Oskaloosa Student Council will be holding their annual Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser on January 26th starting at 5:45 in the small gym. This dinner will last until after half-time of the boy’s basketball game. There is no fee for this event but there is a free will donation. The proceeds will go to help the student […]
High school seniors living in Mahaska County and attending any high school are eligible to apply now for a Chamber Scholarship sponsored by the Mahaska Chamber & Development Group. Information is available from one’s school counselor or the web at https://www.mahaskachamber.org/resources/scholarships/ where you will find a link to the fillable form. Scholarships are sponsored by […]
The Oskaloosa boys and girls were in action at home against Pella Christian on Saturday the 20th and they both came away with the dominating wins over Pella Christian. The Osky Boys bowled a 3074 team series and Pella Christian had a 2134 team series. The Osky Girls bowled there best team series of the […]
The Oskaloosa boy’s wrestling team competed in Iowa City on Saturday in the Bean City Duals. The Indians ended up 1-4 on the day as a team against some really good competition after having a lot of time off. Osky will wrestle again on Tuesday against DCG on Senior Night. Results are below Bean City […]
TRURO – North Mahaska made the most of its tune-up wrestling meet before this week’s Super Regional with a fifth place finish at the Rich Gray Wrestling Invitational at Truro I-35. The four-person team scored two titles, a runnerup and a third. Highway 34 won the meet with 206 points and Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont was second with […]
TRURO – North Mahaska faced solid competition at the Rich Gray Wrestling Invitational at Truro I-35 Saturday. Schools from all three wrestling classes were represented with many past state qualifiers and ranked wrestlers competing. North Mahaska scored 74 points to finish 11th out of 16 schools. North Mahaska recorded four place winners. Wilton easily won […]
MONTEZUMA – North Mahaska junior Asher DeBoef outdueled Montezuma’s Brady Boulton for the game scoring lead pouring in 32 points as the Warhawks defeated Montezuma in Monte Friday, 66-58. Both players were shooting well, but North Mahaska was able to keep the remaining Braves in check to secure the South Iowa Cedar League win and […]
MONTEZUMA – No. 13 in Class 1A, Montezuma, defending their home turf Friday with a 52-40 victory over Class 2A North Mahaska. It was the Bravettes winning the free throw contest to top North Mahaska. There were 39 free throws taken in the foul-fest contest. The Bravettes hit 15-of-22 while North Mahaska sank just 3-of-17. […]
Elizabeth DeJong December 12, 1929 – January 21, 2024 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 94 Elizabeth DeJong, 94, of Oskaloosa, passed away Sunday evening, January 21, 2024, at the Oskaloosa Care Center. Elizabeth Bernice DeJong, daughter of Ben and Dora (Roorda) Groenendyk, was born December 12, 1929, in Oskaloosa. She graduated from Cedar High School in […]
by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch January 21, 2024 WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis withdrew from the Republican race for the presidential nomination on Sunday, less than two days before Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. DeSantis, who came in second in the first-in-the-nation Iowa Caucuses on Jan. 15, released a nearly five-minute video on social […]
