Jean McCreery November 9, 1931 – February 21, 2016 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 84 (Vivian) Jean McCreery, 84, of Oskaloosa, went to be with the Lord Sunday, February 21, 2016, while being cared for at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Jean was born November 9, 1931, in What Cheer, Iowa, the daughter of […]
PELLA —The Central College women’s basketball squad came up just short of an Iowa Conference victory to end the season, falling 62-52 on the road at the University of Dubuque Saturday. Central (4-21, 1-13 Iowa Conference) led 13-12 after the first quarter over Dubuque (9-16, 4-10 Iowa Conference). The Spartans led the rest of the […]
Irene Faye Fleming October 4, 1924 – February 19, 2016 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 91 Irene Fleming, 91, of Montezuma, passed away peacefully Friday afternoon, February 19, 2016 at the Montezuma Specialty Care in Montezuma. Irene Faye Fleming, the daughter of Ross and Dorothy (Lamb) Brooks, was born on October 4, 1924 in Montezuma, Iowa. […]
DUBUQUE — Shooting 39.2 percent from the field and committing 18 turnovers was too difficult for the Central College men’s basketball squad to overcome in a 67-57 loss to the Iowa Conference regular season champions from the University of Dubuque Saturday. With seeding in the Iowa Conference tournament on the line, the Dutch (15-8, 7-7 […]
Charleston, Ill./Pella–The Statesmen indoor track and field teams added to their postseason list as two individuals took advantage of one last chance Friday. At the Eastern Illinois Friday Night Special, Tarah Alexander (Fr., Oskaloosa, Iowa, Undecided) and Payton Busch (Jr., Centerville, Iowa, Secondary Education) both punched their tickets to the NAIA National Championships. Alexander broke […]
PELLA — In the final action before the Iowa Conference Championships next weekend, the Central College men’s and women’s track and field squads hosted rival Simpson College in a dual Friday night. After hosting a pair of large meets earlier in the indoor season, the third home meet looked very different for the Dutch. Aside […]
We are nearly halfway through session and just passed through the first “funnel” this week. Funnel week is a self-imposed deadline for the legislature to get bills passed through standing committees in either the House or the Senate in order to keep those bills alive for the rest of the session. Funnel week helps us […]
Oskaloosa–John Altieri (Fr., Warwick, R.I., Sociology) was nearly flawless in league competition this year, and for his efforts he collected a 2015-2016 all-Heart of America Athletic Conference nod Friday. The freshman was named a second-team all-Heart selection at 125 pounds as he went 4-1 in five Heart dual meets. A total of 28 individuals were […]
Don Schuldt March 11, 1927 – February 18, 2016 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 88 Don Schuldt, 88 of Montezuma, passed away Thursday afternoon, February 18, 2016 at the Montezuma Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Montezuma. Don Kenneth Schuldt was born on March 11, 1927 at Elberon, Iowa, the son of Alvin and Mae (Offt) Schuldt. […]
The Mahaska County Master Gardeners will be hosting the Downtown Oskaloosa Flower display committee. They will be discussing the process and criteria they use to decide the themes and actual plants used in the Downtown Oskaloosa Flower displays. It will be held Tuesday March 1; 7 pm at the Mahaska County Extension Office 212 North […]
