(DES MOINES) — Speaker of the House Pat Grassley (R-New Hartford) delivered opening remarks to the Iowa House of Representatives today. The following are his remarks, as prepared for delivery: “Thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. It’s great to be back with all of you today. Although this is the second session of […]
Austin Edwin Osmond September 5, 1944 – January 9, 2022 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 77 Austin Osmond, 77 of New Sharon passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022 at his home in New Sharon. Austin Edwin Osmond, the son of Martin and Dorothy (Eveland) Osmond, was born on September 5, 1944 in New Sharon, Iowa. […]
Donna Mae Hibler November 14, 1936 – January 9, 2022 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 85 Donna Mae Hibler, age 85, of rural New Sharon, passed away on January 9, 2022, at her home. Donna was born on November 14, 1936, in Mahaska County, Iowa, the daughter of Leeman and Retha (Caskey) Alexander. Donna graduated […]
January 8, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – “Where champions are the last ones to leave” is the slogan of the Oskaloosa Indoor Sports Complex, and it’s important enough that volunteers from around the community donate their time and effort to the area youth so they can fulfill those dreams of being a champion. Until recently, the […]
by Nick Coffey This Friday we played Indianola. We got off to another slow start and were down the entire first half. I thought in the first half we had a lot of great looks, we just couldn’t finish plays. Second half we played a lot better and ended up cutting the lead to 2-3 […]
We played Pella this past Monday and right from the start it was all Pella. They started the game 20-0. We didn’t execute well in the first quarter and came out flat. I thought we showed great fight as we tied them in the 2nd and 3rd quarter and cut it to within 14, but […]
Kenneth Ward February 29, 1932 – January 8, 2022 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 89 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Milton Kenneth Ward (Ken) passed away peacefully on January 8, 2022, at the age of 89. Ken was born the son of Marvin Reed Ward and Violet Wignall Ward on February 29, […]
Friday, January 14, 2022 11:00 – 12:30 pm Environmental Learning Center Sign up today! The Mahaska County Conservation Board invites adults of any age to the O.W.L.S. (Older, Wiser, Livelier Souls) lunch and learn program on Friday, January 14th from 11:00 am -12:30pm at the Mahaska County Environmental Learning Center at Caldwell Park. This month’s […]
Oskaloosa–A remarkable defensive effort led the Statesmen women’s basketball team to its first home victory of the season, defeating Missouri Valley 54-44 in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (2-16, 2-5 Heart), which shot just 36.5% overall, was excellent on the other end, limiting the Vikings (9-7, 3-4 Heart) to 30.4% shooting and […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team opened 2022 in Penn Gymnasium with a 129-101 victory over the Missouri Valley Vikings. The Statesmen now own a 6-1 record in the Heart of America Athletic Conference and a 14-1 mark overall. The navy and gold got off to a hot start offensively, coming away with points on […]
