by Jerry Mackey Oskaloosa, Iowa: the Annual Musco Lighting Fall Challenge brought the curtain down on the 2020 Stock Car Racing Season at the Mahaska County Fairgrounds in Oskaloosa this past weekend. The Southern Iowa Speedway hosted over 220 race teams for the two day event sponsored in part by Musco Lighting, Dickey Transport, Middlekoop […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Oskaloosa News. It is with great pleasure that my husband and I endorse Kathryn Kaul-Goodman for Mahaska County Supervisor. Brad and I believe in the vision Kathryn has for Mahaska County and her dedication to unite the […]
by RD Keep NEW SHARON – On paper North Mahaska and Nodaway Valley seemed comparable. It was Nodaway Valley’s passing attack that proved fatal keyed with their defense that ended North Mahaska’s season in. the first round of the Class A playoffs. Nodaway Valley, 3-5, topped the host Warhawks 20-0 Friday. NV quarterback Nathan Russell […]
Doris Irene Heslinga June 10, 2020 – October 17, 2020 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 96 Doris Irene Heslinga, age 96, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, left this earth on Friday, October 16, 2020. She was born June 10, 1924, on the family farm near Indianapolis, Iowa. Doris moved to Oskaloosa to attend high school and graduated in […]
Eric Daniel Boender May 5, 1981 – October 16, 2020 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 39 Eric Daniel Boender, age 39, of Oskaloosa, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2020 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Eric was born on May 5, 1981 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Daniel Boender and […]
Joann Estal February 10, 1943 – October 16, 2020 Oskaloosa, Iowa (Billings, MT)| Age 77 On the wings of angels, our brave and beautiful loving mother and best friend arrived at her heavenly forever home on Friday October 16, 2020, surrounded by loving family and medical caretakers. Breathless and heartbroken, we share her story to […]
Lamoni — A very strong showing by the William Penn University football team, despite a couple of injuries, saw them take down Graceland on the road. Suffocating the Yellowjackets on defense for most of the game, the option game was running on all cylinders as well for the Statesmen, who won 33-6. The Statesmen are […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s soccer team was unable to produce much offense on a blustery day at Drost Field, allowing an early goal as it fell 1-0 to Missouri Valley in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. WPU (2-8, 1-7 Heart) was outshot 20-1, but the only shot that mattered came in the opening minute […]
WAUKEE — For the first time in over 20 years, the Central College women’s tennis team had the top doubles pairing at the American Rivers Conference Individual Championships Saturday afternoon. The 2020 version of the conference individual tournament was a new format as each player was only allowed to play in either the singles bracket […]
An Oskaloosa Police Department Press Release On October 15, 2020, at approximately 8:34 p.m., members of the Oskaloosa Police Department and Mahaska County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to the 1900 block of 17th Ave E in reference to a possible shooting victim. Upon arrival, a juvenile victim was located with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to […]
