PELLA — After starting the dual season 2-0, the Central College wrestling team jumped into the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III dual rankings at No. 10 Thursday. The NWCA releases both a tournament and a dual team national rankings and this is the first week of the dual top-25. Central is not ranked in […]
Neil De Ronde January 28, 1942 – December 6, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | age 80 Cornelius Ray (Neil) De Ronde, 80, of Oskaloosa, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at Serenity House, in Oskaloosa, after a long struggle to recover from a bad fall that had taken place in July 2021. Neil De Ronde, son […]
December 27 & 28, 2022 12:30 – 4:30 pm each day at the Environmental Learning Center The Mahaska County Conservation Board invites families to come out to the Environmental Learning Center on December 27th and 28th for some holiday fun. Each day, the Mahaska County Conservation will host special activities between 12:30-4:30 pm. This event […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Dec. 6, 2022) – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed positive cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Cherokee County, Iowa and in Sac County, Iowa. The affected sites are both commercial turkey flocks. […]
Oskaloosa Main Street Lighted Christmas Parade “Christmas Canvas” took place Saturday evening in downtown Oskaloosa beneath the beautiful Painting With Lights Display. It takes many volunteers and many contributors to make this parade a reality. To all those, we say a huge THANKS! The winners selected by a panel of judges include: In the Non-Profit […]
by Tony Witt The Osky boys and girls traveled to Newton on Saturday or the Newton Invitational. The girls finished in 4th place out of 7 teams and were led by Sydney Thompson with a high game of 160 and series of 299. The boys finished in 2nd place out of 7 teams and fell […]
by Alex DeJong The Oskaloosa boys freshman team was in action last Friday night against the Pella Christian Eagles for our first road test. We got off to a very slow start getting down 7-12 at the end of the first. The hoop was not our friend that night as we struggled making shots. Even though we […]
DES MOINES, IOWA – Today Governor Kim Reynolds announced the newly created Iowa Entry-Level Driver Training Program to provide more opportunities for interested truck drivers to obtain their commercial driver’s license (CDL) in Iowa. “Truck drivers play such a critical role in meeting our supply chain demands– ‘If you got it, a truck driver brought it’. Like the rest of […]
An Oskaloosa School District Press Release OSKALOOSA, IA — Enrollment in the Oskaloosa Community School District has increased by 46 students this school year, according to the Iowa Department of Education. The latest numbers indicate a reversal of the decreases in enrollment the district has experienced in recent years. Certified enrollment at Osky Schools totals […]
Davenport–Showalter Johnson (So., Nassau, Bahamas, Business Management) is already making arrangements for nationals after leading the William Penn track and field teams to strong debuts at the indoor season-opening St. Ambrose Frigid Bee Invitational Saturday. The Statesmen men won the team crown out of nine competing programs with 150 points. Host St. Ambrose was […]
