PELLA, Iowa — Central College President Mark Putnam recently announced the upcoming appointments of two key positions in the student life office. Eric Jones, currently director of academic support services, has been named interim dean of students and member of the senior leadership team effective June 10. The position of associate dean of student life […]
Deep River. Donald S. Cable, 67, of Deep River passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center in Grinnell. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 am Friday, May 6, 2011 at the Holland-Coble Funeral Home in Montezuma. Visitation will begin after 12:00 pm Thursday, May 5, 2011 at the Holland-Coble Funeral Home […]
With a dash out of the PAC Center, the United Way 5K and Family Day began. Over 165 local residents took part in the race, with everyone having their own personal goal in mind to accomplish. With some mom’s pushing strollers and families using the time for a family event, with parents and kids running […]
OSKALOOSA – The Optimist Club of Oskaloosa will honor local officers and hopes others will show respect for law officers and staff during Respect for Law Week May 2-7, 2011. Through the club’s Respect for Law event, the Oskaloosa Optimist Club members will honor Mahaska County and Oskaloosa city law enforcement by hosting a small […]
The first Thursday of May is traditionally set aside for the people of this land to reflect upon the foundations of our country and to pray for our national and community leaders, our courts and schools, the brave men and women in our Armed Services, and for our churches and families. This year’s theme is […]
Oskaloosa–Head Coach Mike Christner has led the William Penn softball team to unprecedented success in his tenure, and over the weekend that success landed him in an exclusive club. Courtesy of Sunday’s 7-2 victory over Ashford in the Midwest Collegiate Conference First Round Pod Tournament, Christner is now a 400-game winner, owning a career […]
Philadelphia, Pa.–Katie Burnett (Sr., Mesa, Ariz., Arizona) continues to build quite an impressive racewalking resume as she competed at the prestigious Penn Relays over the weekend. Burnett placed fifth out of eight competitors in the 5K race, finishing in a time of 24:34.40. In doing so, the senior crushed her old school record of 25:49.75 […]
Oskaloosa – Mahaska Health Partnership nurses Melinda Groenendyk, RN, of Cedar and Jodi Chipman, RN, IBCLC of Oskaloosa have been named to the seventh annual listing of “100 Great Iowa Nurses.” Recipients will be honored at a special celebration recognizing National Nurses Week on May 1 in Des Moines. The Iowa Nurses Association, Iowa Nurses […]
Possible Presidential candidate Rick Santorum made one of his three stops, for The Family Leader, in Pella on May 2nd, 2011. The first stop was in Iowa City in the morning, with his last stop coming at Dort College later in the afternoon. Santorum is a former US Senator from Pennsylvania. He was first elected […]
Oskaloosa. Agnes Hughes, 91, of Oskaloosa died Monday, May 2, 2011, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born October 22, 1919, at Eddyville, Iowa, the daughter of James and Minnie Rhoads Hughes. She graduated from the Eddyville High School with the class of 1938. Early on she stayed home to help care […]
