Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session on March 18th, 2019. The Council heard from the Oskaloosa Area Chamber and Development Group, who presented the activities the group has been leading and participating in. Ann Smith, Oskaloosa Chamber Executive Director, first addressed what is happening in the area of economic development. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Monday, March 18, 2019. The Supervisors discussed using funds from an account that is split with the sheriff’s office for upgrading security cameras. The account is 60% controlled by the sheriff, while the remaining 40% by the Supervisors for courthouse security […]
OSCEOLA, FLORIDA — The Central College baseball is headed back to Iowa with an 10-1 record after ending the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational with a 10-4, 13-0 sweep over Crown College (Minn.) on Monday night. Winning 10 of the first 11 games on the schedule, the Dutch are off to the best start in program […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–A pair of Statesmen women’s basketball players were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2018-2019 Daktronics-NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athletes Monday. Jenna Santi (Sr., Oak Creek, Wis., Sports Management) earned her second career laurel with a 3.90 Grade Point Average, while Kate Ylitalo (Jr., Maple Plain, […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Nurse Practitioner Kim Rutledge has been named one of the 2019 “100 Great Iowa Nurses.” Rutledge will be honored with other recipients at a special ceremony recognizing National Nurses Week on Sunday, May 5 in Des Moines. Nominees were selected based off their concern for humanity, contribution to the profession, […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–While the Statesmen baseball team is currently having one of its best campaigns in recent history on the diamond, two former players are enjoying great triumphs serving as coaches. Chad Hebert, who played for WPU in 2002, currently coaches at Sam Houston High School in Lake Charles, La. and has the Broncos […]
by Wade Steinlage Joplin, Mo.–The William Penn University Baseball team returned to action after a week layoff with a pair of doubleheaders, Friday against York (Neb.) and Saturday against Lincoln (Ill.). The Statesmen (16-3, 2-0 Heart) captured four W’s to extend their current winning streak to seven games and capped it off with a historical […]
Ellen L. Sears Kentfield February 14, 1930 – March 17, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 89 Ellen Loreen Sears Kentfield, age 89, of Oskaloosa passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019, at the Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa. Ellen Loreen Sears Kentfield, daughter of Oscar Raymond Sears and Nevah Thatcher Sears, was born February 14, 1930, at […]
Betty Louise Karsten May 05, 1924 – March 17, 2019 Oskaloosa (What Cheer), Iowa | Age 94 Betty Karsten, 94, of Oskaloosa and formerly of What Cheer, died Sunday, March 17, 2019 at the Serenity House Hospice in Oskaloosa. Betty Louise Karsten, daughter of Willie Leslie Herrmann and Rozella Irene Herrmann, was born May 5, […]
Paul D. Ward June 15, 1935 – March 17, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 83 Paul Ward, 83, of Oskaloosa passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019, at the Mahaska Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Paul D. Ward, son of M. Reed and Violet Pearl (Wignal) Ward, was born June 15, 1935, at the home of […]
