DUBUQUE—The Central College baseball team dropped Saturday’s opener 6-1 before earning an Iowa Conference doubleheader split with a 4-1 win over Loras College to remain alone in third place with one league four-game series remaining on the schedule. The Dutch (23-12 overall, 15-9 conference) and the Duhawks (17-17 overall, 13-11 conference) entered the weekend without […]
Lucille M. Weber June 08, 1912 – April 25, 2014 Sigourney, Iowa | Age 101 Lucille M. Weber, age 101, formerly of Ollie, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014, at Manor House Care Center in Sigourney, Iowa. Lucille was born June 8, 1912, in Chelahis, Washington, the daughter of Harry and Gertie Spurgeon Shy. She […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The ongoing battle between the Oskaloosa Water Department Board of Trustees and the Oskaloosa City Council will continue. The Oskaloosa Water Dept. Board of Trustees voted 2-1 to file a petition with the Mahaska County District Court in an effort for the board to retain Errin Keltner in his current position as […]
Edwards, Seddon Qualify at Kip Janvrin Indianola–Two individuals qualified for nationals and two records were broken as the Statesmen track and field teams competed well at the Simpson Kip Janvrin Open Thursday and Friday. Alex Edwards (Jr., Knoxville, Iowa, Secondary Education) and Derek Seddon (Fr., Knoxville, Iowa, Physical Education) punched their tickets for next month’s […]
DUBUQUE—The Central College baseball team swept Loras College 7-4, 7-3 Friday for its eighth and ninth consecutive wins, clinching an Iowa Conference tournament berth and solidifying itself in third place with only six games remaining on the schedule. The Dutch (22-11 overall, 14-8 conference) and the Duhawks (16-16 overall, 12-10 conference) entered the day tied […]
Farm Bureau of Oskaloosa made a substantial donation to Mahaska Health Partnership’s AED (Automated External Defibrillators) Fundraiser to purchase two of the live-saving devices for the Lacey Recreation Complex. The AEDs are now located at the five-plex and the new stadium and will be available for all sporting events held in those locations. Shown is […]
An Oskaloosa Police Department Press Release With warmer weather just around the corner, we all are anxious to resume outside activities such as walking, running and biking. As adults, we can become over-confident in our security and complacent about our own personal safety. The reality is that incidents of crime can happen to anyone at […]
DES MOINES—The Central College 4×1600-meter relay team of Eli Horton (junior, Runnells, Southeast Polk HS), Drew Jackson (junior, Johnston), Jamie Vander Veer (junior, Knoxville) and Austin O’Brien (senior, Bettendorf, Pleasant Valley HS) needed only one year to break the school record by more than 21 seconds at Thursday’s Drake Relays. The Dutch foursome placed ninth […]
DES MOINES — Adding another milestone performance to the Central College track and field program’s powerful tradition in the multi-events, former Dutch NCAA Division III champ Kurtis Brondyke captured the Drake Relays decathlon crown Thursday. Brondyke, a 2011 Central grad, endured soggy conditions to top a field that included an assortment of top Division I […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – The world is continually getting louder, and more people are experiencing hearing loss every day. April 30, 2014 is National Noise Awareness Day, a time used to remind everyone of the long-term effect loud noises have on hearing. Every day, we are exposed to potentially harmful sounds. Traffic, lawnmowers, loud music, construction […]
