Oskaloosa–Two strong pitching performances and a pair of big offensive innings guided the Statesmen baseball team past Heart of America Athletic Conference foe Culver-Stockton on a blustery Saturday afternoon. The Statesmen (16-9, 7-5 Heart) won by scores of 2-1 and 5-0. The teams will meet up in a second twinbill Sunday at noon. After three […]
PELLA — Trailing 10-2 entering the sixth inning of game two, the Central College baseball team erupted for 18 runs to close out a 20-16 win and earn the split after losing 8-1 in the opener Saturday. With two runners on and no outs in the bottom of the sixth, catcher Michael Reuter (junior, Monticello) […]
PELLA — Clawing its way back from an early 2-0 deficit, the No. 20 Central College softball team used a walk-off wild pitch for a dramatic 4-3 victory over No. 6 Washington-St. Louis (Mo.), rebounding from a 9-2 thrashing in the opener. Showing the effects of an unusual 20-day layoff the Dutch (13-7) gave an […]
Soua Yang June 15, 1928 – April 1, 2016 Clovis, California; Oskaloosa, Iowa Soua Yang, 87, of Clovis, California, died Friday, April 1, 2016, at her home in Clovis. She was born, Friday, June 15, 1928, in Xiengkhouang, Laos, the daughter of Tong Ger Yang and Shona Vue. Soua was married to Cher Yang Vang, […]
Oskaloosa past players got together Saturday before Easter, a tradition that began in 2015, for the 2nd annual Alumni soccer game at the Stadium at Lacey Complex. Greg Walter, current coach of Oskaloosa High Schools Boys Soccer said that it is a fundraiser that started last year when he coached the high school girls and […]
Iowa is one of the best states in the nation in terms of accessibility to the polls. Participating in the electoral process is a civic responsibility that I feel every eligible citizen should undertake. Throughout my tenures as Iowa’s Secretary of State, I have worked vigorously to encourage and enable every eligible Iowan with registering […]
Sr. Babe Ruth is officially underway; the ball players and Babe Ruth fans have returned for another season to the Lacey Recreation Complex! Oskaloosa Maroon began the season in a double header March 23rd and again Sunday April 3rd. Good kick off for the season despite the cool weather. The next home game for is […]
Richard S. Paxton December 19, 1947 – March 31, 2016 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 68 Richard S. Paxton, 68, of Oskaloosa died Thursday, March 31, 2016, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Richard was born Friday, December 19, 1947, in Hayesville, Iowa, the son of Merle and Geneva VanOrsdall Paxton. Richard attended school […]
This week in the Iowa Senate we primarily focused on committee work and approving gubernatorial appointments; also the Governor signed a number of bills that have come out of the legislature. Our 100th day of session is April 19, and with the decision on education funding behind us we hope to get through budget bills […]
How Iowa’s Ending Balance Has Been Used With the discussion on the state budget and school aid funding, many Iowans have been asking how the state’s ending balance has been used over the past few years. Often portrayed as a “surplus” by the Democrats and the media, in reality the ending balance is the revenue […]
