PELLA — A veteran core of players led the Central College men’s tennis team to a season opening sweep against Morningside and Knox (Ill.) Saturday. The Dutch, led by four returning letterwinners at the top of the lineup, were victorious over Morningside in the opening match 7-2. In the night cap, the Dutch rolled against […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Technology continues its steady march into everyday lives and, therefore, into students lives. With that in mind, school officials are taking steps to equip Oskaloosa Middle School students with Chromebooks. Chromebooks are different than typical laptops produced to run Windows or Apple’s OSX. It’s an operating system built around being primarily connected […]
Vernon Northcutt December 17, 1927 – February 12, 2015 Oskaloosa (New Sharon), Iowa | Age 87 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Vernon Northcutt, 87 of Oskaloosa, and formerly of New Sharon, passed away Thursday morning, February 12, 2015 at Northern Mahaska Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Oskaloosa. As was Vernon’s wish, his […]
Betsy Howard May 27, 1936 – February 11, 2015 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 78 Betsy Howard, 78, of Oskaloosa died Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at her home in Oskaloosa. She was born Wednesday, May 27, 1936 in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, the first child of Leland and Elizabeth (Baxter) Coulon. Betsy and her sisters, Mary and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – No, they won’t be able to help you with your cable television. Cablevey can help you feed your livestock, fish or convey your food items like coffee and rice. The tube conveyor uses cable driven disks within the tube to transport product. Iowa Governor Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds stopped by the […]
Committee work continued in the Iowa Senate this week as we try to meet the first funnel deadline. Each day I find a new pile of bills on my desk that have been submitted for consideration this year. One of the interesting proposed bills includes raising the speed limit to 75 mph on interstate highways. […]
Bruce Spahr’s bid for a second trial has been denied by the Iowa Court of Appeals. In their unanimous ruling, the court upheld Spahr’s 2013 conviction of 2nd degree sexual abuse. Spahr’s appeal focused primarily on testimony the defense had wished to offer, which related to previous abuse on Spahr’s accusers. The testimony the defense […]
DECORAH — An early lead by Luther College proved to be too much for the Central College women’s basketball team to overcome in a 63-44 road loss Saturday. The Norse (19-4 overall, 9-3 Iowa Conference) jumped out to a 24-6 lead against the Dutch (9-14, 0-12), and Central’s defense wasn’t able to slow down the […]
PELLA — High-caliber competition and a fast track helped boost Central College track and field athletes to impressive times, including a school record Friday at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational hosted by Boston University. Competing at the Track and Tennis Center on the campus of Boston University against a slew of top competition from around […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College cross country runners Alosha Southern ’17 and Emma Luhmann ’18 have been named to the 2014 NCAA Division III All-Academic Team released by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Southern, from Wilton, Conn. (Wilton), was an All-Region performer in 2014 and is a two-time All-Midwest […]
