma, Iowa was born on November 8, 1924, the daughter of Leonard and Mattie Stout of rural Mahaska […]
