by Jamie Brockman Oskaloosa Volleyball opened their Little Hawkeye Conference season with a 3-0 sweep at Grinnell winning 25-18, 25-8 and 25-8. Oskaloosa tallied 27 kills led by Faith DeRonde with 12 kills, Jessica Schlesselman had seven, and Mary Nelson three. Jolie Yang dished out 22 assists. The Indians serving was on target with 14 […]
by Jamie Brockman The Oskaloosa Girls Swimming team was in action at Grinnell on Tuesday. Head Coach Makenzie Kauffman said, “After a start to the meet that was not everyone’s best, the girls were able to regroup and refocus and conquered some major milestones.” Sydney Slocum dropped four seconds off her time in the 200 […]
by Jamie Brockman The Oskaloosa Cross Country teams started their seasons at Williamsburg Tuesday. The boys finished third in the 12 team meet with 82 points behind Newton and Williamsburg. The Indians were led by Patrick DeRonde placing sixth with a time of 18:16, and Brayden Van Kampen finished seventh in 18:31. Other Indian finishes […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-IA) announced today that the Oskaloosa Fire Department received a $125,238.09 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as part of their Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The Oskaloosa Fire Department will use these funds to purchase breathing apparatuses. “Our firefighters and first responders stand ready to […]
(OSKALOOSA, Iowa) – William Penn University boasts record new student enrollment for the fall of 2019. The private, liberal arts University in Oskaloosa, Iowa has seen an increase of 9.2% of previous new student enrollment record. The enrollment for new students hits an all-time high of 487. “We are excited to represent 45 states and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Farmers Market continued to offer area shoppers farm-fresh options this week. Sweet Corn has maybe a week or two of availability left. Doug Rodwell has been participating at the farmers market for several years. He says that tomatoes and sweet corn seem to be on the top of everyone’s list […]
PELLA— Assisting on the first goal of the game and then striking for two goals of her own, senior Mikaela Erickson (midfielder, Spring Lake, Mich., Western Michigan Christian HS) came up big in a 4-2 Central College men’s soccer victory against University of Northwestern – St. Paul (Minn.) Wednesday night. Erickson had goals in the […]
PELLA—After a lackluster first half, the Central College men’s soccer team woke up the offensive attack for a 2-1 victory against the University of Northwestern – St. Paul (Minn.) Wednesday afternoon. The Dutch (3-0-0) were sluggish in the first half, only mustering nine shot attempts and yielding eight shot attempts against the Eagles (0-0-2). “Clearly, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met on Tuesday, September 3rd, at 6:00 pm due to the Labor Day weekend. The first item on the agenda was to swear in Oskaloosa’s newest police officer Jennifer “Jenna” Arriesgado. Arriesgado, who was born and raised in Ottumwa, enlisted in the United States Navy right after high […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, September 3rd. The day of the meeting had been changed due to the Labor Day weekend. The Board approved the August 19th, 2019 minutes, as well as the August bills. Dane Jones was hired as a full-time jailer for the Mahaska County […]
