Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team could not overcome a slow start as it fell 72-55 to Missouri Valley in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Saturday. WPU (3-20, 2-17 Heart), which was outshot 43.0%-34.1% and fell short in rebounding at 42-25, trailed 25-9 after the opening stanza and failed to make up the difference. […]
Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn men’s wrestling team competed with a sizeable grouping Saturday as it traveled south for the Missouri Valley Open. Nine different individuals collected victories, including 125-pounder Jeffery Myers (So., Yelm, Wash., Secondary Education) and 141-pounder Carson Jensen (Jr., Idaho Falls, Idaho, Exercise Science), who both claimed one fall and one technical fall. […]
Oskaloosa Main Street Celebrates a Successful 2023 Lighted Christmas Parade The 2023 Lighted Christmas Parade held in downtown Oskaloosa was a huge success. “The festive spirit and enthusiasm from the community made this year’s celebration truly special. The Dancing Lights, Oskaloosa City Band, and vibrant decorations created a magical atmosphere that brought people together in […]
Preregister before February 13 for spring commercial pesticide applicator Continuing Instruction Course Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Mahaska County will host a Seed Treatment Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators Tuesday, February 20, 2024. The program, provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP), is available at office […]
PELLA-For the second week in a row, Central College center Joshua Van Gorp (senior, Pella) was named the American Rivers men’s basketball player of the week. Van Gorp continued his scoring rampage, scoring 21 with 10 rebounds in a 104-89 home-court victory over Buena Vista University Wednesday and 28 points with 13 boards in knocking […]
BROOKLYN – North Mahaska was firing on all cylinders Friday as they wrapped up the South Iowa Cedar League contests with a 79-53 victory at BGM. The Warhawks drained a dozen 3-pointers and took advantage of 26 BGM turnovers to secure the win. Four Warhawks finished in double figures and another had nine. NM doubled […]
The Indian Hills JazzFest, a tradition that has been taking place for 31 years, will be held in Warrior Junction in the Advanced Technology Center on the Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa campus on Friday and Saturday, February 23- 24, 2024. The weekend of jazz will feature a high school jazz band competition on Friday […]
Thomas Michael Lawrance June 14, 1963 – February 2, 2024 Pella, Iowa | Age 60 Thomas Lawrance, 60, of Pella, passed away Friday, February 2, 2024, at the Pella Comfort House. Thomas Michael Lawrance, son of Donald Jack and Miriam Louise (Roberts) Lawrance, was born on June 14, 1963, in Sigourney, Iowa. He graduated from […]
by Rep. Helena Hayes 636. That is number of followers I have on my Helena for House facebook page, 636. By no means an impressive number but compared to how many posts that “reach” followers, it is a huge number! I can post a do-nothing, feel-good smiling photo and get almost 500 reaches but anything […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey It was an exciting week at the statehouse with several great pieces of legislation being passed through subcommittees and committees! On Tuesday, I loved seeing two FFA groups from our district visit us at the Capitol! It was so incredible talking to the students who are actively pursuing leadership responsibilities through […]
