By Charlie Comfort Des Moines, Iowa- Last week, the Iowa Legislature, on near party line votes, approved a bill which would alter Chapter 20 of the Iowa Code, better known as collective bargaining. The bill, which was met with immense discord from union members, was formally passed by the legislature last Thursday after marathon debate […]
One win away from state tournament By Doug DeKock The Oskaloosa boys’ basketball team showed the heart of a champion on Thursday night as they overcame a double digit deficit to defeat Knoxville 64-56. Things did not look good for the Indians in the early going, as jitters and a hot-shooting Knoxville team jumped to […]
by Doug DeKock The Oskaloosa boys basketball team did some things that had not been done for quite a while Monday night in district play at Oskaloosa against Washington. First off, they are hosting districts by being the #2 seed in the substate, secondly, they won a district game beating Washington badly 81-46. The Indians […]
by Jeremy Esparza – William Penn Sarah Derry, a graduate of Drake University and the South Central Regional STEM manager, gave a speech on February 15, 2017 in regards to how the STEM Advisory Council is working to build a better transition from education to the workplace environment throughout the state of Iowa. “As the […]
by Doug DeKock Chariton, Iowa – A 32-point win over a second place South Central Conference team that came in at 14-6 sure feels good. Oskaloosa has been on the receiving end of these beatings for the last few years, so paying back a team that had administered some of those huge losses made it […]
By Doug DeKock Oskaloosa, Iowa – The last time these two teams played on January 27th, the DCG Mustangs pulled out a hard-fought 2 point win 52-50 on a last second shot. There would be no need for last second shots in this one, as the Indians built a 25 point lead midway through the […]
By Charlie Comfort Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Director of the Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter has entered a guilty plea in her case, less than one month after initially being charged with third-degree theft and forgery. Lindsey Sime, 30, of Oskaloosa, entered a guilty plea Monday morning in Mahaska County District Court. Both charges are aggravated […]
by Doug DeKock Having a winning season may not be a big deal for a lot of schools, but when you haven’t had one since 2010-2011, it is a big deal. The Indians basketball program has risen from the ashes to not only have a winning season, but are also scheduled to host 2 district […]
by Doug DeKock The Oskaloosa girl’s basketball team’s regular season came to an end on Friday when they lost to possibly the best team in the state 69-33. The Indians played much better than their first game with Indianola scoring 33 points compared to only scoring 19 the first meeting. Indianola was without All-State player […]
by Doug DeKock The Pella Lady Dutch have been ranked as high as #1 this year and Oskaloosa found out why again Tuesday night in a loss. Pella had 3 players in double figures and 11 players scored in the game. The #4 ranked Lady Dutch jumped on Oskaloosa early and built a 27-2 lead […]
