Forest City–Brianne Rowley (Sr., Hood River, Ore., Blue Mountain CC) is making trotting around all four bases a regular occurrence, doing so three more times Wednesday as the William Penn softball team swept Waldorf in a Midwest Collegiate Conference doubleheader. The Lady Statesmen (23-11, 11-1 MCC) won by scores of 9-0 (5 innings) and 7-1. […]
Davenport–In a key Midwest Collegiate Conference doubleheader, the Statesmen baseball team came up with a solid showing against league-leading St. Ambrose. William Penn (13-16, 6-3 MCC) won the opener 5-1 before dropping the nightcap 5-2. The MCC is very tight at the top with St. Ambrose (17-18, 9-3 MCC) in first, but only 1 1/2 […]
CEDAR RAPIDS—This time the Dutch closed the deal. After seeing a pair of sixth-inning leads slip away against No. 5 Luther College Saturday, the No. 8 Central College softball team rebounded in a big way by taking early leads and never taking the foot off the gas in kncoking off No. 3 Coe College 9-6 […]
Mahaska County – Applications for college scholarships from Mahaska Health Partnership are available to high school seniors pursuing a career in a health-related field. The deadline for submitting applications is April 13. According to MHP CEO Jay Christensen, $500 scholarships will be awarded to three students chosen by the MHP Board of Trustees. Applicants must […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – William Penn University will present the last of its Chautauqua Series lectures for the 2011 – 2012 academic year on Thursday, April 12, 2012. Local engineer and American Civil War history enthusiast Jerry Bottenfield will give a presentation on the “Conspiracy and Assassination of 1865” starting at 5:30 p.m. in the Chief […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The 131st Annual Awards Banquet is scheduled for Thursday, May 10, 2012 at The Peppertree Restaurant. In preparation for the banquet the Oskaloosa Area Chamber is requesting nominations for the following awards: Retail Business of the Year, Service Business of the Year, Industry of the Year, Business Person of the Year, Citizen […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A community supporting it’s own is something Mahaska County is known for. Lori Milligan, otherwise known as ‘the Pink Warrior’, serves as a dispatcher for the Mahaska County 911 Center and has been battling breast cancer. Her co-workers have been spearheading a fundraiser to help her out during this time. Lori recently […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Developing the tools to help protect the community in times of need, Mahaska County Emergency Manager Jamey Robinson is quickly becoming a top expert in the CERT Program. Recently, Robinson was selected to speak at a convention in Kansas City. “FEMA was looking for representation from the local level through the state […]
Dorothy Bunting, 97, of Oskaloosa died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born January 23, 1915, at Fremont, Iowa, the daughter of Howard and Flossie M. Caves Robbins. She graduated from Fremont High School. On December 30, 1939, she was united in marriage to Elvie […]
(Bonnie) Louise Brummel, 94, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at the Oskaloosa Care Center. She was born July 11, 1917, in Mahaska County, the daughter of Bonnie Louis and Lenore White Thatcher. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School. Following graduation she taught in a one room country school in Mahaska County. On […]
