by Kyle VanMeter The Middle School Wrestling team was at home last night for the last time this season. There were many great moments for the night including when Seth Bishop got a pin in 7 seconds. Some of the highlight wrestlers for the night were: 3-0 or 2-0: Parker Jordan, Reyon Turner, Jhon Vicente […]
Betty Jean Bowns June 29, 1940 – December 14, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 81 Betty Bowns, 81, of Oskaloosa, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at Mahaska Health in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Betty Jean Bowns, daughter of Vernon B. and Elfreda (Nazer) Dawson, was born June 29, 1940, in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. After high school, […]
Donald Lester Bates February 10, 1926 – December 14, 2021 Keswick, Iowa | Age 95 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Donald Bates, 95 of rural Keswick passed away Tuesday morning, December 14, 2021 at Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney. Donald Lester Bates, the son of Cecil and Bessie (Lester) Bates, was […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the November Player of the Month laurels. Senior men’s basketball player Karmari Newman (Detroit, Mich., Digital Communication) earned the Male award, while freshman women’s shotgun sports athlete Raylee Bishop (Ankeny, Iowa, Engineering) claimed the Female honor. The accolade is the first for Newman, […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team fell for the first time this season, but fortunately did not take a big hit in the standings as the NAIA released its third top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (12-1, 4-1 Heart) fell two rungs to #5 with 477 points. It is the 55th-consecutive time the navy and gold have […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced today that it is providing $52.5 billion in funding to all 50 states and the District of Columbia under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The $52.5 billion in apportioned funding for Fiscal Year 2022 represents […]
by Rachel Brown The Oskaloosa Swim Team competed last night in Williamsburg against Williamsburg, Centerville, and Vinton-Shellsburg. The boys did a great job of competing and although many of them did not see times they were wanting, we came away with ideas of what we can do to keep on improving. There are a couple […]
Jerry Mitchell May 30, 1960 – December 12, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 61 Jerry Mitchell, Age 61, of Oskaloosa, passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021, at the MHP Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on May 30, 1960, at the Mahaska Hospital, the son of Larry […]
MONTEZUMA – Montezuma’s girls do not lose very many basketball games. They lose even fewer at home especially when they are ranked. The 10th-ranked Bravettes became North Mahaska’s 6-1 Warhawks came into the South Iowa Cedar League game Tuesday ranked eighth and undefeated in league play and routed the Bravettes on their home court 55-37. […]
MONTEZUMA – For the second year in a row North Mahaska has beaten Montezuma in their first meeting of the season. The Warhawks won a two-point affair to begin the 2020-21 season. Tuesday, the Warhawks rallied to outscore the Braves 20-3 in the fourth quarter to post a 50-34 South Iowa Cedar League win. Neither […]
