Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session on Monday, October 2nd, and approved a plan to redevelop land contaminated by the former Buchanan Oil/Ma and Pa Store at 711 6th Avenue West, and the adjoining vacant lots. The City of Oskaloosa has secured two EPA Brownfields Assessment Grants that totaled $400,000 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Monday, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors heard from Heather Gross, Coordinator of Disability Service Director, who gave a presentation on mental health services in Mahaska County. Mahaska County is part of the South Central Behavioral Health region, which they joined in November of 2015 after being part of a failed […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A bright Saturday welcomed nearly 300 people to Russell Wildlife for the 14th annual Youth Outdoor Field Day. Mahaska County Conservation Naturalist Laura DeCook said that of those 300 people in attendance, nearly 170 of them were area youth. This event was in the second year of the format change where participants […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With a new location this year, the 6th annual Stephen Memorial K-9 5K got running at 10 am Saturday morning with approximately 40 participants gathering at Lake Keomah. The funds raised from the 5K help the shelter meet its operational costs for the year and is the non-profit’s second largest fundraiser behind […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn football team kept another opponent under the century mark in yards as it defeated Avila 34-7 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference North-South Crossover game Saturday. The Statesmen (4-2) wrapped up crossover play by outgaining the Eagles 419-96. It is the second time this fall that WPU has […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s undeniable that the William Penn Men’s Basketball Team caught the attention of coaches and players alike when it started the 2017-18 season ranked number one. The number one ranking came from Street & Smith, Basketball Times, and Sporting News Magazine. The team ended the season last year with a record of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The William Penn University campus was celebrating homecoming week, and 100 years of Penn Hall. The signature structure of the university has welcomed people from around the world and their many varied cultures. Several of the fun activities included a ‘Chalk the Walk’ activity outside of Penn Hall which helped to get […]
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – Building better leaders was the focus of a tour and speech held on the grounds of the CLOW foundry facility in Oskaloosa this week. Ken Rozenboom (R) is the Senator for Mahaska County and represents the community in the Iowa Senate. The tour helped the company to showcase many of the improvements […]
Fairfield, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Indians had their homecoming celebration spoiled the week before by the Solon Spartans, and they returned the favor to the Fairfield Trojans on Friday night. After last week’s game, Oskaloosa Head Coach Jake Jenkins spoke about how many of the games in the district seemed to be blowouts when the […]
