(Knoxville, Iowa) — The City of Knoxville has joined other cities across the country by recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). The official proclamation signing was held on Friday, April 12 at Knoxville City Hall. The signing gives steam to a month-long initiative, launched by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) in […]
Patricia Gail Craver December 28, 1940 – April 19, 2019 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 78 Patti Craver, 78 of Montezuma passed away Friday morning, April 19, 2019 at her home near Montezuma. Patricia Gail Jordan Craver, the daughter of Clarence and Gladys (Masters) Jordan, was born on December 28, 1940 in Montezuma, Iowa. Patti was […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mahaska County Emergency Management has received another tool to ensure the safety of Mahaska County residents. At the most recent Emergency Management Commission meeting, EMA Director Jamey Robinson reported that his office had received several “bleed kits,” which he said can be utilized in a mass casualty/mass bleed event. Each kit is […]
by Coach Mike Sterner The boys’ track and field team was back in action Thursday at the Newton last chance meet. It was the last qualifying night for next week’s Drake Relays. The weather and injuries slowed our times, but not our spirit. Carter Huyser and Casey Hill claimed champion spots, winning the 400 and […]
by Coach Betsy Luck The girls team traveled to Newton on Thursday night. There were 14 teams in this “last chance meet” to qualify for the Drake Relays and the girls came home with a 5th place finish. Individual champions included: Sophia Dykstra in the disc who threw at Drake Relays Blue Standard distance of […]
by Wade Steinlage Blue Springs, Mo.–Paced by two top-five finishers, the William Penn men’s golf team finished in the middle of the pack at the Ottawa Invitational Wednesday and Thursday. The Statesmen placed third out of five teams with a two-round score of 624 (318-306) at the par-72 Adams Pointe Golf Course. Host Ottawa won […]
by Coach Bret Foster It was a windy/chilly meet at Grinnell and Oskaloosa finished 2nd tonight. As a team, we finished with a respectable 167 considering the conditions. Austin Hafner came back after a tough start to shoot a 38 (+3) and was the meet runner-up. Lucas Bunnell fired a 42, Hogan Rockhold 43, Carter […]
by Coach Bryan Kime The Varsity girls tennis team was in action Thursday night in Pella. With some changes to the line up the girls were looking good against a tough team. The girls fought hard tonight and had a lot of good shots but fell short 1-10. With the loss our season record moves […]
Junior Van Gorp December 11, 1933 – April 18, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 85 Marion “Jr” Van Gorp, Jr., 85, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, April 18, 2019, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. He was born December 11, 1933, in Pella, Iowa, the son of Marion C. and Janet W. Van […]
by Rep. Dustin Hite We passed more budget bills through the House this week, and we are on track to wrap up session shortly. Before we are done, I wanted to turn my newsletter over to my clerk, John Hirl, and let him share with you what his experience has been like clerking for the […]
