
An Oskaloosa Main Street Press Release On Saturday, December 2nd, stop in and visit downtown retailers to find unique gifts for those special people on your list and stop into the Christmas Shop inside Penn Central Mall to shop with the various vendors. Grab a bite to eat in any of the dining establishments within […]
Nov 23 2022 | Posted in
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A North Mahaska Schools Press Release NEW SHARON – Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of New Sharon and Oskaloosa Police Departments did a sweep of the North Mahaska campus Tuesday morning. To the delight of the North Mahaska administration, nothing was found. K9 units from Wapello and Powesheik Counties also assisted in the […]
Nov 23 2022 | Posted in
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an Oskaloosa Main Street Press Release Oskaloosa Main Street’s 35th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade will take place on Saturday, December 3rd in downtown Oskaloosa at 7:00 p.m. Main Street Director, Amy Brainard encourages visitors to “make a day of it by shopping local, dining local, and supporting local. The lights will go on at 4:45 […]
Nov 23 2022 | Posted in
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MANKATO, MINN.— Visions of a big road victory faded down the stretch as undefeated Bethany Lutheran College (Minn.) used a 15-2 surge to outlast the Central College men’s basketball team 79-74 Tuesday night. After trailing 56-52 with 12:37 left, Central regained the lead and was up 67-62 at just under the 7-minute mark. But the […]
Nov 22 2022 | Posted in
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JACKSONVILLE, ILL.—Red-hot shooting propelled Illinois College past the Central College women’s basketball team Tuesday, 97-68. While Central (2-3) got 18 points from guard Abby Johnson (sophomore, Ankeny), they couldn’t keep pace with the Lady Blues, who shot a sizzling 57.1% for the night and had four players with 14 points or more. The Dutch connected […]
Nov 22 2022 | Posted in
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PELLA—Eight Central College football players were named to the College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District squad. To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must be a starter or key reserve at the varsity level and achieve a 3.50 or better cumulative grade point average (4.00 scale). Each institution can nominate a limited number of […]
Nov 22 2022 | Posted in
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Ottumwa, IA – The Indian Hills Men’s Basketball team is coming off a big week on the hardwood with a 3-0 record to boast. The Warriors have been rewarded for their efforts with a series of national recognitions. The Warriors’ 3-0 record last week included a 108-99 victory over then-No. 1 nationally ranked Northwest Florida […]
Nov 22 2022 | Posted in
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by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Eight members of the Statesmen football team earned postseason recognition as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division teams were announced last Friday. Jagger Blubaugh (Jr., Wichita, Kan., Exercise Science) led the navy and gold as a first-team honoree on defense. Dylan Wemer (Jr., Joplin, Mo., Physical Education (K-12)) was a second-team […]
Nov 22 2022 | Posted in
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The Osky middle school wrestling team began competition on November 10 in Knoxville. We have a mix of wrestlers that range from never having wrestled before and some wrestlers that have competed for several years. They had been working hard in practice and were anxious to get into competition. As a team we ended the […]

Byron Engelhoven November 14, 1930 – November 21, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 92 Byron Engelhoven, age 92 of Oskaloosa, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022, at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born on November 14, 1930, in Mahaska County the son of Evert and Willena (Plette) Engelhoven. Byron attended country school until […]
Nov 22 2022 | Posted in
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