Inez Kirk December 16, 1931 – September 14, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 89 Inez Kirk, 89, of Oskaloosa, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Inez Letha Kirk, daughter of Albert and Mabel (Steenhoek) DeJong, was born December 26, 1931, at the home of her parents […]
George Hoke Jr. March 17, 1945 – September 14, 2021 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 76 George T. Hoke Jr., 76, of New Sharon, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. George Thomas Hoke was born March 17, 1945, in Davenport, Iowa, to George and Reva (Davis) Hoke Sr. […]
Oskaloosa–A pair of Statesmen were recognized for big games last weekend as the Heart of America Athletic Conference Football Player of the Week awards were announced Monday. Ben Sherman (Grad., Troy, Pa., Master’s of Sports Management) won the Offensive accolade for the second time in his career, while Ethan Olivas (Fr., Eddyville, Iowa) is the […]
Cedar Falls–The Statesmen shotgun sports team opened up its second campaign with a star-studded performance at the Iowa College Shotgun Shooting Conference event hosted by Wartburg Saturday. WPU was first out of five teams by hitting 1,433 of its 1,500 targets (95.5%), taking the crown by 28 shots. The squad walked off with event titles […]
PELLA—The Central College volleyball team evened its season record at 4-4 by beating Grinnell College 25-22, 21-25, 25-16, 15-25, 15-8 Tuesday night. “I have so much respect for Grinnell’s team,” coach Jeanne Czipri said. “They play smart volleyball and we’re grateful for the opportunity to be challenged by a great team.” Serving played a key […]
The Oskaloosa Indian cross country team was in action today as they hosted their own invitational on a beautiful night! The varsity boys finished 4th while the varsity girls finished 7th. “Our focus tonight was just to compete really hard on our tough course. You can’t get caught up on just running fast times every […]
I do not have enough or the right words to describe the resilience our swimmers have shown over the last 24 hours as well as the last few weeks. Over the last 24 hours they competed in two extremely competitive line-ups in pools with teams three and four times their size. They have thrown everything […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On the east side of the Oskaloosa Square flew a flag that once witnessed tragedy on a national scale. That US flag flew from a Musco light truck as first responders and others worked to recover the remains of their fallen from Ground Zero. The flag shows the soot, holes, and stress […]
Livingston, LA – The best of humanity was on display in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, in the wake of Hurricane Ida. Anna Cockerham was taking refuge in a shelter in the town of Livingston after Ida pushed a power pole into her rental home. Lightning then struck the wires, which then started a fire. Cockerham then […]
Janet L. Robbins January 16, 1947 – September 13, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 74 Janet Robbins, 74, of Oskaloosa, passed away Monday, September 13, 2021, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. Janet Linda Robbins, daughter of Richard Carl and Ruth Janet (Staman) Robbins, was born January 16, 1947, in LaJunta, Colorado. The family […]
