NEW SHARON – In this year of firsts Jalayna Shipley may be the epitome of determination. The North Mahaska senior captured the South Iowa Cedar League wrestling title at 120 pounds, placed second at the super regional in Des Moines and is now poised to seek the ultimate prize – a state title. The senior […]
by Travis Miller The Oskaloosa varsity boys traveled to Norwalk Saturday to compete in the Little Hawkeye Conference Tournament. Due to injuries and sickness only 5 wrestlers competed. Results are listed below. Little Hawkeye Conference Tournament Results for Oskaloosa 106 Sam Nelson (17-28) placed 5th and scored 9.0 team points. Quarterfinal – Sam Nelson (Oskaloosa) […]
by Travis Miller Oskaloosa sent 2 girls to compete in the regional qualifier on Friday. Reanne Elliott came up just a little short of qualifying. The top 4 move on to the state tournament. Results are below. IGHSAU Regional Qualifier 3 Results for Oskaloosa 125 Raeann Elliott (8-7) placed 6th and scored 15.0 team points. […]
by Jakob Hasley The JV boy’s basketball team took on the DCG Mustangs on Friday night. This was a close contest all the way through. The Mustangs had a couple of hot shooters early, but Osky was able to pull it together on defense the rest of the first quarter as it would end in […]
SULLY – North Mahaska’s No. 12 girls’ basketball team had a close call Friday when they traveled to Sully for their meeting with their long-time rival Lynnville-Sully. Kayla Readshaw’s steal with a handful of seconds left to secure a 49-47 victory. The win keeps the Warhawks undefeated in the South Iowa Cedar League play. The […]
OTTUMWA– Indian Hills Community College invites high school seniors living and attending high school in the Indian Hills 10-county service region (Appanoose, Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Mahaska, Monroe, Van Buren, Wapello and Wayne counties) to apply for entry into the President’s Academy for the 2023-2024 academic year. The President’s Academy will include one student from […]
Barbara Fynaardt October 22, 1944 – January 27, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 78 Barbara Fynaardt, 78, of Oskaloosa, passed away Friday, January 27, 2023, at The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Barbara Kay Fynaardt, daughter of LaVerne and Ruby (Vander Kamp) Van Zante, was born October 22, 1944, in Grinnell, […]
Terry Moore August 21, 1964 – January 27, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 58 Terry Moore, 58, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, January 27, 2023, at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born August 21, 1964, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Gary D. and Connie Jo Stout Moore. Terry attended school in Oskaloosa. Terry worked […]
Steven Eugene Allison Sr. January 6, 1952 – January 26, 2023 Eddyville, Iowa | Age 71 Steven Eugene Allison Sr., 71, passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at his home. He was born January 6, 1952 to parents Kenneth and Shirley Jean (Ferns) Allison. Steven graduated from Oskaloosa High School, class of 1970. Growing […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey Hello Senate District 44! This third week of session looked very similar to the previous. Legislation is moving through committees and as we saw on Monday night, and finally hitting the Senate floor. Monday night’s debate was quite the event, wrapping up early Tuesday morning. I attended multiple committee and subcommittee […]
