Oskaloosa, Iowa – The center court of Penn Central Mall was filled with laughter, and kids of all ages enjoyed the inflatables and lazer tag from Lazer Alley, games from Mahaska Drug, and Tom Terrific making ballons. Central United Methodist Church in Oskaloosa was facilitating the Sunday afternoon of fun. Paster Bruce Wittern said that […]
by Jamie Brockman Oskaloosa went 1-2 in a wrestling quad Monday night, beating Moravia but falling to Centerville and Wayne. The Indians had to shuffle their lineup as they were without the services of Junior Heavyweight Keegan Mitts-Butler, who suffered a neck injury in his championship match at the Little Hawkeye Conference Tournament on Saturday. […]
Linda Darlene Polson June 13, 1950 – January 27, 2019 What Cheer, Iowa | Age 68 Linda Polson, 68, of What Cheer, died Sunday, January 27, 2019 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney. Linda Darlene Polson was born in Centerville, Iowa on June 13, 1950, the daughter of Robert and Sarah Milford White. […]
Becky Conger January 6, 1975 – January 27, 2019 Ollie, Iowa | Age 44 Becky Lynn Conger, age 44 of Ollie, passed away January 27, 2019 at her home near Ollie, Iowa. She was born on January 6, 1975, the daughter of David and Bonnie (Carter) Walker. Becky was united in marriage to Sam Conger […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The joke on social media this past week is that someone has either made Elsa angry or she has moved to Oskaloosa, because winter has been on full blast for the past few weeks. Those not familiar with ‘Elsa’, she is a character from the Disney movie ‘Frozen’. On Tuesday morning, the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Things in Iowa have been slow the past couple of weeks. People are moving slower through the snow, and cars are starting a little slower in the mornings. Inside of Smokey Row on Saturday morning, people braved the arctic weather to listen to Mahaska County’s three legislative representatives speak about the young […]
by Jamie Brockman Oskaloosa finished seventh in the Little Hawkeye Conference Wrestling Tournament. Norwalk walked away team champions with 235.5 team points, Indianola was second with 198, Newton 175, Grinnell 168, D-C-G 148, Pella 124, Oskaloosa 87 The Indians placed two wrestlers in the finals, both coming away with runner up finishes by Cody Gunn […]
by Jamie Brockman The Oskaloosa Boys traveled to Quincy, Illinois Saturday to play in the Quincy High School Shootout. The Invite shootout has a long history and features some of the best high school basketball talent from around the country, including Nevada, North Carolina, Chicago, Kansas City, Arizona, and Illinois. Osky faced the three-time, back […]
by Wade Steinlage Grinnell–The William Penn men’s track and field program recorded six golds Saturday en route to an overall team crown at the Grinnell Invitational. The Statesmen were first out of seven teams with 156 points, while host Grinnell was a distant runner-up with 119 points. Chris Leiba (Jr., Olympia, Wash., Business Management) was […]
by Wade Steinlage Grinnell–The William Penn women’s track and field team enjoyed a record-breaking day Saturday as it competed at the Grinnell Invitational. WPU finished fourth out of seven teams with 99 points, while Graceland won the team crown with 188 points. The Statesmen were paced by both a pair of record-breaking finishes as well […]
