Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s volleyball team will now wait to see if its body of work is strong enough to warrant a postseason berth as the NAIA released its final top-15 regular season poll Wednesday. William Penn (18-7, 14-5 Heart) lost one position from the last rating, down to No. 10 with 49 points. The navy […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 15, 2026 Iowa Auditor Rob Sand and U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra launched political ads for their gubernatorial campaigns Wednesday as political pundits predict a tighter 2026 race than previously expected. Sand, a Democrat, released his first ad Wednesday titled “Stealing is Bad,” a 30-second spot that will play […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 15, 2026 The Iowa House approved a bill Wednesday that would give nuclear energy facilities an exemption on sales and use taxes. House File 2757, which passed in a 94-1 vote, comes as work is being done to restart a decommissioned nuclear facility in the state — Duane […]
by Bill Wright April 15, 2026 – The Mohrfeld Solar Sprint Invaders will partner with the Malvern Bank ASCS-Midwest Series to open their season this Sunday night, April 18 at the Stuart Speedway in Stuart, Iowa. This marks the first of two times the series will compete together. The second will come on Friday, May […]
by Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 14, 2026 Drake University’s Cowles Library will soon become the home for documents donated by former Iowa governor and former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. The Des Moines private university announced in a news release Tuesday that Vilsack and Drake University President Marty Martin signed an agreement […]
OSKALOOSA — The Oskaloosa girls golf teams opened conference play Tuesday at Willow Creek Golf Course, competing in the first of three rounds of the conference meet. The varsity team finished fifth out of six teams with a team score of 413. The junior varsity team turned in a strong performance, finishing in second place. […]
FAIRFIELD — The Oskaloosa boys track and field team pushed through a long night Tuesday at the Fairfield Trojan Relays, overcoming a one-hour weather delay and turning in a strong performance with 27 new personal records and five season-best marks. Grady Kennedy led the Indians with a second-place finish in the discus, recording a throw […]
OSKALOOSA — A local musician, Robbie Michael, a student at William Penn University student is working to finish a new album, and he is reaching out to the community for help to make it happen. Robbie Michael is a country Americana artist who has been playing music for nearly 20 years, and for the past […]
OSKALOOSA — After nearly eight years of service, K9 Duke with the Oskaloosa Police Department will retire at the end of this week, marking the end of a long career helping protect the community. Duke, an all black German Shepherd and partner of Sergeant Austin Rogers, has worked in Oskaloosa and surrounding areas since joining […]
April 11, 2026 Ottumwa, IA – The Indian Hills Softball team suffered a 13-1 loss to visiting Rock Valley College (IL) at R.L. Hellyer Field on Saturday afternoon. The Warriors fall to 18-21 overall on the year. The Warriors fell behind early as Rock Valley behind a convincing 12-0 lead before the Warriors got on […]
