PELLA—Senior Zach Beekman (Pocahontas) rolled up four straight wins and his first career individual title as the Central College wrestling team played host to the Central Invitational Saturday. The Dutch had five additional placewinners in the non-scored tournament which featured 10-teams and more than 140 wrestlers in H.S. Kuyper Fieldhouse. Beekman, unseeded in the 157-pound […]
DUBUQUE—The Univ. of Dubuque held on to an early offensive spark, handing the Central College men’s basketball team its first Iowa Conference setback Saturday, 72-54. Central, which hadn’t lost since mid-November, saw its 11-game win streak snapped. The streak is the third longest in the history of the program. The Dutch fall to 12-2 overall […]
DUBUQUE — The Central College women’s basketball game opened the game with a strong run and dialed up the pressure in the final minute, but the effort fell short as the Dutch dropped a close game to University of Dubuque, 62-60, in Iowa Conference play Saturday. The first four minutes and 30 seconds couldn’t have […]
Michael Lee McNeese, 65, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, January 13, 2012, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born January 10, 1947, at Ottumwa, Iowa, the son of William and Catherine Vroegh McNeese. He served in the National Guard. Early on he worked at the Pothoven Gas Station. On December 2, […]
What we learned on Tuesday after the New Hampshire primary was significant and there were three clear-cut winners. Yet, after everything we’ve learned one thing is clear – South Carolina holds significant power next week and the rhetoric will grow increasingly negative. Yet, before we get into what’s to come let’s take a look at […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – What’s in a name? Barnstorming was starting in the 1920’s when returning WWI pilots bought up surplus aircraft and took to the skies of America performing stunts. Others took to making stops in farmers fields to give rides to locals and would move along after a few days. ‘Barnstorming Season’ was something […]
March 17, 1939 – January 12, 2012 Malcom, Iowa Visitation: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday January 16, 2012 at SmithFuneral Home in Grinnell, Iowa Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday January 17, 2012 at Madison Church of Christ near Brooklyn, Iowa Interment: 2:00 p.m., Tuesday January 17, 2012 at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell, Iowa […]
Keota, Iowa – There’s nothing like something hot from the oven on a cold winter’s day and even though we haven’t had many of them this winter we still have a few months to catch up. It looks like we may have some cold weather in the next few days. So get out your bean […]
Oskaloosa-Vice President for Government Relations, Outreach & Special Projects Steve Noah announces the January Chautauqua presentation by Dan Schneider of Schneider Consulting, LLC. Schneider will be discussing the science behind Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), the study of the connection between the neurological process, language, and behavioral patterns that are acquired through experiences. This presentation will […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The legislature is back in session and I look forward to getting our work done in as short a session as possible. We face significant issues regarding property tax and education, which I expect to occupy most of our time this year. House Republicans are committed to fighting for the hardworking taxpayers […]
