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Watch Live – William Penn Men’s Basketball vs Peru State – Statesmen Sports Network

William Penn University Athletics

Watch Live – William Penn Men’s Basketball vs Peru State – Statesmen Sports Network 

One Radio Vendor Stands Out At Meeting

Rey Freeman, radio consultant for the Mahaska County Supervisors, delivers his opinion on which vendor would best serve the needs of first responders in the county.

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in a special session on Tuesday night where they heard their consultants recommendation for a new emergency radio vendor. A final decision will be made on December 17th on “which route to go and move forward,” said Mahaska County Supervisor Mark Groenendyk. “We’re looking for […]

Community Gets Opportunity To Meet Coaches and Athletes

From left to right; Wade Steinlage, Ryan Parker, and Cole Henry during Wednesday nights media night at Smokey Row.

Oskaloosa, Iowa – An evening of sports information was available to the community as William Penn’s Sports Information Director Wade Steinlage hosted a question and answer session with the coaches and athletes of the winter sports teams of William Penn University and the Oskaloosa High School. The question and answer session are held multiple times […]

Oskaloosa Middle School First Trimester Honor Roll

7th Grade Oskaloosa Middle School Honor Roll Evelyn Adam Ashton Adams Kelsey Alderson Anjilina Andersen Madison Andrews Alison Arellano-Munoz Aubrey Ayala JaShaden Baker Boston Barnhart Ariana Barraza Addison Beane** Ashlyn Bjornson Carter Blanco Lily Bonnett Amelia Bowen Augustus Bunnell Isabella Carman Camryn Cassens Ryan Chuong Damion Clark Alyssa Cooley Izabelle Cooper Kristian Cortez Landon Covey […]

Supervisors Approve Agreement For Engineer Services

Mahaska County Courthouse

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Monday, December 3rd, 2018. The Supervisors approved an agreement over the Buck Grove Trust properties, abating the taxes on the properties. The land used to belong to an oil company, and has been found to have hazardous waste, and the City […]

Showcase Of Homes Helps Homeless

The Oskaloosa Tour of Homes was held on December 2nd and 3rd. (photo by Ginger Allsup)

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The annual Oskaloosa Tour of Homes took place on Sunday, as four homeowners shared their homes to help others without a home. The host church for this year’s tour was First Christian Church. The four homes on display included: Michelle & Nathan Lahner, 212 North 9th Jane & Dave Krutzfeldt, 2415 McMullin […]

Council Denies Rezoning Along South Market

Oskaloosa City Hall

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session on Monday, December 3, 2018. On the agenda was a public hearing in regards to the rezoning of the property located at 1217 South Market Street from Single Family Residential District to Community Commercial District. Steve Scholtus spoke during the public hearing portion of […]

Oskaloosa Kicks Off The Holiday Celebration

The William Penn Band's 'Snow Globe' float got a lot of attention on Thursday evening during the annual Lighted Christmas Parade.

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The 31st Annual Lighted Christmas Parade made its way through downtown Oskaloosa on Thursday evening. The theme for this year’s parade was “Sights and Sounds of Christmas”, and the sounds of the season could be found Thursday afternoon inside Penn Central Mall, as the Backrow Hooligans started off the celebration with their […]

Hasso Retires After 21 Years At The Oskaloosa Public Library

Bryan Johnson with Friends of the Oskaloosa Public Library presents Susan Hasso (right) with a lifetime card.

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Family, friends, co-workers, and community members gathered at the Oskaloosa Public Library on Tuesday afternoon in the 2nd-floor reading room to wish Susan Hasso a happy retirement. Hasso has been the Oskaloosa Public Library’s Administrative Assistant since shortly after starting at the library. During her party, Hasso talked about how she would […]

           

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