Oskaloosa–The Lady Statesmen basketball team had to go to great lengths to collect its first Midwest Collegiate Conference win of the year, knocking off St. Ambrose 79-74 in overtime Saturday. William Penn (3-11, 1-2 MCC) utilized a strong defensive effort (23 turnovers and 39.7% shooting for SAU) to exact a bit of revenge against the […]
ROCK ISLAND, ILL..—Central College turned in a sizzling offensive performance and curbed a late comeback attempt from Augustana (Ill.) College to roll up an 84-76 women’s basketball victory over the Vikings Saturday. The Dutch shot a season-best 51 percent from the floor, including 62.5 percent in the second half, and hit 46.2 percent from long […]
NORTHFIELD, Minn. — One night’s rest proved insufficient for the Central College wrestling team as the Dutch were bested by St. Olaf College (Minn.) 24-15 Friday, following Thursday night’s double-dual action. Central started the night with a strong bid, notching early wins, but were bested by an Oles comeback bid. Freshmen Daniel Page (Yelm, Wash. […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. — A swarming defense carried Central College through a late scoring drought as the surging Dutch men’s basketball team notched its sixth straight win, 58-50 at Augsburg College (Minn.). The Dutch (7-1) limited Augsburg (5-2) to 30.2-percent shooting, including just 28.6 percent in the second half. Central put the clamps on center Cory […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa’s Gateway Church of the Nazarene is pleased to introduce a new opportunity for people in the Oskaloosa and surrounding areas – Through the Lens Photography Club. This past year, club developer Deb DeJong has been participating in the 365 Project, an on-line, worldwide photography project, and throughout the project has discovered […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Trial is set to begin December 13th at 9 am for Cody Beason on four separate charges. Beason is charged with Harassment in the First Degree, Indecent Contact with a Child, Theft in the Fourth Degree, and Assault with Intent to Commit Sexual Abuse. The charges stem from an alleged August incident. […]
Press Release covering Drake University Student Body Straw Poll DES MOINES, Iowa – Dec. 11, 2011 – As campus buzzed with the activity of the ABC News Presidential Debate, 1,223 Drake University students participated in one of the largest student straw polls this election cycle. Students were asked to pick their favorite Republican candidate. Among […]
Hazel V. Lee, 100, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Fremont died on Friday, December 9, 2011, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born Sunday, April 23, 1911, in Mahaska County west of Cedar, Iowa, the daughter of John Ernest and Lulu Hodgson Brubaker. She graduated from the Cedar Consolidated High School with […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The faint ringing sound as you walk around Oskaloosa is nearly as much a tradition these days as the sight of Christmas lights and tinsel. A smile and a thank you is the greeting you will receive as you pass by the familiar red kettles. On a stop by Wal-Mart Wednesday evening, […]
Senators applaud court decision overturning Governor’s veto DES MOINES (Dec. 8, 2011) – A court decision today overturning Governor Branstad’s veto of a bipartisan effort to keep dozens of local workforce offices open is a victory for tens of thousands of Iowans still looking for a job, two key legislators said today. “This is a […]
