Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team returned to action for the first time in a week, since their program debut, to take on Graceland in Heart of America Athletic Conference action. WPU (0-2, 0-2 Heart), dropped the match in four sets by scores of 16-25, 25-17, 12-25, 18-25. The squad was outhit by the Yellowjackets (3-2, […]
Des Moines—The Statesmen throwers and jumpers were in action on Tuesday as they competed in the Grand View Field Meet. Sage Ehresman (Sr., Sully, Iowa, Exercise Science) highlighted the men as he won the shot put (50-0.75). Mofiyinfoluwa Alade (Jr., Hoffman Estates, Ill.) was also a bright spot for the men as he tied for […]
OTTUMWA – State Rep. Bobby Kaufmann announced his endorsement for Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ bid for Iowa’s open 2nd Congressional District seat, which is expected to be one of the most competitive races in the country. “We have a rare opportunity to flip this open seat and retake the majority in the US House. We need a […]
The Lighted Christmas Parade Committee met following a successful 2019 parade and set the theme for the 2020 Main Street Oskaloosa Lighted Christmas Parade to be held on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 6 pm. The theme will be “Twinkling 20s”. Decorating ideas would include anything with a sparkle: twinkly lights, stars (movie and celestial), […]
Emma Kelderman (2019 graduate of Oskaloosa) has been named to the IATC (Iowa Association of Track Coaches) Elite All-State Track and Field Team. Emma finished second in the Class 3A 400 m Hurdles in the 2019 season. She is joined on this team by: Caroline Schaeckenbach of Iowa City- City High, Mikayla Turek of Unity […]
Several band students from EBF auditioned for the Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association Honor Band on Saturday Jan 25th. Everyone that tried out did a very good job. Sarah Carman was selected by the judges to be included in this year’s SEIBA Junior High Honor Band. The Concert will be on Wednesday February 5th at Iowa […]
January 20, 2020, marked a historic day for those individuals and organizations involved in promoting continued growth and enhanced quality of life in Mahaska County. That was the date of the first Board meeting of two groups that merged January 1 so that resources could be managed more effectively. This new entity chose Mahaska Chamber […]
PELLA— Setting a new career-best indoor high jump of six feet, nine inches propelled Central College men’s track and field sophomore Drake Lewis (sophomore, Lathrop) to the American Rivers Conference field events performer of the week. Lewis was second at the Prairie Wolf Invitational over the weekend, finishing behind Montrez Jackson’s (University of Nebraska-Kearney) winning […]
Environmental Learning Center Saturday, February 1, 2020 9:00 am – Noon Come out to the Environmental Learning Center this Saturday, February 1st to pick up FREE cracked corn for bird feeding. From 9:00 am – Noon, the Mahaska County Conservation Board and Friends of Mahaska County Conservation will be on hand to help you get […]
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate presented a National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Medallion Award to Ambassador Kenneth Quinn during a ceremony at the State Capitol on Monday. The award recognizes Quinn’s many years of service to Iowa and the nation, both as a U.S. State Department official and as […]
