Dubuque–The wheels on William Penn’s bus keep going round and round as the Lady Statesmen softball team swept Clarke in a Midwest Collegiate Conference doubleheader Wednesday. William Penn (30-11, 13-1 MCC) won by scores of 10-0 (5 innings) and 8-5 (9 innings). The squad has now claimed victory in 15 consecutive games. The visitors scored […]
INDIANOLA — The Central College baseball remembered its bats for Wednesday’s trip to Indianola. The Dutch racked up 12 hits en route to a 7-3 win over Simpson College to secure a three-game Iowa Conference sweep. “I thought we had a really good approach at the plate tonight,” said coach Adam Stevens. “We were coming […]
Resume includes: 55 NASCAR Sprint Cup wins, 1989 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship NEWTON, IA – April 11, 2012 –Rusty Wallace, designer and co-owner of the 7/8 mile Iowa Speedway tri-oval, could be adding another achievement to his resume in the near future. On SPEED TV’s hour long show, Race Hub, Wednesday night, the 25 nominees […]
Varsity: Oskaloosa 183 Pella Christian 186 JV: Oskaloosa 220 Pella Christian 243 Medalist–Clay Tucker (40) JV Medalist–Andrew Shaffer (46) Oskaloosa Boys Golf Coach Bret Foster said, “The boys played pretty well tonight. It was very windy at a tough golf course and we showed improvement in a lot of cases. Osky is 1-0 in conference […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Jared Dye ’12 (Mount Vernon, Iowa/Mount Vernon) has been named the Midwest Conference Men’s Golf Performer of the Week. Dye bounced back from an opening-round 88 to shoot on 80 on the final day of the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational over the weekend. Dye’s two-day score of 168 is his season-best […]
by R.D. Keep Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa school board met in regular session on Tuesday night and covered a variety of routine items including three new teaching contracts. The board approved the hiring of three individuals to teach at the high school next year. Matthew Kargol was hired for high school art; Clint Gingerich to […]
Beulah Welch Oskaloosa. Beulah I. “Grandma Boo” Welch, 86, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, April 10, 2012, at her home in Oskaloosa. On February 3, 1926, she was born near Barnes City, the daughter of Wilbert and Marie Parsons Green. On November 2, 1946, she was married to Fred Wells at Nashua, Iowa, and later divorced. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Doing something that you love leads most people to find a way of making it their work as well. One Oskaloosa native and his family are working to make that dream a reality. I recently posed the question to Dustin Bunnell, Owner and Head Instructor, what was the inspiration for opening up […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In a work session marked by more questions than answers, the board of the Oskaloosa Water Department informed the City Council they intend to look at billing certain city properties such as Edmundson Golf and the swimming pool. The board is looking for ways to help make up a deficit in their […]
INDIANOLA — Simpson College took the lead in doubles competition and held on for a 5-4 victory over the Central College women’s tennis team Tuesday. Anna Striegel (freshman, Cedar Rapids, Jefferson HS) won twice for the Dutch. She outlasted the competition at No. 4 singles, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5, and teamed with Emily Koontz (freshman, Council […]
