The Oskaloosa girls’ track and field team showcased strong performances at the highly competitive District meet held in Solon, earning four automatic qualifiers for the upcoming State Track and Field meet at Drake Stadium. The team, under the guidance of Coach Betsy Luck, also set personal records and season bests across various events. Ryleigh Wilken […]
LYNNVILLE – Under sunlit skies seven teams including North Mahaska traversed the par-72 golf course at Diamond Trail in Lynnville in the Class 1A boy’s sectional on Wednesday. North Mahaska placed fifth in the meet with a 351. Hillcrest Academy and BGM advanced as teams. Hillcrest scored a 313 while BGM carded a 315. Roman […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa: It was Kraig Ford Hall of Fame voting night at the Southern Iowa Speedway on Wednesday night and the Southern Iowa Fairboard spiced things up by adding an additional $7,500 to the prize money money to the drivers with all funds coming from the outstanding community support the Southern Iowa Speedway receives through […]
Oskaloosa–Men’s track and field athlete Showalter Johnson (Jr., Nassau, Bahamas, New Media) and women’s track and field athlete Alexandra Rose (Jr., Quincy, Ill., Exercise Science) have been named Statesmen of the Week for the week of April 29-May 5, presented by Gardner-Collier Jewelry. Johnson claimed numerous points at last weekend’s Heart of America Athletic Conference […]
Savannah, Ga.–The Statesmen men’s lacrosse team battled, but was unable to advance out of the opening round of the NAIA National Invitational as it fell 16-9 to #4 seed Cumberlands (Ky.) in the quarterfinals Wednesday. In its first-ever trip to the Invitational, fifth-seeded William Penn (16-3) outshot the Patriots (14-4) by a 52-46 margin, but […]
Oskaloosa–Nick George (Sr., Sarina, Ontario, Sociology) closed out his collegiate playing career with an impressive league tourney as he was named to the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament Team Tuesday. George, who helped #8 seed William Penn (24-27) to a 2-2 record at the Championship, hit .438 (7-for-16) with two doubles, three RBIs, and […]
by Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 8, 2024 WASHINGTON — The commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said at a congressional hearing Wednesday the agency is preparing for the possibility the strain of avian influenza affecting dairy cattle could jump to humans, though he cautioned the probability is low. Robert Califf told […]
by Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 8, 2024 When Yi-Yu Wang pictures the future, she hopes for a day when someone can just pop an empty water bottle in their car’s tank when running low on gas in order to deliver the energy it needs to keep driving. A graduate research assistant in the […]
by Jacob Fischler, Iowa Capital Dispatch May 7, 2024 TikTok and its Chinese parent company on Tuesday challenged a recently enacted federal law banning the short-form video platform from the United States if it is not sold to a non-Chinese owner. TikTok Inc., the U.S. company that operates the popular social media service, and ByteDance, […]
Janet Lynn Walraven, 72, of Oskaloosa died unexpectedly at her home in Oskaloosa. She was born July 23, 1951, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas Henry and Ila Halene Thrapp Rees. She graduated from Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1969. Following graduation, she furthered her education studying Healthcare Administration, Nursing, and Art […]
