by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Headlined by three home runs, the William Penn softball team sent its eldest Statesmen out in style with a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader sweep of Missouri Valley on Senior Day Sunday. WPU (23-31, 14-20 Heart) won by scores of 10-1 (6 innings) and 5-2. The navy and gold will unfortunately […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It was a taste of summer to come when the Oskaloosa Art Center, along with ‘The Alley’, hosted the first Thankful Thursday of the year. In past years, Thankful Thursday was an opportunity for members of the community to come together, enjoy a social time, listen to some live music, and catch […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Gareth Stefanc is a 16-year-old member of the Boy Scouts of America Troop 71, and he’s on a mission to honor the first responders of Mahaska County. The project will be a monument to the sacrifices and dedication to the public made by those in emergency services. Stefanc is hoping to achieve […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Underneath the famous Rivola marquee, inside of Smokey Row Coffee in downtown Oskaloosa, students got their opportunity to shine. Allison McGuire, vocal instructor with George Daily Auditorium said the studio cabaret celebrating the achievements of those students. “George Daily offers music lessons, voice and piano lessons, throughout the school year, but we’ve […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Inside the west hallway of Penn Central Mall stands a display of information on the history of coal mining in Mahaska County. Margaret Spiegel, Curator at Nelson Pioneer Farm, said that other museums have had good luck with similar pop-up displays around the county, and the Nelson Pioneer Farm wanted to try […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board met in special session on Tuesday, April 23rd, at 6 pm, where they discussed teacher contracts for the upcoming school year. The total cost of the agreement with teachers for the next year is $222,780.00. Oskaloosa School Superintendent said that the agreement came pretty close to the board’s […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa—With a Central Methodist loss and Benedictine getting swept, prior to its final regular season game, William Penn claimed the 2019 Heart of America Athletic Conference regular season crown. It is the 14 conference championship for WPU and its first since 2013 when it was a member of the MCC. However, the […]
by Coach Mike Sterner A select group of our Indians qualified to run in this past weekend’s Drake Relays. Running next to middle school, high school, college, university, and professional athletes is a real once in a lifetime experience, and our Indians made the most of it! On Friday morning Casey Hill competed in the […]
by Coach Betsy Luck The Drake Relays had its ups and down for the Osky girls team. Sophia Dykstra came home with Drake hardware with her 6th place finish in the discus with a toss of 132-3, Faith DeRonde finished 9th with 128-7. (note they were the only Freshman and Sophomores in the finals). Emma […]
PELLA—In the final home games of the year for the Central College baseball team Sunday afternoon, Central swept Iowa Wesleyan University 4-3, 6-0. The Dutch (21-13) needed a seventh-inning rally to beat the Tigers (8-26-1) in the first game of the doubleheader. Trailing 3-2 entering the bottom of the inning, Central scored two runs on […]
