Oskaloosa, Iowa – The board of the Oskaloosa Water Department voted on Monday evening to increase its general manager’s salary to $81,000 per year. The increase in salary came on the heel of months of discussion and discovery. Coon’s previous salary was $64,800. After coming out of closed session, Oskaloosa Water Board Chairman Pete Settimi […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The phone was ringing and the neighbor lady was pounding on the bedroom window. That was how Cecil and Sue Comstock woke up as the call to the fire department rang out at 3:45 am, on November 26th. It appears the fire, located at 922 South 1st Street, started on the front […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board held its second meeting last Monday, where it heard about the SINA (School In Need of Assistance) and DINA (District In Need of Assistance). Oskaloosa Elementary Counselor Greg McCulley took the opportunity to speak to the board during the public comment portion of the evening. “We are a […]
PELLA—The Central College men’s basketball team led by as much as 10 points, but went cold from the field in the second half and committed 21 turnovers in a 78-68 loss to Cornell College Tuesday night. The Rams (2-1 overall) scored the opening basket in the second half for their first lead since the 17-minute […]
Omaha, Neb.–The William Penn women’s basketball team struggled from the floor in a 97-66 non-conference loss to Saint Mary (Neb.) Tuesday. The Statesmen (4-5) hit just 29.2% of their shots, while CSM (5-2) made over half of its attempts (50.7%). William Penn led once in the opening seconds, but could not keep pace with the […]
PELLA—The Central College men’s basketball team led by as much as 10 points, but went cold from the field in the second half and committed 21 turnovers in a 78-68 loss to Cornell College in its 2013 home opener Tuesday night. The Rams (2-1 overall) scored the opening basket in the second half for their […]
PELLA — Guard Courtney Kelderman (senior, Pella) knocked down her first four three-point shots, leading the undefeated Central College women’s basketball team to a 64-50 victory over Nebraska Wesleyan Tuesday night. Kelderman drained five of seven shots from beyond the arc and two free throws for a team-high 17 points in just 16 minutes of […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Ana Karin Kozjek ‘17 has been named the Midwest Conference Women’s Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week. Kozjek, from Ljubjana, Slovenia (Gimnazija Bezigrad), was a triple winner as the Pioneers defeated Loras College 141-84 in a dual meet Saturday. She won the 200-yard freestyle in 2:02.57 and 200 backstroke […]
Oskaloosa–Kelly Madison (Jr., Des Moines, Iowa, Physical Education) has been huge in helping the Statesmen men’s basketball team right the ship lately and for his efforts he has been named Midwest Collegiate Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Monday. Madison led William Penn (5-4) to four wins last week as the navy and gold […]
Joan Carrie Long February 24, 1939 – November 30, 2013 Knoxville, Tennessee | Age 74 Joan Carrie Long, 74, of Knoxville, TN and formerly of Oskaloosa went to be with the Lord early Saturday morning, November 30, 2013 in Knoxville. Joan was born February 24, 1939 in Oskaloosa to James & Edna Courtney. She attended […]
