by Pat Grassley We took our first vote of the 2022 Legislative Session this week in the Iowa House. It was a vote I was very proud to cast because it’ll help support our renewable fuels industry here in Iowa. Good for Farmers. Good for Consumers. Good for Biofuels. Governor Reynolds has been working with […]
This past Monday we played Pella. Pella got off to another hot start and finished the first quarter 20-3. Pella was on a mission this game and continued that energy and intensity for all four quarters. The final score was 34-64 Pella. Nathan Kelderman 8 points Gus Bunnell 5 points Jarrod Parks 4 points Brody […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen wrestling team got back on the mat Thursday, falling 51-0 to #1 Grand View in a Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet. William Penn (6-6, 5-3 Heart) took two matches to the full seven minutes. Cameron Hargrove (Fr., Bolingbrook, Ill., Undecided) dropped an 8-6 decision to Jack Latimer at 149 pounds, while […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Indian boys’ basketball team certainly improved since its first bouts against Newton and Norwalk, but unfortunately could not fully turn the tables in a pair of losses last week. OHS (3-12, 1-9 LHC) fell to Newton 64-58 last Tuesday in Little Hawkeye Conference action, and then dropped a 48-45 decision to […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Oskaloosa girls’ basketball team got the better of Newton once again last week, but on the flip side, came up short to Norwalk for the second time as well. OHS (9-7, 3-7 LHC) defeated Newton 46-35 last Tuesday, but lost 66-39 to Norwalk last Friday. In claiming the season sweep of […]
The boys 7th grade basketball team went on the road Thursday evening to take on the Mustangs of Prairie City Monroe. The Indians came out ready to play and jumped out to an early lead. It was back and forth as the Indians trailed by as much as 6 points but pulled out to a […]
Week 4 Update Hello Friends, The fourth week of session was a busy one, filled with several subcommittee and committee meetings, as well as visits from constituents and the first floor debate of the second half of the 89th General Assembly! I even got to participate in my son Garisin’s senior government class’s field trip […]
Geraldine “Jeri” L. Hopkins March 25, 1945 – February 2, 2022 Dubuque, Iowa | Age 76 Geraldine L. “Jeri” (Taft) Hopkins, age 76, of Dubuque, passed away at 7:45 p.m., on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital. Jeri was born on March 25, 1945, in Hocking Hill, Iowa, daughter of Orvel and […]
Phillip Lawson Watt April 18, 1922 – February 2, 2022 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 99 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Phillip Watt, 99, passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at Unity Point Grinnell Regional Medical Center, Grinnell, Iowa. Phillip Lawson Watt was born on April 18, 1922, to Wayne and […]
Gary M. Moore August 25, 1944 – February 2, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 77 Gary M. Moore, 77, of Oskaloosa died Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born August 25, 1944, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Louis and Francis Padgett Moore. Gary attended school in Oskaloosa. Following school, […]
