Peggy Husband December 31, 1924 – January 15, 2015 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 90 Peggy Husband, 90, of Oskaloosa passed away Thursday afternoon, January 15, 2015, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. Lenore “Peggy” Irene Husband, daughter of Eugene and Mae De Witt Welch, was born December 31, 1924 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She attended […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn softball team will go into its final season in the Midwest Collegiate Conference as league favorites after the preseason coaches’ poll was released Thursday. William Penn, which was 36-20 last year (19-4 MCC), edges out Grand View by one point, 39-38, and has two more first-place votes (4-2). St. Ambrose is third […]
Oskaloosa Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board met in open session on Monday evening, with the main point of discussion being the upcoming school year calendar. The driving factor behind the calendar development is based upon Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s directive that schools start near the end of August. State law directs schools to start […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A water transmission line from the Oskaloosa water plant north of town started to leak, and crews worked for over 8 hours to plug the leak in the 20 inch pipe. Oskaloosa Municipal Water Department General Manager Chad Coon said that the water is safe to drink and that the discoloration that […]
PELLA—Graduated Central College men’s tennis player Kyle Freischlag (Downers Grove, Ill./South) has been awarded as the 2013-14 Duane Schroeder Iowa Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. The conference honor recognizes a student-athlete who has demonstrated high levels of accomplishment and achievement in athletics and academics while also serving the community. To be eligible for […]
Omaha, Neb.–A defensive-minded second half helped the Statesmen women’s basketball team to an 88-55 non-conference win over Grace (Neb.) Wednesday. For the second-straight contest, William Penn (8-10) had a dozen players get the board, led by Alyssa Phillips (So., Gurnee, Ill., Communications) with 14 points. The visitors shot 50.0% in the first half to lead […]
WAVERLY — Wednesday’s 67-59 road victory against Wartburg was a little out of the ordinary for the Central College men’s basketball team. Instead of catching fire from beyond the arc and simply outscoring their opponent, the Dutch (9-5 overall, 2-1 Iowa Conference) clamped down on defense and held the Knights (9-5, 2-1) to 31-percent shooting. […]
WAVERLY — A 15-2 Wartburg run to close the first half proved to be the difference in a 66-42 road loss for the young Central College women’s basketball team Wednesday. After Wartburg (10-4 overall, 1-2 Iowa Conference) jumped out to a 6-0 lead to start the contest the teams traded baskets and the Dutch (9-5, […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — Ring in the New Year with two exciting performances of a classic tale this Saturday, January 17th when Missoula Children’s Theatre and 65 local students pair up to present Rapunzel! Take a fun frolic through the French countryside where Frenchy and his intense friends the Wood Elves, help Rapunzel escape the grasp […]
Steve Peters, president of VenuWorks, is pleased to announce Scott Hallgren as the new Executive Director of the VenuWorks-managed, Bridge View Center following City Council approval last night. He replaces Larry Gawronski who is moving into a corporate role at the end of the month. “We are pleased to have Scott continue his work with […]
