
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team outscored Peru State by 24 points in the second period alone as it rolled to a 78-40 Heart of America Athletic Conference win Saturday. Already leading by seven after 10 minutes of action, the 20th-ranked Statesmen (9-1, 6-1 Heart) piled it on the Bobcats (1-9, 0-6 […]
Dec 9 2018 | Posted in
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Guaranteed 8th place Match #1 Round 1 Dubuque Hempstead defeated Oskaloosa 58-12 106 – Joseph Horch (Dubuque Hempstead) over Ryllie Siroky (Oskaloosa) Fall 2:00 113 – Adler Kramer (Dubuque Hempstead) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 120 – Gable Brooks (Dubuque Hempstead) over Blade VanderBeek (Oskaloosa) Dec 10-4 126 – Salvador Gonzalez (Oskaloosa) over Colton Kinsella (Dubuque […]

by Coach Tony Witt Oskaloosa picked up wins for both the boys and girls bowling teams today against Knoxville. Boys improve to 8-3 and the girls get to 5-6 on the season. Kale Hoover took two scores today with 234 and 217 games for high series of 451. Jared Smith had the second high game […]

PLATTEVILLE, WIS.—A tenacious closing effort couldn’t overcome a late first-half dry spell as the Central College men’s basketball team was outmuscled by traditional NCAA Division III men’s basketball contender Wis.-Platteville 94-77 Saturday. A 5-minute Dutch drought let Wis.-Platteville (5-2) break it open with a 16-0 run. The teams combined to hit the game’s first seven […]
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CLAYTON, MO.—Central College put five players in double figures and snapped a seven-game women’s basketball losing skid with a 75-70 victory at Fontbonne University (Mo.) Saturday. Guard Kristin Hubert (senior, Hornick, Woodbury Central HS) dropped in 17 points while center Kendall Brown (junior, Moravia) added 14, guard Maci Gambell (freshman, Hedrick, Pekin HS) had 13, […]
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Norma Jean McKee July 03, 1920 – December 08, 2018 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 98 Norma Jean McKee, 98 of Montezuma passed away peacefully Saturday evening, December 8, 2018 at the Montezuma Specialty Care. Norma Jean McKee was born on July 3, 1920 in rural Newton, Iowa to Bill and Bess (Banks) Shadley. Norma Jean […]
Dec 9 2018 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Indians are ranked #1 in Class 3A in the State of Iowa. With that comes a target on your back where every team brings their A game to you. The Indians are used to this after wearing that target most of last year as well. Dallas Center-Grimes came to Oskaloosa […]

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Indians Girls Varsity Basketball Team continues to show improvement as they search for that spark to ignite the team. The Indians are 0-6 at this point in the season. The wins and losses don’t matter as much to the team as the effort to rebuild a program that has struggled […]

MAHASKA COUNTY — The Mahaska Health Foundation recently purchased reflective safety jackets to increase visibility and reduce the risk of injury for paramedics. According to Foundation Director Cathy Stahl, paramedics can put themselves in harm’s way when providing care for ill and injured patients, especially on roadways when responding to car accidents but also in […]
Dec 8 2018 | Posted in
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Donald Wonderlich December 13, 1949 – December 7, 2018 Ollie, Iowa | Age 68 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Donald Wonderlich, 68, of Ollie, died on Friday, December 7, 2018, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born December 13, 1949, in Fairfield, Iowa, the son of Keith and Betty […]
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