by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (April 24, 2026) – Brad Sweet notched his eighth career win at the Knoxville Raceway on Friday night at the opener for the Premier Chevy Dealers NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws event. It was the Grass Valley, California driver’s first triumph at the Sprint Car Capital since June of […]
PELLA – Despite 15 hits, the Central College baseball team couldn’t find the runs it needed in a 17-6 loss to the University of Dubuque. An early 6-2 lead for the Dutch evaporated after the Spartans struck for a six-run seventh inning to go in front 8-6. Dubuque added nine more in the final frame […]
DES MOINES — Oskaloosa senior Tierney Carter competed Friday at the Drake Relays, taking on some of the fastest 400-meter runners in the state. Carter raced in a loaded field of 16 athletes and finished 13th with a season-best time of 57.7 seconds. The Drake Relays brings together many of the top track athletes from […]
NEWTON — The Oskaloosa girls track and field team competed Thursday night in Newton, but the meet was cut short during the 400-meter hurdles after lightning moved into the area. Before the weather stopped the meet, the Indians still turned in several strong performances against another tough field of competition. Delaney Harbour led the way […]
OSKALOOSA — The Oskaloosa boys tennis team hosted Pella Christian and came up just short, falling 7-4 in a match that was closer than the final score shows. The Indians competed hard across the lineup, especially with a heavy schedule. This was their fourth meet in four days and fifth in six days, but the […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom Going into Overtime As we went past the 100th day of the session and headed into overtime, we continue working on big issues and important bills. Before I was in the Senate I often wondered why the legislature didn’t deal with the budget, meaning appropriations and taxes, earlier rather than waiting […]
OSKALOOSA — The Oskaloosa girls golf team hosted its annual invitational at Edmundson Golf Course and turned in one of its best rounds of the season. Competing against 15 teams, the Indians finished 7th with a team score of 390. It marks the first time this year the team has broken the 400 mark, something […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 23, 2026 House and Senate Republicans have reached a budget agreement for fiscal year 2027, leaders said Thursday, but have not yet bridged differences on property tax legislation. Senate Majority Leader Mike Klimesh held a news conference Thursday to share details of a budget target agreement reached between […]
NEWTON — The Oskaloosa boys track and field team was back in action Thursday at the Newton Cardinal Invitational, but weather cut the meet short before everything could be finished. Even with the early stop, the Indians still made the most of it. The team came away with nine new personal records and a couple […]
by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (April 23, 2026) – Thirty-seven cars participated in Thursday’s practice at the Knoxville Raceway. The practice session was open to 410 sprint cars only in anticipation of the weekend’s Premier Chevy Dealers Clash featuring the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws. The quickest lap of the night unofficially went to […]
