Oskaloosa, Iowa – Voter turnout was considered low for the primary vote which was filled with emotions and controversy that surrounded one candidate and saw the emergence of some unknown candidates. In the end, Mike Vander Molen defeated incumbent Henry ‘Willie’ VanWeelden and Alven Meppelink to receive the Republican nomination for Mahaska County Supervisor. On […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Primary Election has ended and two candidates will face off in November for the one open Supervisor seat. Tom Rielly (D) will be facing Mike Vander Molen (R) for that seat. In an early race poll, who would you vote for to fill that seat? [poll id=”167″]
Montezuma, Iowa – Poweshiek County voters went to the polls Tuesday to select their candidates for the primary election in November. Those unofficial results are listed below: U.S. Representative District 1 – Republican Rod Blum – 318 Ben Lane – 427 U.S. Representative District 1 – Democrat Bruce Braley – 424 Write-In – 2 State […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The William Penn Statesmen football team will be hosting several camps this summer, beginning with this week’s youth camp. The camp, which will run this Thursday and Friday, June 7-8, is for boys entering grades 1-8. The younger camp is for grades 1-4 from 9 a.m.-noon, while the older camp is for […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – The NCAA has announced the high-scoring Grinnell College men’s basketball team led all of NCAA Division III in four categories during the 2011-12 campaign. Griffin Lentsch ’13, from Forest Lake, Minn., was tops in the nation in 3-point field goals made per game with 4.43. Additionally, Grinnell led the nation as a […]
Mahaska County – Mahaska Health Partnership recently awarded three $500 scholarships to high school seniors pursuing a career in a health-related field. According to MHP CEO Jay Christensen, scholarship winners were chosen by the MHP Board of Trustees. They must have attended high school in Mahaska County and be accepted to an accredited school leading […]
Oskaloosa–Statesmen golfer Adriaan de Villiers (Jr., Akasia, South Africa, Akasia HS) is finding success in the classroom as well as on the links and he was honored for his all-around achievements Monday. de Villiers was named a 2012 Capital One College Division Third-Team Academic All-American as CoSIDA announced its At-Large teams. The accolade recognizes student-athletes […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The alumni office is planning a trip to Rwanda for January/February 2013. All alumni and community members, faculty, staff, along with their family and friends, are invited to join us. We are in the early planning stages, however, this we know for sure: The cost will be $4,000 per person (with double […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – “The City of Oskaloosa allows its residents to dump brush, limbs, and unbagged leaves at no cost at the “snow dump” facility located on the south side of Suffolk Road at the intersection of High Avenue West. However, there are some changes that will be implemented June 11th that will limit the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Amanda Stefanik capped of an amazing senior season with a fourth place finish at the Girls State Tennis Tournament in Waterloo. Her play was very impressive on day one. As the four seed, people were gunning for her and she did a great job of keeping her composure as the matches tightened […]
