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Miranda Lambert Going Back On Tour This Fall

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Miranda Lambert is bringing back her “Roadside Bars and Pink Guitars Tour”. The Tour will hit the road this fall, and she will be joined once again by Raelynn, who accompanied the singer on her “Certified Platinum Tour.”

The new tour will also feature Lambert’s Pistol Annies pal Ashley Monroe, as well as newcomers Clare Dunn and Courtney Cole.

Oskaloosa Girls’ Soccer Beats Washington On The Road

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The Oskaloosa Girls’ Soccer team picked up a 4-0 road win at Washington last night. It was a great rebound following a tough week last week in which they fell to 6th ranked Dallas Center Grimes on Tuesday then fell 2-0 to North Polk Friday night.

Osky came out quick as Keely Blanchard scored the quickest goal in school history less than a minute into the game and Osky went on to lead 3-0 at halftime. Jackie Reif scored two goals and had an assist and Kinzie Cook also scored a goal.

Sandra Blom returned as goal keeper after missing the past three games and recorded the shutout win.

Oskaloosa is now 6-4 on the season and returns to action tonight hosting 10th ranked Newton then hosts Fairfield on Thursday night which is also Senior Night.

Story By Jamie Brockman

Oskaloosa Boys’ Golf Team Places Third

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The Oskaloosa Boys’ Golf team had their best round of the season Saturday, shooting a 327 en route to a third place finish. Centerville took the team crown, and Washington edged out Osky for second. Fairfield finished in fourth in the eight team field. Freshman Spencer Tucker led the Indians with a 72, which was good enough for second place.

Two-time defending state medalist Alex Moorman of Centerville led the field with a 68. The Oskaloosa boys’ will be back in action hosting another home invitational on Thursday at Edmundson Golf Course. Albia, Grinnell, and Des Moines Christian will be their opponents. The meet is scheduled to begin at 4:15.

Oskaloosas City Council Meeting For The Week Of 5/4/2015

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City sidewalks were again a hot topic of discussion as the Oskaloosa City Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting last night.

Council members Jason Van Zetten and Aaron Ver Steeg signed to put an item on the agenda regarding a stipulation in the site plan for the Nazarene Church across from Wal-Mart.

The stipulation, in the original site plan in 2009, stated that the Nazarene Church was responsible for any sidewalks that would be required by the city to install. WIth the new transportation initiative starting to take shape in the planning process, this item was designed to clarify what the plan was to get a sidewalk to allow pedestrians and bikers to make it to Wal-Mart from the approved path.

Van Zetten thought it was important to address the issue, and not necessarily move to force the church to build the sidewalk now. Ver Steeg believed it was important to treat everyone fairly in Oskaloosa, as there are other places in town that need sidewalk gaps addressed.

After discussion, the council unanimously voted against the resolution to compel the church to install the sidewalks, and instead voted to have City Manager Michael Schrock to investigate how much a sidewalk plan on either the north or south side of Highway 92 would cost before acting further. The vote for this motion was unanimous.

In other action, the Council and Mayor David Krutzfeldt made a special presentation to Tim Nance, who has retired after a long career working for the Oskaloosa Fire Department. The presentation included a standing ovation from the citizens in attendance and a plaque to commemorate the many years of service Mr. Nance has given the city of Oskaloosa.

The council also unanimously voted to levy a special assessment against the property of Dr. Lloyd Phillips at 201 High Avenue East for a large amount of excess garbage in the facility’s dumpster. This was done in compliance with the City Code of Oskaloosa.

Also, the council heard from Brad Reiman regarding life and health insurance renewals for the employees of the City of Oskaloosa.

Full minutes from this meeting can be viewed at www.oskaloosaiowa.org.

The next meeting of the Oskaloosa City Council is scheduled for Monday, May 18th at City Hall at 6 PM.

Oskaloosa Boys’ Track Places Second, Girls’ Place Fifth

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The Oskaloosa Track and Field teams were in action last night in the Little Hawkeye Conference Championships.

The boys’ had a great night, grabbing four victories en route to a second place finish. Pella was the team champion by a healthy 70.5 point margin, while Osky held off Dallas Center-Grimes for second. Norwalk was fourth, Grinnell was fifth, Newton was sixth, and Pella Christian finished in seventh.

Jack Moore won the high jump, Skylar DeJong won the 1600 meter run, and the 1600 meter medley relay team of Dwayne Lipscomb, Max Johnson, Tucker Nunnikhoven, and Skylar DeJong set a season best in winning their event. Skylar also tied with twin brother Spencer in a dead heat in the 3200 meter run. The team had 22 new personal records in the meet.

