Clinton–A storied program in recent years, the Penn men’s basketball team concluded a difficult season with another tough loss, this time a 70-67 decision to Ashford in the Midwest Collegiate Conference Quarterfinals Wednesday. Prior to this year, the sixth-seeded Statesmen (14-16) had posted seven-straight winning seasons and had not lost their first game in the […]
Oskaloosa. Sara Dooley, 28, of Oskaloosa died Wednesday, February 23, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born on May 2, 1982, at Peoria, Illinois, the daughter of Timothy and Judith Diane Kay McMullen. She attended school at Davenport and Eddyville. On February 2, 2002, she was united in marriage to Nathaniel […]
WASHINGTON – On Feb. 23, the men and women of the Department of Veterans Affairs will mark the 20th anniversary of the start of ground combat in the 1990-1991 Gulf War. Fighting ended 100 hours later after a U.S.-led coalition drove Iraqi forces from the small nation of Kuwait. “All Americans should be proud […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, known as VETS, has proposed a rule establishing a uniform national threshold performance level to be applied to state grantees that provide employment services to veterans. The national threshold applies to those state grantees responsible for serving veterans under both the Wagner-Peyser State […]
WASHINGTON – As part of President Obama’s America’s Great Outdoors initiative, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis today marked the 150th anniversary of President-elect Abraham Lincoln’s arrival in Washington by officially kicking off the National Park Service’s observance of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War. Following […]
The President called Prime Minister John Key of New Zealand to express deep condolences over the devastating earthquake that struck Christchurch, New Zealand, on February 22, and to reaffirm the offer of American assistance as New Zealand recovers. The President noted that a U.S. search and rescue team was on its way to New Zealand, […]
Family to be recognized on February 25 during the Iowa Cattlemen’s Convention in Ottumwa DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today announced that the Keith and Julie Van Waardhuizen Family from rural Oskaloosa in Mahaska County are the winners of the February “Gary Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award.” Iowa Secretary of Agriculture […]
PELLA — Central College will host a Welsh international dinner Thursday, March 3. The meal is served in Graham Conference Center starting at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $15 per person, $5 for children 6-10 and students with a Central College ID. Children 5 and under are free. To make a reservation, call 641-628-5334 or e-mail […]
PELLA—For the first time in school history, Central College will play host to the Iowa Conference men’s and women’s indoor track and field championships Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25-26 at H.S. Kuyper Fieldhouse. The meet kicks off with the men’s and women’s pentathlon Friday at 10 a.m. Field events are slated to begin at 4 […]
DUBUQUE—Just over a month ago the Central College men’s basketball team rolled up a 97-81 victory at the Univ. of Dubuque. But points were a scarce commodity Tuesday as the Dutch saw their Iowa Conference tournament title defense cut short at Dubuque in the opening round, 64-44. The loss ends Central’s season at 12-13. Cold […]
