Oskaloosa–William Penn is the 15th-best football squad in the NAIA as the postseason poll was released earlier this week. The Statesmen (9-3, 6-1 MWL), who earned 155 points, finished 2012 with a 31-0 loss to eventual semifinalist Saint Xavier (Ill.) in the first round of the Football Championship Series in November. Marian (Ind.) is the […]
PELLA—Central College inched up one spot to No. 14 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III poll. The Dutch, 7-1, were No. 15 in the last ranking two weeks ago and opened the season at No. 29. It’s Central’s highest ranking since 1991-92, when the Dutch were No. 5. Central posted four wins at […]
Robert L. White January 26, 1933 – December 20, 2012 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 79 Robert L. White, 79, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, December 20, 2012, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. He was born January 26, 1933, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Rufus James and Geraldine Perry White. While […]
Ivan Woods June 23, 1929 – December 19, 2012 Oskaloosa, Iowa Visitation: Open after 3:00 p.m. with family present from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. December 21, 2012 at Fremont Funeral Chapel Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. December 22, 2012 at Fremont Funeral Chapel Interment: Garrett Cemetery near Delta. Ivan L. Woods, 83, of Oskaloosa and formerly […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – As Oskaloosa residents wake up, many will take a look outside right away to see what the morning has brought in the wake of the season’s first official winter storm. In Oskaloosa, the temperatures didn’t drop to projected levels, as the winter storm took a more northerly route across the state soaking […]
Woman Abducted By Man with Machete Ottumwa, Iowa – On December 18th, 2012, at approximately 8:20 PM, the Ottumwa Police Department received a report of a disturbance at 203 S. Adams Street in Ottumwa. Upon officers arrival it was reported a female at that residence was assaulted and forcibly removed from the residence by an […]
AMES, Iowa – Dec. 19, 2012 – In advance of forecasted blizzard conditions in the state, the Iowa Department of Transportation is advising motorists that travel across the majority of Iowa is not advised from 8 p.m. tonight through noon Thursday, Dec. 20. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning beginning at 6 […]
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DES MOINES, Iowa – Lottery luck struck twice at an Oskaloosa store last week, and the winner of both big prizes has come forward. Carrie Bainbridge, 53, of New Sharon said it was a complete fluke that she ended up with two tickets in Iowa’s $100,000 Cash Game with the same numbers for the drawing […]
Harold Waddell May 4, 1941 – December 18, 2012 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 71 Harold Waddell, 71, of rural Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, December 18, 2012, at his home south of Beacon. He was born May 4, 1941, at Leighton, Iowa, the son of Alfred and Helen DeGeest Waddell. While in school Harold worked for the […]
