Archive for: March, 2011

Question of the Week: Do you believe that Oskaloosa Schools are making the right improvements to bring them out of the “in need of improvement” status?

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Last week, we asked you if you believed that the United States should continue using Nuclear Energy. 38 Residents responded with 26 residents (68%) voting yes, 10 residents (26%) voting no, and 2 residents (6%) voting unsure. The Question of the week poll is unscientific and doesn’t reflect the view of Osky News. This week […]

Central tops St. John’s 7-3

CHANDLER, ARIZ.—A triple to left center by senior Ryan Allison (Rock Island, Ill.) drove in two runs in the seventh inning to propel the Dutch to a 7-3 victory over St. John’s Univ. (Minn.) Friday afternoon. Allison’s punch highlighted a three-run seventh inning that gave Central a 7-1 lead. The Johnnies attempted a comeback in […]

Osky News “Print Edition” for March 21, 2011

The second official week of offering our weekly “Print Edition”. The “print edition” is free, and available for download from our website. It’s formatted to allow your home or office printer to easily print your own copy, making it easier to share with others, or to put on your coffee table or in your reception […]

Central lands 7 on academic all-conference team

PELLA—Seven Central College student-athletes have earned spots on the academic all-Iowa Conference winter team. To qualify for the honor a student-athlete must compete in varsity play, be at least a sophomore in academic standing and achieve a 3.5 or better cumulative grade point average (4.0 scale). Four of the honorees are members of the women’s […]

Central’s Mosher named national assistant coach of the year

PELLA—Central College associate head coach Guy Mosher has been tabbed the Division III national men’s assistant coach of the year for the indoor track and field season by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Mosher helped steer Central to a second-place national team finish. He coached three-event scorer Ethan Miller (junior, […]

Daffodils Help to Brighten Chemotherapy Patients Spirits

OSKALOOSA – The Mahaska Health Partnership Cancer Care and Infusion Center (CICC) was able to brighten the spirits of 30 chemotherapy patients by providing a boutique of daffodils. “The daffodils are so bright and uplifting, just what a person needs after a chemo treatment,” said CICC Registered Nurse Sally Blake. The daffodils were gifted from […]

William Penn Athletics News March 19‏

Penn Rebounds to Split Home and League Openers Against Clarke Oskaloosa–One nightmare of an inning ruined what was otherwise a very solid day by the Statesmen baseball team in its home openers versus Clarke in Midwest Collegiate Conference play Saturday. Penn (14-5, 1-1 MCC) lost the opener 11-3, but claimed the nightcap 5-0.  The loss […]

Leonard Van Patten

December 6, 1944 – March 19, 2011 Leonard Van Patten, 66 of What Cheer passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at the Harden Funeral Chapel. Burial will be held in Waddell Cemetery in rural What Cheer. […]

MHP Hospice Services to offer FREE Treasured Memories Support Group

OSKALOOSA – Memorializing a loved one in photos and mementos can be therapeutic for a person recovering from a loss. The Treasured Memories Support Group offered by Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Services will be a time for people experiencing a loss to create a free scrapbook about their loved one. “A scrapbook is a wonderful […]

Central offense erupts in spring break baseball split

MESA (ARIZ.)—The Central College baseball team outslugged Dickinson State (N.D.) with a record-breaking 21 hits, cruising to a 20-10 victory before struggling to shut out Marian (Wis.), falling 5-4 in extra innings Thursday night. Dickinson jumped on top with two runs in the first inning, but the Dutch responded immediately in the second, cranking out […]

           

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