Six Area Netters Honored on Volleyball All-State Teams
Nov 22, 2017
The high school volleyball season has come to a close and the Iowa Girls Coaches Association have selected the All-State teams for all five classes. In Class 1A, Montezuma junior Riley Gatton made the list…
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Oskaloosa Boys Swimming Competes in Marshalltown
Nov 22, 2017
The Oskaloosa Boys High School Swim Team traveled to Marshalltown to swim against the hosts and the Des Moines Roosevelt swim teams to kick off their season. The team this year is still young but…
Safe Haven Babies Always Welcome at Mahaska Health Partnership
Nov 22, 2017
In August, the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) officials used the state’s Safe Haven procedures for the 30th time since the law went into effect in 2002. A girl was born August 21 at an Iowa hospital…
Oskaloosa Man Cashes Out On Lottery Win
Nov 21, 2017
A recent family road trip ended up paying off for an Oskaloosa man as he won a big prize playing the lottery. Jason Waite claimed the sixth of eight top prizes of $10,000 available in…
North Mahaska, Grinnell Highlight Area Girls' Basketball Teams in First Rankings
Nov 20, 2017
Basketball season is getting underway in the coming days for the girls and there are a handful of teams from the listening area that are in the initial rankings from the Iowa Girls High School…
Juveniles Start Fire in William Penn Gymnasium
Nov 18, 2017
On Saturday November 11, 2017 at approximately 12:37 p.m. the Oskaloosa Police Department and Oskaloosa Fire Department were dispatched to 201 Trueblood Avenue at William Penn University in reference to a smoke report. William Penn…
Ottumwa Resident Sentenced for Scamming Insurers
Nov 16, 2017
Cletus Abongwa Ngwa, 34, of Ottumwa, Iowa, was sentenced in United States District Court in Des Moines, Iowa on September 15, 2017, to an 18-month prison sentence with 3 years’ supervised release and ordered to…
Statesmen Wrestling Falls 24-21 to Waldorf
Nov 16, 2017
Oskaloosa--The William Penn wrestling team came up a bit short in its first dual meet of the year, falling 24-21 to Waldorf Tuesday. WPU (0-1) won two matches and received additional points from two forfeits,…
Three Local Towns Recognized As Main Street Iowa Challenge Grant Recipients
Nov 16, 2017
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) today awarded $933,300 in Main Street Iowa Challenge Grants to 14 communities around the state. The grants will benefit local improvement projects such as façade upgrades and restoration, upper floor…
William Penn University to Host ‘Cards for Jacob’
Nov 15, 2017
William Penn University will be hosting two consecutive "Cards for Jacob" nights during the men’s basketball games at home this weekend. The first game is slated for Friday, November 17th at 7:00 PM against Lincoln…