by Tony Witt The Oskaloosa girls and boys Individual State Qualifiers bowled yesterday in Waterloo and Sidney Thompson placed in the top 8 for the girls finishing in 5th place overall. Sideny had games of 182, 248 and a 191 game for a 616 3 game total series, which put her at the 6th seed […]
Linda Deeringer February 10, 1946 – February 18, 2024 Oskaloosa , Iowa | Age 78 Linda Deeringer, 78, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, February 18, 2024, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House. She was born February 10, 1946, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Alvin and Virginia Hiemstra Baxter. She attended Oskaloosa High School and graduated […]
Edwin E Sarver November 13, 1940 – February 18, 2024 University Park, Iowa | Age 83 Edwin E. Sarver, 83, of University Park, died Sunday, February 18, 2024, at his home in University Park. He was born November 13, 1940, in Mahaska County, the son of Merrill and Lydia Winegardner Sarver. He graduated from Oskaloosa […]
WAVERLY-For the second consecutive year, Central College took the overall dance title at the American Rivers Cheer and Dance Championsips. Central swept the pom, jazz and hip-hop divisions in rolling to the crown. The champion is determined by averaging scores from the pom and jazz routines. Central finished with 83.07 points in the overall standings […]
by Helena Hayes Such is the nature of bills during session, but that is just the way things work at the capitol… it is a sprint, and we often times change course. My goal as District 88 House Representative is to keep open communication lines between state politics and those back home, so please read […]
DES MOINES – North Mahaska sophomore Ryan Groom came into the Class 1A state wrestling tournament ranked sixth and seeded sixth. He was hoping for more but at the end of the day Groom outlasted fifth-seeded Carson Thomsen of Underwood to take fifth. Entering the final day of competition Groom needed to win twice to […]
PELLA-It was Senior Day for the Central College men’s basketball team Saturday, both in pregame introductions and throughout a 77-62 victory over Luther College Saturday. The win, combined with a University of Dubuque’s 74-66 victory at Loras College, moves the Dutch (17-8 overall, 11-5 conference) into a three-way tie for third place with those schools […]
PELLA-For three quarters, an American Rivers tournament berth was theirs. But a 30-point Luther College explosion in the fourth period left the Central College women’s basketball team with an 82-71 defeat, a game out of the mix for a spot in the six-team tourney. Central ends its season at 11-14 overall and 5-11 in conference […]
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska used a shut down defense to defeat Columbus Community 61-22 to earn a spot in the Class 2A Region 6 final. The Warhawks will face Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Wednesday at Oskaloosa for a berth in the state tournament. No. 14 North Mahaska took the lead a minute into the game 5-3 and […]
DES MOINES – Entering Friday’s competition at the Class 1A state wrestling tournament North Mahaska had two wrestlers seeking to make the podium on Saturday. Junior Joel DeJong at 126 and sophomore Ryan Groom at 132 were seeking to earn third after moving to the consolation bracket on Thursday. By the end Groom remained in […]
