PELLA — Eight members of the Central College track and field teams will be in seven events at the upcoming 2023 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The national meet is to be held in Rochester, New York next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Caroline McMartin (junior Pella) is the No. 3 qualifier (10 […]
DES MOINES – Two individuals and a relay from North Mahaska opened the Class 1A state track championships at the Blue Oval at Drake Stadium in Des Moines Thursday. Three more events will compete Friday and at least one on Saturday. Sydney Andersen was the first to compete for North Mahaska in a hugely competitive […]
Tony Witt The Oskaloosa Boys Tennis team was in action last Friday for the team substate meet. The Osky team was voted the number 6 seed and had to play a head to head dual meet against the #3 seeded team of Fairfield. The Fairfield team had a returning state doubles team and one that […]
by Cory Sheeley The girls golf team competed yesterday in their regional tournament at Edmundson Golf Course. This was our chance to make the state tournament and everybody was nervous going into the event. The top 2 teams and the top 6 individuals make the state tournament and our girls gave it their best effort! […]
PELLA—A player who’s waited her entire career to just see the field delivered the blow that gave the Central College softball team the NCAA Division III tournament win it’s waited 10 years to secure. Center fielder Makenna Hall (senior, Keokuk, Central Lee HS), a late-season addition to the starting lineup, roped her first career double […]
Press Release from Stop the Airport from being built in Mahaska County 5/18/2023 Even after a hard loss at the Iowa Supreme Court over the legality of the 28E Agreement for the construction of a regional airport, the City of Oskaloosa is still trying to find a way to get it built. Osky residents who […]
Paula Kennedy Comstock May 12, 1964 – May 17, 2023 Leighton, Iowa | Age 59 Paula Kennedy Comstock, 59, of Leighton, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Paula Denise Sysel was born on May 12, 1964, to Kenneth Eugene and Jeanie Faye (Oldnettle) Kennedy in Fayetteville, […]
The Oskaloosa Girls Track and Field team had their end-of-season banquet on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Oskaloosa Girls Track & Field 2023 Team Awards Rookie of the Year – top freshman on the team Tierney Carter Most Improved – This individual has shown the most improvement throughout the season in their individual events. Regan Abrahamson […]
By: Jerry Mackey Oskaloosa, Iowa: Wednesday night Copeland Auto Body sponsored First Responders night at the Southern Iowa Speedway, the First Responders and all the fans were treated to an entertaining night of racing in five divisions with the final checkered flag of the night waving at 9:30 pm. The Midstate Machine Stock Car Feature […]
Brooklyn Joleen Hale May 16, 2023 – May 16, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa Brooklyn Joleen Hale, stillborn daughter of Ethan and Tiffany (Taghon) Hale, was born at the MHP Emergency Room in Oskaloosa on May 16, 2023. Those left to cherish her memory are her parents, Ethan and Tiffany Hale of Sigourney; maternal grandparents, Dan Taghon […]
