Oskaloosa, Iowa – There is a new TV show on ABC about a small-town guy that is pursuing a lifelong dream of becoming a police officer, and is the force’s oldest rookie. In that show, ‘The Rookie’ is a middle-aged man, who is doing his best to keep up with the younger officers but also […]
by Jamie Brockman Listen to the broadcast – HERE The Oskaloosa wrestlers returned from the holiday break Thursday night hosting Newton, but it was the Cardinals who left with a 45-31 dual meet win. Newton jumped out to a 15-0 lead winning the first three matches and took eight of the 14 matches overall, including […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–A trio of Statesmen grapplers are rated within the league as the third NAIA wrestling polls were released last week. 125-pounder Nadhelo Charles-Pierre (So., Miramar, Fla., Sports Management) is fifth in the Heart of America Athletic Conference rating, while Austinn Goin (Sr., Belton, Mo., Exercise Science) and Sheldon Rodriguez (Jr., Tampa, Fla., […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team won all four its contests since the last rating, but that was not enough to sway the pollsters as the NAIA released its second Division I rating Wednesday. The Statesmen (12-1, 7-1 Heart), who claimed a lopsided road win over a top-25 team during this most-recent […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team is receiving a share of the top billing as the NAIA released its second Division I rating Wednesday. The Statesmen (13-1, 5-1 Heart) advanced two rungs from last poll to #2 with 205 points and two first-place votes. The crew is just three points behind #1 […]
PELLA—Showing the effects of a two-week layoff, the Central College men’s basketball team surrendered 58 second-half points and was outscored by the University of Dubuque 93-74 Wednesday night. The Dutch (4-8 overall, 1-2 American Rivers Conference) also couldn’t capitalize on their offensive opportunities, getting outshot from the field 48.5 percent to 37.1. The already undersized […]
PELLA—Forward Kendall Brown (junior, Moravia) pumped in 14 of her game-high 24 points in the first quarter and pushed the Central College women’s basketball team to its first American Rivers Conference victory, 72-66 over the University of Dubuque Wednesday. Brown had her fifth career double-double and second of the season, pulling down 10 rebounds and […]
I would like to say thanks from the Oskaloosa Area Association of Churches (OAAC), 2018 Tour of Homes. The Tour of Homes was held on Dec. 1 and Dec. 2, 2018. Oskaloosa Area Association of Churches was able to donate over $1000 to the Mahaska Homelessness Coalition from this event!! Special thanks to the 4 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Wednesday the Mahaska County Supervisors opened a public hearing to move forward on the bonding process for a communications system not to exceed 5.5 million dollars. There was no public at the meeting or in writing that were submitted, and the public hearing was closed. The measure to bond for the […]
by Jamie Brockman The Oskaloosa girls entered the holiday break winning two of their last three games and look to pick up more wins in 2019. Currently, Grinnell leads the LHC at 5-0, while DCG and Pella are each 4-1. Indianola and Pella Christian both sit at 2-3 while Oskaloosa, Norwalk, and Newton are all […]
