The Oskaloosa Community School Board met on May 13 to address a wide array of topics, including student performance data, property sales, and plans for filling an upcoming board vacancy. The meeting was held amid the final days of the school year, providing board members with a chance to reflect on progress and prepare for […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa — Oskaloosa native and professional wrestler All Steel J Fowler is coming home Saturday, May 17, to compete in one of Central Empire Wrestling’s (CEW) biggest shows of the year: Mall Madness III. The live wrestling event will take place inside Penn Central Mall at 7 p.m., with tickets starting at $20. Fowler, […]
NEWTON, Iowa — Senior golfer Maddux Ashman earned Honorable Mention All-Conference recognition after a strong and consistent performance throughout the Little Hawkeye Conference season. His steady play culminated Monday at Westwood Golf Course in Newton, where he shot a team-best 81, helping lead Oskaloosa to a fourth-place finish. Ashman’s recognition comes after scoring well across […]
OSKALOOSA – Junior Aly Steil shot an 88 and freshman Addison Vander Beek knocked 30 strokes off her previous 18 holes to help North Mahaska to its first ever girl’s golf conference title. The Warhawks shot a 384 to outdistance Sigourney and BGM, which tied for second with a 391. Steil lost a one-hole playoff […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (May 12, 2025) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this […]
PELLA- For a record 33rd time, the Central College softball team heard its name called on the NCAA Division III selection show. The Dutch (26-11) will travel to Oshkosh, Wisconsin and play in a four-team, double-elimination regional which starts Thursday and runs through Saturday. It is one of 16 regional sites that constructed the 64-team […]
Oskaloosa–Britten Beallis (Jr., Naperville, Ill., Sports Management) garnered yet another postseason award as the 2025 NAIA Men’s Volleyball All-America teams were released Thursday. Beallis was one of nine individuals named Second Team, while nine players were selected to the First Team and eight earned Third-Team status. Beallis’ All-America accolade is his first from the NAIA. […]
Casablanca, Morocco–Christianah Ogunsanya (Fr., Akure, Nigeria, Kinesiology) and Esther Kolawole (Fr., Akure, Nigeria, Kinesiology) returned home and continued their domination as they recently claimed crowns at the 2025 African Wrestling Championships. The freshmen, who both won NAIA national titles in March, had no equals as they cruised to a combined 8-0 record at the Championships. […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced its April Players of the Month. Men’s track and field athlete Xzavion West (Jr., Guthrie, Ky., Undecided) was named the male recipient, while women’s golfer Olivia Lange (Sr., Buckeburg, Germany, Business Management) earned the female honor. West garnered his first career award, while Lange received the […]
Oskaloosa Elementary Sees Literacy Soar with New Teaching Model OSKALOOSA, Iowa — At Oskaloosa Elementary School, reallocating an additional educator from pulling students out of the classroom to pushing extra teachers into the classroom has led to extraordinary gains in early literacy in just one year. With 91% of kindergarten students now meeting or exceeding […]
