Florence L. Voss September 16, 1924 – May 19, 2013 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 88 Loving Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother Florence Lillian Voss, 88, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, May 19, 2013, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Florence was born September 16, 1924, in Estherville, Iowa, the daughter of Fredrick and Lavina […]
Vardena Belle Pontello March 8, 1921 – May 19, 2013 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 92 Vardena Belle Pontello, 92, of Oskaloosa died Sunday, May 19, 2013, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. Vardena was born March 8, 1921, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter of Robert and Vera Bell Hammond Boystun Wilder. On September […]
EAU CLAIRE, WIS.—The challenge from coach George Wares to his Central College softball team heading into Saturday’s NCAA Division III contest with No. 5-ranked powerhouse Texas-Tyler was both stern and direct. Battle, he implored. The hall of fame coach thought there was some spark missing in No. 16 Central’s opening-round 4-1 loss to No. 3 […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – A half-dozen male senior student-athletes were honored at the 2013 Grinnell College Honor G Banquet Saturday at Herrick Chapel. Erik Figge ’13 and Pun Winichakul ‘13 received the David Theophilus ’51 Award for outstanding athletes in more than one sport. Figge, who runs cross country and track, won the award for individual […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Seven female senior student-athletes were honored at the 2013 Grinnell College Honor G Banquet Saturday at Herrick Chapel. Claire Williams ’13 and Nicole Sipfle ’13 were winners of the Grace McIlrath Parker ’11 Award for outstanding athlete in a single sport. Williams, a member of the swimming team, won the award for […]
PELLA—Central College’s Eli Horton (sophomore, Runnels, Southeast Polk HS) and Eric Larson (sophomore, Waverly, Waverly-Shell Rock HS) are the Division III Central Region’s outdoor track events and field events athletes of the year, chosen by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Horton, an all-American honoree in both cross country and indoor […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A small single engine aircraft crashed around noon on Saturday, just south of Beacon, Iowa. The crash happened just 100 yards north of the gravel road 295th Street in the 1700 block. The occupants were able to exit the plane and walk to a nearby farmhouse. There, the local farmer transported the […]
Oskaloosa–Adriaan de Villiers (Sr., Akasia, South Africa) was honored for his excellence in the classroom as he was named a 2013 Daktronics-NAIA Men’s Golf Scholar-Athlete. de Villiers, now a two-time honoree, owns a 3.90 Grade Point Average in industrial technology. The NAIA announced that 111 men’s golfers were awarded the laurel. To be eligible, athletes […]
GRINNELL, Iowa –Grinnell College women’s tennis player Laura Krull ’13 (New Braunfels, Texas/Keystone National) has been named to the District 8 NCAA Division III Academic All-District At-Large first team. The At-Large category includes the following sports: women’s bowling, women’s crew, men’s and women’s fencing, women’s field hockey, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s gymnastics, […]
by Aaron Riggs County Supervisor Mark Doland is looking for answers in regards to the proposed regional airport near Leighton.Doland was elected as supervisor this past January with large support from residents in the Leighton area. He campaigned with a stance opposing the use of Eminent Domain as a means to acquire land for the […]
