Oskaloosa, Iowa – An Oskaloosa mother, Danielle Levy, was injured in an accident in Des Moines, Sunday, March 4th. Her son, Fredrick Morris Jr. was a passenger in the vehicle. Both were injured badly, but Fredrick was taken to Blanks Children’s Hospital and put into intensive care. After showing signs of improvement, and he was […]
The Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau is announcing that some 250 law enforcement agencies from around the state will be on the roads beginning March 15th and through March 18th for this year’s second special Traffic Enforcement Program (sTEP) wave. They will be looking not only for drunk drivers and safety belt violators but for […]
Oskaloosa–Davis Spielbauer (Jr., Wapello, Wapello HS) was honored for his excellence in the classroom as he was named a 2011-2012 Daktronics-NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete today. Spielbauer, a first-time honoree, owns a 3.84 Grade Point Average while majoring in biology. On the court this winter, he averaged 8.2 points, 1.9 rebounds, 0.9 assists, and […]
Oskaloosa–Hardwood star Sarah Martin (Jr., Anthem, Ariz., Boulder Creek HS) was honored for her excellence in the classroom as she was named a 2011-2012 Daktronics-NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete today. Martin, a first-time honoree, owns a 3.71 Grade Point Average while majoring in physical education. On the court this winter, she averaged 6.8 points, […]
Oskaloosa–The Lady Statesmen softball team built some momentum during its spring break trip and two team members were applauded for their efforts in the cause as the Midwest Collegiate Conference weekly honors were announced today. Outfielder Khyia Lewis (Sr., Ottumwa, Ottumwa HS) was named Player of the Week, while Nicole Danna (Jr., Boone, Iowa Central […]
Fairview Heights, Ill.–The William Penn women’s bowling team will get a shot at its ultimate goal–the national crown–after finishing in the top four at the USBC Intercollegiate Team Sectionals over the weekend. The Lady Statesmen placed third out of 17 teams with 11, 957 pins in 64 Baker games. #8 Newman (Kan.) narrowly won the […]
Fairview Heights, Ill.–The William Penn men’s bowling team had its dream of a national crown crushed over the weekend with a disappointing finish at the USBC Intercollegiate Team Sectionals. The Statesmen placed fifth out of 20 teams with 12,567 pins in 64 Baker games. The top four teams from each of the four sectionals now […]
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.—The Central College tennis teams overpowered East Texas Baptist University Monday as the men’s squad swept the Tigers 9-0 and the women won 8-1. Three players scored two wins on the men’s side. Kyle Freischlag (sophomore, Downers Grove South, Ill.) had a perfect 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles after pairing with […]
PELLA—Central College junior outfielder Sam Stetzel (Perry) is the Iowa Conference male athlete of the week. Meanwhile, junior Dirk Lindaman (Ankeny) is the conference baseball pitcher of the week. Stetzel hit .571 with a double and three runs batted in as the Dutch went 4-0 last week at the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic in Fort […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The sanitation study continues to be a hot-potato issue for the City of Oskaloosa. A Public Projects Committee meeting Monday afternoon again highlighted the many opinions on the subject. Oskaloosa City Manager Michael Schrock Jr. started the meeting off with a clarification from the meeting the previous week, “Reviewing the code a […]
