Joining him will be Director Debi Durham, as well as 15 of Xi’s “Old Friends” from Iowa (DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad today announced that he will participate in a trade mission to China from May 29 through June 5. Branstad’s trip results from an invitation the governor accepted from Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping. […]
LA CROSSE, WIS.— The Central College men’s and women’s track and field squads came away with a personal best and two individual wins Thursday at the Wis.-La Crosse Last Chance Meet in another attempt to qualify for the NCAA Division III outdoor championships. Freshman Eli Horton (Runnells, Southeast Polk HS) ran a lifetime best of […]
Gulf Shores, Ala.–The Lady Statesmen softball team struggled to produce many positives as it opened pool play at the NAIA Softball National Championships with a five-inning, 15-0 loss to #8 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) Thursday. William Penn (46-17) allowed runs in each of the five innings and will now need to win its final two pool […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mahaska County residents did an outstanding job with the Live Healthy Iowa 100-day Wellness Challenge. Over 660 adults and 1,555 youth participated. “Mahaska County ranked 6th in the state with 10.6% of our county population participating,” said Deb Bruxvoort, OACDG and Mahaska Wellness Coalition member. “We ranked 5th highest for number of […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – The Grinnell College men’s athletic program was third and the women’s program fourth in the 2011-12 Midwest Conference All-Sport Championship. All-Sport points are awarded on a 10-9-8, etc. basis in all sports. Championship tournament results are incorporated into the final standings. All-Sport champions are awarded the The Ralph Shively Trophy, which is […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Friday After Five committee has been preparing since last year for the 2012 season and they have a great line up of entertainment scheduled. The event takes place each Friday from 5 – 8 pm on the east side of the Oskaloosa square. Food and drinks are available. The cost […]
NAPERVILLE, ILL.—Central College freshman Eric Larson (Waverly, Waverly-Shell Rock HS) completed a personal-best effort in the decathlon at the North Central (Ill.) Gregory Invitational Wednesday. Larson scored 6,430 points to win the event and put himself in contention for a berth at the Division III national championships. Larson’s score was a 247-point improvement over his […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Osky News. There has been a lot of debate on traffic enforcement cameras in Iowa. It was one of the most debated hot button issues this past legislative session. I support the traffic camera ban for multiple […]
PELLA— A record four Central College baseball players received first-team all-Iowa Conference honors Wednesday while Joel Pulliam (senior, Des Moines, Lincoln HS) was named the league’s pitcher of the year and Adam Stevens was cited as the coach of the year. Pulliam, shortstop Mike Furlong (senior, Davenport, Assumption HS), outfielder Sam Stetzel (junior, Perry) and […]
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, FLA.— Big numbers plagued the Central College scorecard Wednesday as the Dutch struggled to hold on to a spot in the top 15 after the first two rounds of the NCAA Division III men’s golf championships. Central battled the par-72, 6,926-yard Mission Inn and Resort El Campeon course for a 317 after turning in […]
