Rex Ralph Goodman August 16, 1922 – April 20, 2014 Rose Hill, Iowa | Age 91 years, 8 months, and 4 days Rex Goodman, 91 years, 8 months, and 4 days, of Rose Hill, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Easter, Sunday, April 20, 2014, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Water Board and the Oskaloosa City Council have been at odds in recent months, and a recent letter by Oskaloosa Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt highlighted the growing rift between the two entities. On Monday night, Errin Keltner, a current Oskaloosa Municipal Water Board of Trustee Member will have a hearing at […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The future of travel was a point of discussion at a recent meeting involving the Iowa Department of Transportation and residents of Mahaska County. The DOT held the pubic information meeting for a proposed U.S. 63 northwest bypass of Oskaloosa. This gave the DOT an opportunity to discuss conceptual alternative for the […]
Iowa Sweeps HOF Game from Los Angeles Des Moines, IA – The Iowa Barnstormers (3-2) go undefeated on their home turf with a steep defeat against the now 2-3 Los Angeles KISS. With the intensity high at Wells Fargo Arena, the Iowa Barnstormers hit the field looking for a victory in the 2014 HYDRIVE AFL […]
by Marty Racheter The 2014 Tulip Time Queen is Leah Blankespoor, a 17-year-old Pella Christian High School Senior, who, born during the week of Tulip Time Week, has had a life-long fondness for all things Tulip Time. She would even walk to the mailbox in her wooden shoes as a child, and indeed, wore a […]
Bourbonnais, Ill.–The Statesmen softball team was stymied for the second day in a row in being swept by #7 Olivet Nazarene in non-conference action Saturday. William Penn (26-17) fell by scores of 2-0 and 5-1. Jennifer Whitehead (Sr., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Biology) was a Tiger killer for most of the game, striking out six without a […]
PELLA—Senior Robbie Rushing (West Des Moines, Valley HS) picked up the victory on the mound in Saturday’s opener before going 4-for-5 at the plate in the series finale, leading the Central College baseball team to 4-2, 13-5 wins over Coe College for the four-game sweep. The Dutch (20-11 overall, 12-8 conference) are fourth in the […]
PELLA — Not even 25 hits were enough for the Central College softball team to pull off an Iowa Conference doubleheader sweep of Simpson College Saturday. Instead the No. 12 Dutch (27-7 overall, 7-3 conference) were left just inches away, dropping a 2-1 decision after rolling to an 11-3, six-inning victory in the opener. The […]
Chicago, Ill.–Two spectacular pitching performances could not fix a tough day at the plate as the William Penn softball team fell twice to #10 Saint Xavier in non-conference action Friday. The Statesmen (26-15) fell 1-0 (ten innings) and 2-0. The visitors were limited to only three hits in the opener, including just one in the […]
PELLA—The Central College baseball team manufactured a pair of one-run victories for a 2-1, 5-4 sweep of Iowa Conference foe Coe College, separating itself as one of the top four teams in the league standings. Starting pitcher Judson McKown (senior, Independence, Minn., Orono HS) tossed a complete game for the win in the opener, while […]
