NEW SHARON – North Mahaska faced one of the toughest pitchers in the area Tuesday and came up on the short end 14-1. Pleasantville’s Jake DeJoode held North Mahaska to three hits and struck out seven for the victory. “We were facing their No. 1 pitcher and we did not execute at times,” said NM […]
May 24th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Another Oskaloosa Scout member has been working his way towards the organization’s highest honor. Brody Barnhart will be a senior at Oskaloosa High School this coming year, but he’s already impacted the Oskaloosa community with his flag boxes. Barnhart joined the Scouts while in kindergarten as a tiger cub […]
Michael Denning September 27, 1949 – May 23, 2022 Eddyville, Iowa | Age 72 Michael Lee Denning, age 72, of Eddyville, died on Monday, May 23, 2022 at Ridgewood Specialty Care in Ottumwa. He was born on September 27, 1949 to Rex and Pauline “Polly” (Emanuel) Denning. Michael graduated from Eddyville High School, class of […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Nik Rule has announced the retirement of Steve Tucker as Head Men’s Golf Coach effective May 31. Tucker recently finished his 19th overall season at the helm in his third separate stint; he also headed the women’s program for five years in the late 1990s. He guided the Statesmen to […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s golf team’s return to the final event of the season will feature a pairing with two other Midwest programs as the 27th NAIA National Championship will be contested this week. WPU, which enters the Championship ranked 26th in the NAIA, is making its seventh appearance at nationals and first since 2019. […]
by Dave Baker Just what exactly is a community? Depending on interpretation, a community can describe many types of collectives. A church can be a community as can a school, a club, a political party, a lodge, or even an entire town. Essentially, anywhere where people collectively connect or come together is a community. Broadly […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (May 23, 2022) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. “With near-normal conditions across Iowa last week, farmers continued to make strong planting progress while dodging […]
May 22nd, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The COVID pandemic played a major role in the majority of their time at Oskaloosa High School. Still, there was little to remind them of that as they walked across the stage accepting their diplomas on Sunday afternoon. The commencement ceremony was brought to order by Mr. Jeff Kirby, […]
OSKALOOSA, IOWA – May 09, 2022 – Mahaska Chamber & Development and Mahaska County have been honored with a BEST of Iowa Excellence Awards for their efforts in gathering information and data about current business trends in Iowa. Business Expansion and Strategic Trends (BEST) of Iowa is a unique collaboration of local economic development groups […]
by Mike Sterner Four young men competing in five events qualified for the State track meet looking to grow and set new bests against the best in Iowa, and they did just that. Thursday began with Patrick De Ronde in the 3200. His first mile was incredible, and his second showed his grit as Patrick […]
