
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska was clicking on both ends of the floor as they opened Class 1A District 10 tournament action with a 93-23 win over Moulton-Udell. North Mahaska drained 13 3-pointers and forced 21 Moulton-Udell turnovers to secure the win and move on to host rival Montezuma on Thursday. For the second game […]

by Tony Witt The Oskaloosa Girls Bowling Team Qualifies for Team State!!! They had a great day on the lanes today, and I couldn’t be more proud of what this group of girls has accomplished, being the first girls’ team to qualify for team state! The girls started hot shooting a 993 for the first […]

by Travis Miller Congratulations to Ty Lorentzen and Kaiden Parker for qualifying for this year’s state wrestling tournament. Both wrestlers finished in 2nd place at our district in Roland-Story. Matt Phillips and Luke Abrhamson both finished in 3rd just missing out on qualifying. Ty and Kaiden will wrestle their 1st matches on Wednesday morning. Full […]

by Tony Witt The Oskaloosa Girls Bowling Team competed in the Conference Bowling at Newton on Friday February the 9th. The girls finished in 4th place just a few pins out of the 3rd place spot in the team event. The girls had plenty of chances and just came up a little short. I am […]

I voted for the H.R. 7024, the “Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act.” This consequential legislation supports families and communities, invests in small businesses, and builds on the successes of the 2017 GOP Tax Reform. The bipartisan legislation came about after negotiations between the Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-8) and […]

PLEASANTVILLE – Wrestlers from across the state of Iowa gathered with the notion of securing a spot in next weeks’ state wrestling tournament. Sophomore Ryan Groom secured his second district title and state berth along with teammates Joel DeJong, Angello Wittenburg and Austin McMahan. It is also the second year in a row that four […]

PELLA-Staggered by a first-half University of Dubuque onslaught, the Central College men’s basketball team saw its seven-game win streak crash to a halt, absorbing a 96-64 bruising Saturday. The loss dropped the Dutch (16-7 overall, 10-4 American Rivers) into a three-way tie for third place in the frantic conference race heading into the final week […]
Feb 11 2024 | Posted in
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DUBUQUE-Guard Abby Johnson (junior, Ankeny) pumped in 24 points and center Allison Van Gorp (junior, Pella, Pella Christian HS) recorded her 19th career double-double but the Central College women’s basketball team suffered through an otherwise chilly shooting performance in a 64-57 loss at the University of Dubuque Saturday. Johnson was 10-of-18 from the floor and […]
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John F Severin September 24, 1943 – February 9, 2024 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 80 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran John Francis Severin, 80, of Oskaloosa, passed away Friday, February 9, 2024, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. He was born September 24, 1943, in Aberdeen, South Dakota, the son of […]
Feb 10 2024 | Posted in
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Norman Zimmerman July 3, 1932 – February 9, 2024 Urbandale, Iowa | age 91 Norman “Doc” Zimmerman passed away peacefully on February 9th, 2024, at the age of 91, at his home at the Deerfield Retirement Community in Urbandale, Iowa. Norman Zimmerman was born in rural Hancock, Iowa on July 3, 1932 to Earl T. […]
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