by Wade Steinlage Oklahoma City, Okla.–The Statesmen women’s golf team wrapped up a tremendous campaign with one more strong round as it concluded play at the NAIA National Championships Friday. William Penn carded a 304 to finish 14th with an overall score of 1,229 (315-309-301-304) at the par-72 Lincoln Park Golf Club (West Course). British […]
by Coach Betsy Luck It was an exciting state meet for the Oskaloosa girls team. The team started off on Thursday in the field events with Faith DeRonde and Sophia Dykstra competing in the discus. Faith wrapped up her freshmen season finishing 5th in class 3A with a throw of 119-9. Sophia finished 11th in […]
by Coach Mike Sterner What a weekend by our men! Here is the daily rundown of their accomplishments at the state meet. Thursday: Discus- Casey Hill started our state meet throwing 144′ 11″ to put him #14 in all of class 3A. 400- Carter Huyser came from the second heat to earn Class 3A 4th […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The graduating class of 2019 has left the halls of Oskaloosa High School for the final time as students and will return as alumni in the future. As they walked out of the gymnasium on Sunday afternoon, one thing is for certain, they have set the bar high for all of the […]
The Mahaska County Extension office will be hosting Amy Brainard, County Youth Coordinator at “What’s Up Wednesdays – Lunch and Learn” Wednesday May 29; 11:45 am – 1:15 pm. At What’s Up Wednesday, ISUEO specialists and county staff will be available for informal conversations each Wednesday March – May. Bring your own lunch, have your […]
May 20 – June 2, 2019 Memorial Day and the traditional beginning of summer are quickly approaching. Unfortunately, with the increase in summer traffic we will also see a rise in traffic crashes and fatalities. Last year there were four traffic fatalities on Iowa roadways over the Memorial Day weekend; four deaths that may have […]
Mahaska County, Iowa – Spring has turned cooler and wet, with rains overwhelming drainage systems along driveways, side streets, gravel roads and highways. On Saturday evening, the sky opened up, and officially, according to the National Weather Service in Des Moines, Oskaloosa got 2 inches of rain. Social media photos showed rain gauges filled with […]
Seaman First Class Wesley Jordan May 6, 1918 – December 7, 1941 Barnes City, Iowa | Age 23 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Wesley Vernie Jordan, the son of William Ferris Jordan and Ola (Brader) Jordan, was born on May 6, 1918. Seaman First Class (S1c) Wesley Jordan enlisted in the U.S. […]
Virginia Frances Striegel November 13, 1921 – May 16, 2019 What Cheer, Iowa | Age 97 Virginia Frances Striegel, 97, of What Cheer passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney, Iowa. Virginia Francine Striegel was born November 13, 1921 in Keota, Iowa, the daughter of Peter and Sophia […]
The Knoxville Raceway Hall of Fame Class of 2019 inductees have been announced by our Hall of Fame Committee! Those being inducted at our ceremonies to be held on June 22 will be Perry Bell, Doug Brown, Jake Peters and Gary “Wally” Price. This year marks the 41st class of inductees. The Knoxville Raceway Hall […]