On the girls’ side, Osky finished in fifth in the team standings. Pella was again a big winner, outpacing the field by over 80 points. Dallas Center-Grimes was second, Grinnell was in third, and Newton was in fourth in a tight battle toward the top. Norwalk and Pella Christian finished behind Oskaloosa. The girls’ set three personal bests on the night. The headlining events were second place finishes by Sienna DeJong in the 3000 meter run and Asia Laudermilch in the 100 meter dash, who had a personal record time of 12.77.

The boys will be back in action next Monday at Pella, while the girls will be in Norwalk to compete this Thursday.

Mahaska County Board of Supervisors Meeting

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The closing of Country Life Healthcare was a major topic of discussion at Monday morning’s Mahaska County Board of Supervisors meeting. Randy Kelley, who’s run the facility, spoke with the Board and outlined the plan for closing.

Kelley said all residents would be out by July 1st, and employees would finish closing the facilities by the end of September. Housing arrangements have been set for some of the residents as well. Kelley said new regulations from the state for assisted living facilities such as Country Life Healthcare and its location in rural Mahaska County were to main reasons why it made sense to make this decision.

A Residential Care Task Force led by Julie Bak has also worked in conjunction with Country Life and other similar residences such as Christian Opportunity Center and Imagine the Possibilities to work on placing other residents. Bak asked if some of the beds and dressers from the facility could go with the residents they were trying to place, and the Supervisors said that would be fine, but there are certain legal issues that prevent that from happening cleanly. This particular item was added to the May 18th agenda to address after County Attorney Amy Zenor looked into those specific items.

In other action:
– The Board unanimously approved road vacations at 163rd Street in the Monroe Township and 315th Street in the Harrison Township.
– Troy Bemis from the county maintenance department talked about gathering new bids to complete the roof repair on the courthouse.
– Bradley Kinkade was hired as the new Assistant County Attorney at the recommendation of County Attorney Amy Zenor. Kinkade did well through training, and will be paid on average $45,000 annually for a 30 day probationary period, and will then be bumped up to $47,500 annually.
– The Board appointed Vice-Chair Willie VanWeelden to the Southeast Connector committee
The full minutes of the meeting can be viewed on www.mahaskacounty.org.
The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors will next meet on Monday, May 18th, at 9 AM at the Mahaska County Courthouse on the square in Oskaloosa.

Hank Jr. Officially Signs with Nash Icon Records

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Hank Williams Jr. has officially signed with Nash Icon Records, the joint venture between Big Machine Label Group, and Cumulus Media.

Hank Jr. joins Reba, Martina McBride, and Ronnie Dunn as the latest artist signed to the label, which continues to engage with new music and live events from Nashville’s most prolific artists over the last 30 days.

William Penn Softball Team Falls Twice in Final Four Tournament

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A frustrating 2015 season came to an end Saturday as the William Penn softball team fell twice at the Midwest Collegiate Conference Final Four Tournament.

The third-seeded Statesmen (22-30) first fell 10-2 (6 innings) to #2 Clarke and then ended their campaign with an 8-3 loss to #4 St. Ambrose.

The Crusaders (30-30) took the early lead with a run in the first, but WPU answered back in the third when Brittanee Grove drove in Sydney Edwards on a single.

Unfortunately, Clarke pulled away in the bottom half with six tallies. Bri Zerley then accounted for her team’s second and final run on a sixth-inning single by Chyanne Koko.

The higher seed finished off the game with three more runs in the bottom of the sixth.

William Penn was outhit just 9-8 with Grove and Marissa Pereyra both managing two hits.

Lunden Young struck out five in relief.

The elimination game witnessed the navy and gold rebounding from a 1-0 deficit entering the top of the fourth. The Statesmen scored once in the fourth and once more in the fifth to lead 2-1. Pereyra’s sacrifice fly brought home Grove for the first tally, while Edwards touched home on a single by Jorden Steele.

The Queen Bees (25-23-1) took the lead back with seven consecutive runs to go up 8-2. Steele scored the final run of 2015 in the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Zerley.

WPU could not take advantage of an 11-9 edge in hits. Edwards and Chelsee Herron both finished 2-for-3, while Steele and Taylor Vernon were 2-for-4.

The losses end the careers of seniors Breanna Armiento, Ashlee Dennis, Edwards, Grove, Steele, Aylissa Tyler, Young, and Zerley.

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