by Coach Todd Miller The Oskaloosa Indian swim team traveled to Williamsburg for its last swim meet before the Christmas break. They came away scoring 338 points and put another win on the board for them as they competed against Williamsburg and Vinton-Shellsburg. In the 200 Medley Relay the A team, (Owen Gordon, Jack Dawson, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The back office at the Oskaloosa Police Department was packed with presents for little girls and boys from the Mahaska County area. Those youngsters were selected with the help of SEIDA, based upon income qualifications. That list of young people, and their needs and wants, were then transferred to paper mittens and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s easy to get trapped into the hurry-up mode of the Christmas holiday, but the Oskaloosa Art Center opened it’s doors for visitors to stop and enjoy the artwork from local artists. Briana Bartlett, Face of Mahaska County board member was happy with the attendance of their first ‘Face Members Show’. Members […]
Janice Jones July 07, 1935 – December 21, 2018 Raymore, Missouri | Age 83 Janice L. Jones, 83, of Raymore, MO, formerly a long-time resident of Belton, MO, passed December 21, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family. Janice was born July 7, 1935 in Poweshiek County, Iowa. She was the youngest daughter of […]
Phyllis Jean Fryer July 21, 1932 – December 22, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 86 Phyllis Fryer, 86, of Oskaloosa, Iowa passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018, at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Phyllis Jean Cameron was born, July 21, 1932, to Kenneth and Mary (Silvers) Cameron. Phyllis attended school in Beacon […]
PELLA — In the final National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division III rankings for 2018, the Central College wrestling team stayed at No. 14. At 133 pounds, senior Cam Timok (Glen Allen, Va., Hermitage HS) is the only Central wrestler to be ranked individually, coming in at No. 5. Timok has won tournament titles at […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mahaska County Sheriff Russ Van Renterghem reports there were no injuries in an accident that had a delivery truck hitting the rear of a grain wagon along Highway 163 on Friday afternoon. Van Renterghem says the delivery truck was traveling southbound along 163 about half a mile north of Exit 57 when […]
Harry F. Luzadder December 19, 1929 – December 21, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 89 Harry Luzadder, 89, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, December 21, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. He was born December 19, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of James and Amanda Schnake Luzadder. Harry attended school in Chicago. In […]
The Pella girls came to Oskaloosa with a lot of momentum and cruised to a 60-15 win. Pella held Osky scoreless the first eight minutes, leading 110 after one quarter. Pella continued their dominance in the second quarter with strong defense and potent offense to build a 34-4 halftime lead. Pella’s pressure defense forced Osky […]
by Jamie Brockman The Oskaloosa suffered their second straight loss at the hands of Pella Friday night 69-61 . Oskaloosa fell behind early 6-0, but then found their groove, holding a 20-10 advantage after the first quarter. Pella answered back in the second quarter,thanks to the long range shooting of Logan Shetterly and Jon Oltman, […]
