by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–William Penn Athletics Director Nik Rule is proud to announce the hiring of Bailey Rimes as Head Women’s Golf Coach. Rimes graduated in May from WPU with a degree in Business Management. She began her Statesmen career as a player and soon transitioned into the role of student assistant coach for over […]
Aleeya Cheney finished off her Senior year by being named to the 2A Central All-District 1st Team. It is Cheney’s 4th time being named to the All-District team. Aleeya leaves the program with 54 goals and 23 assists becoming the All-Time leading scorer for the program. Cheney is also named to Second Team All-State for […]
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 2.4 percent in May. The state’s jobless rate was 2.6 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate held steady at 3.6 percent in May. “I have run out of superlatives to describe our consistently low unemployment rate, but we continue to surpass all […]
by Jamie Brockman The Oskaloosa softball team picked up another win Thursday night beating DC-G 2-1. The win marks their fourth in a row and six of their last seven. Oskaloosa scored a run in the first inning with two outs when Ava Vandewall reached base on a DC-G error and was then driven in […]
by Jamie Brockman The Oskaloosa baseball team used strong pitching and timely hitting to pick up a big conference win at home Thursday night against Dallas Center-Grimes 5-1. Oskaloosa has now won nine of their last eleven games and improved to 13-5 overall and 9-4 in the LHC and pulled within a half-game of DC-G […]
PELLA — The spring sports American Rivers Conference all-academic team was announced Thursday and 37 Central College student-athletes were honored for their academic and athletic excellence. Central’s baseball team led the way with 12 honorees. Both the men’s and women’s track and field teams had seven selections while the softball and men’s tennis programs had […]
The Mahaska County YMCA After School Program has achieved a level 4 Iowa Quality Rating System (QRS) rating from the Iowa Department of Human Services. This level 4 rating is based on a five level scale of quality measures. Previously the facility had not had a rating score. This is their first ever score on […]
Did you know that you can get a free ride to 15 different locations here in Oskaloosa on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday? We’re talking about the Oskaloosa Rides. This is a vital system ran by the town to help everyone get around this Summer. Get out of the heat or the rain and get where […]
Vera Minenga June 16, 1933 – June 20, 2019 Dallas Center (Oskaloosa), Iowa | Age 86 Vera Minenga, 86, of Dallas Center and formerly of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, June 20, 2019, at her home in Dallas Center, Iowa. She was born Friday, June 16, 1933, in Barnes City, Iowa, the daughter of Rex and Mary […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The official grand opening of the Mahaska County Environmental Learning Center was just two weeks ago, but it caught the attention of Congressman Dave Loebsack. The new facility replaces Russell Wildlife as the main facility for the department. Russell Wildlife was built back in 1986, and at the time was state of […]
