CEDAR RAPIDS–Central College battled Wartburg College for 11 innings before dropping a 6-5 decision in the opening round of the Iowa Conference baseball tournament Thursday. Central (22-18), the No. 6 seed, overcame a two-run deficit after a four-run seventh inning by the Knights. But Wartburg capitalized on a Dutch error to score the game-winning run […]
Call to order: Mayor Maxwell called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. Council members: Richard Thomas, Aron Whitlatch, Tom VanDerVeer, Wayne Braden and Ron Ferree I. General Business A. Minutes of the April 5, 2011 meeting were reviewed. Tom VanDerVeer made a motion to approve the minutes as presented and Aron Whitlatch seconded. The […]
Underneath everything we are, underneath everything we do, we are all people. Connected, Interdependent, United. And when we reach out a hand to one, we influence the condition of all. That’s what it means to LIVE UNITED. The United Way of Mahaska County recently held a coloring contest locally with area schools. North Mahaska and […]
History may not seem like a young person’s passion but, for one Oskaloosa native, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Junior Main Street has Charlie Comfort. Jon Sullivan, Oskaloosa’s Chamber Director, said this project was started late last summer with Oskaloosa’s late Historian, Chuck Russell. Sullivan remembers the idea of a tour being brought […]
The Peppertree Restaurant, just North of Oskaloosa, was buzzing with chatter, handshakes and some excitement last evening. The evening opened up with a social hour that went from 5:30 to 6:30. Guests mingled, talked business, joked and enjoyed some refreshments before the main portion of the evening got started. At 6:30, Jon Sullivan started the […]
PELLA — Central College’s community read for the fall semester is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. This is the fifth year for the college’s common reading program, which unites Central College faculty, staff and new students. What do the polio vaccine, cancer treatments and the human genome project have in common? […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College softball players Brianna Gallo ’11 (left) and Amanda Stromquist ’12 (right) have been named to the All-Midwest Conference South Division Team for the 2011 campaign. Gallo is an all-conference selection for the third time in her career, while Stromquist is now a two-time all-league pick. Gallo, an infielder from Grinnell, […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – After enjoying a record-breaking week, Grinnell College’s Mike Nodzenski ’12 has received national attention for his efforts. Nodzenski, a catcher from Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North), has been named the NCAA Division III National Hitter of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. In an 18-2 victory over Monmouth College, he […]
PELLA—It was a milestone win for coach George Wares, but of more immediate significance, it was an advance in the winners bracket of the NCAA Division III tournament as the Central College softball team outlasted Benedictine (Ill.) 12-7 Thursday. That sets up the season’s fourth meeting between No. 5 Central (36-7) and No. 7 Coe […]
Oskaloosa. (Lloyd) Everitt Lester, 86, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, May 12, 2011, at the Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa. He was born August 2, 1924, near Rose Hill, the son of Lloyd and Florence Llora Tharp Lester. He graduated from the Barnes City High School with the class of 1943. Following school Everitt worked on his […]
