PUEBLA, MEXICO — Central College senior strong safety Ryan Schmidt (Keswick, Tri-County HS) was Friday named a co-captain for Team Stars and Stripes, the NCAA Division III all-star football squad that will compete in the third annual Tazon de Estrellas (Bowl of the Stars) Saturday. Game time is 1:30 p.m. at the 5,000-seat El Tempo […]
The William Penn Alumni Association is once again putting on the Green Dress Project for 2012. This is the William Penn Alumni Association’s 4th year of doing this. It originally started as a William Penn University Master of Business Leadership (MBL) Capstone project in conjunction with the Oasis Alternative High School in Oskaloosa. When the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Register your 1st through 6th graders for the William Penn Dance Team’s New Year’s Eve Lock-in! Mahaska County children are invited to a safe and festive lock-in event in the Penn Activity Center on the William Penn campus from 8:00 p.m. on December 31st to 8:00 a.m. January 1st. For only $50 […]
Brooke Lunsford, 18, of rural Eddyville competed Thanksgiving week in Anaheim, CA at the National competition of National American Miss. She finished 4th runner up overall in the National Talent competition with her vocal solo “The Climb”. During the week long competition, she also got to have some fun at Disneyland, on a Hollywood Tour, […]
PELLA — Eric Jones, who currently serves as the interim dean of students at Central College, will be the class dean for the class of 2016, a new position for next year’s first-year class. He will also serve as director of academic resources. Jones will begin in both roles July 1, 2012. “Eric’s experience and […]
CEDAR RAPIDS—Former Central College track and field standout Jill Ziskovsky Halcomb (Dallas Center, Dallas Center-Grimes) is one of four female finalists for the 2010-11 Duane Schroeder Iowa Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. The honor recognizes student-athletes that have demonstrated high levels of accomplishment and achievement in athletics and academics while also serving the community. […]
A Statement by Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal in response to latest revenue estimates “Today’s report of rising state revenues is another sign that our response to the national recession is working. The focus of Republican and Democratic legislators during the 2012 session should be doing everything we can to help more Iowans get back […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – St. Paul Congregational United Church of Christ invites the community to its annual “Blue Christmas” service to be held on Monday, December 19 at 5:30 p.m. We offer this non-denominational worship service for all those for whom holiday celebrations are difficult because of the death of a loved one, depression, the end […]
George Turner, 89, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, December 17, 2011, at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born July 24, 1922, at Hocking, Iowa, the son of John and Evalyne Beadle Turner. He attended Albia High School. In 1942, he enlisted in the United States Army and served aboard a troop transport […]
by Mark Doland – Park Church of Christ Merry Christmas! Many of us really focus this part of the year on family gatherings, company parties, and church potlucks. It is the time of year that our nation has set aside to remember the birth of the Savior, Jesus Christ. Many of our founders were believers […]
