INDIANOLA—Combining double-figures scoring from four players with a gritty effort in the closing minutes, the Central College men’s basketball team went on the road and snagged its elusive first American Rivers Conference win of the season 75-66 over Simpson College Wednesday. The Dutch outscored Simpson 44-35 in the second half to improve to 4-12 overall […]
Ottumwa, IA – Indian Hills Community College has announced the newest inductees into the Indian Hills Athletics Hall of Fame. The six-member class of 2022 will be officially inducted on the weekend of January 21-22, 2022. This year’s class features some of the most decorated individuals in Indian Hills history spanning five decades. The inductees […]
Mahaska County Environmental Learning Center Friday, February 11, 2022 11:00 am – 12:30 pm The Mahaska County Conservation Board invites adults of any age to the monthly O.W.L.S. (Older, Wiser, Livelier Souls) lunch and learn program on Friday, February 11th from 11:00 am -12:30pm at the Mahaska County Environmental Learning Center at Caldwell Park. This […]
January 19th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in its 2nd regular session on Tuesday evening, after having a work session beforehand to be updated on construction at the new recreation center. After approval of the consent agenda that included items such as snow and ice removal at the Early Childhood Education […]
Mahaska County Master Gardeners held their annual Celebration of their activities in 2021 on January 11, 2022. A wonderful potluck was enjoyed by many members and their spouses/guests. After completing initial training, members perform 40 hours of volunteer service. They officially welcomed one new intern who completed initial training in fall of 2021. Two interns […]
by Mark Scholes On Monday, January 17, 102 school teachers in Oskaloosa Community School District and members of the High School National Honor Society volunteered a portion of their day in order to give something back to the many businesses and organizations in the community that have supported the school district in a number ways […]
by Tony Witt The Osky boys bowling team finally bowled the way that they are capable of bowling and it was nice to see the other kids step up without one of their key teammates in the lineup(Jarrett Czerwinski). They beat a very good Bondurant team convincingly today. Trey VanWyk led the way with a […]
Oskaloosa–Led by perfect evenings from four grapplers, the Statesmen men’s wrestling team picked up a pair of dual-meet victories Tuesday. WPU (6-5, 5-2 Heart) dropped Benedictine 31-13 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action and then held off Graceland 23-21 in a non-conference dual; last week’s Heart dual versus GU was deemed a forfeit for […]
Oskaloosa–Despite a late surge from Baker, the William Penn men’s basketball team came away victorious on Saturday over the Wildcats by a score of 87-81. The Statesmen now own a 16-1 overall record and improve to 8-1 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. The scoring got started almost a minute into the game with […]
Davenport–The William Penn track and field teams knocked off the rust from holiday break by competing in the St. Ambrose Battle in the Hive Saturday. Both teams placed fifth out of eight programs with the men scoring 59.33 points and the women claiming 43 points. Loras swept the team crowns. Ethan Harrington (Jr., Melcher, Iowa, […]
