by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Eight members of the Statesmen football team earned postseason recognition as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division teams were announced last Friday. Jagger Blubaugh (Jr., Wichita, Kan., Exercise Science) led the navy and gold as a first-team honoree on defense. Dylan Wemer (Jr., Joplin, Mo., Physical Education (K-12)) was a second-team […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Men’s basketball player Malik Edwards (Fr., Drexel Hill, Pa., Business Management) and women’s wrestler Grecia Martinez (Fr., Horizon City, Texas, Industrial Technology) have been named the Statesmen of the Week for the week of November 14-20, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Edwards recorded a pair of 20-point performances last week. The sophomore scored 20 points against Bethel […]
The Osky middle school wrestling team began competition on November 10 in Knoxville. We have a mix of wrestlers that range from never having wrestled before and some wrestlers that have competed for several years. They had been working hard in practice and were anxious to get into competition. As a team we ended the […]
Byron Engelhoven November 14, 1930 – November 21, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 92 Byron Engelhoven, age 92 of Oskaloosa, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022, at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born on November 14, 1930, in Mahaska County the son of Evert and Willena (Plette) Engelhoven. Byron attended country school until […]
November 22, 2022 (Oskaloosa, Iowa) –There is still time to vote for the Main Street Young Ambassador Contestants. Twenty-seven local children ages three through kindergarten are seeking monetary votes to become this year’s Young Ambassadors. This is your last call to vote. Local merchants who are sponsoring the children have banks with the name and […]
by Alex Knoot The girls were back in action this past Thursday night against PCM. The Girls came out a little slow getting down 4 to 10 at the end of the first quarter. But again with some great defensive effort, the girls came firing back and controlled the rest of the game-winning 28 to 14. […]
Cindy Hamling May 18, 1961 – November 20, 2022 Ottumwa, Iowa | Age 61 Cindy Hamling, 61, of Ottumwa died Sunday, November 20, 2022, surrounded by her family at her home in Ottumwa. She was born May 18, 1961, in Oskaloosa, the daughter of Clarence and Gail (Silvers) McKee. Cindy graduated from Oskaloosa High School […]
November 20, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Community members walked from St. Paul Congregational United Church of Christ to the square in downtown Oskaloosa Sunday night. The walk was part of the national observance to honor the memory of the transgender people who lost their lives to acts of violence to transgender individuals. The day of […]
November 20, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The official start to Christmas kicked off in Oskaloosa on Saturday evening when the “Painting with Lights” display was officially switched on. Former teacher and city council member Scotty Moore was the guest of honor who flipped the switch that activated the thousands of lights illuminating downtown Oskaloosa during […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team had a rough night in many ways and was forced into 10 extra minutes of action, but did enough down the stretch to claim a 93-91 double-overtime victory over Columbia in non-conference play Saturday. #13 William Penn (4-1) held Columbia (5-3) to just 36.8% percent from the floor, […]
