by Pam Blomgren The Oskaloosa City Council meeting lasted just barely 45 minutes last evening (March 20) and, intertwined with routine activity, were familiar strains of sentiment heard in earlier meetings: ‘we don’t need this’ and ‘this isn’t necessary.’ Following the community comments section – of which there were none – and the consent agenda, […]
Kansas City, Mo.–The basketball gods evened the score in the most cruel way imaginable Monday as the William Penn men’s basketball team gave up a large lead and eventually fell 83-82 in overtime to Texas Wesleyan in the semifinals of the NAIA Division I National Championships. Duer bracket champion WPU (33-4), which overcame an 18-point […]
Oskaloosa–Statesmen cagers T.J. Cunningham (Jr., Lynnville, Iowa, Physical Education) and Titus Letzring (Sr., Alta, Iowa, Digital Communication) were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2016-2017 Daktronics-NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athletes Monday. Cunningham had a 3.58 Grade Point Average entering this spring, while Letzring owned a 3.74 GPA. They were […]
Oskaloosa–Nona Carter (Jr., Downey, Calif., Exercise Science) was honored for her excellence in the classroom as she was named a 2016-2017 Daktronics-NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete Monday. A first-time recipient, Carter had a 3.52 Grade Point Average entering this spring. She is among a list of 141 Division I women’s basketball players from within […]
PELLA— Central College baseball shortstop Garrett Saunders (Bonaparte, Van Buren HS) and softball shortstop Emily Wilson (Bondurant, Bondurant Farrar HS) were named the Iowa Conference’s male and female athletes of the week Monday. Saunders led the Dutch to a 4-3 record over their spring break trip, which included two doubles, two homeruns and four multi-hit […]
Edna Mae Breese June 7, 1935 – March 19, 2017 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 81 Edna Breese, 81 of Montezuma passed away Sunday afternoon, March 19, 2017 at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Edna Mae Breese, the daughter of Basil and Harriett (Hervey) Buckalew, was born on June 7, 1935 in Williamson, Iowa. Edna was […]
Leo J. Randall December 1, 1943 – March 19, 2017 Richland, Iowa | Age 73 Leo J. Randall, 73, of Richland, died Sunday, March 19, 2017, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. He was born December 1, 1943, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the son of Arthur James and Helen Marie McAdoo Randall. Leo […]
Peosta–The William Penn baseball team came up short of pulling off another league upset as it was swept by #11 Clarke in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader Sunday. William Penn (11-12, 1-7 Heart), which split with the Crusaders on Saturday, lost Sunday’s contests by scores of 6-5 and 9-5. The Crusaders (20-3, 7-1 […]
JIM DEWITT April 24, 1957 – March 18, 2017 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 59 Jim DeWitt, 59, of Oskaloosa passed away early Saturday, March 18, 2017, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa Jim LeRoy DeWitt, son of Cecil Raymond and Mabel Marie (DeMoney) DeWitt, was born April 24, 1957, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Jim […]
Pamela “Honey” Kae Steel August 11, 1946 – March 18, 2017 Eddyville, Iowa | Age 70 Pamela Kae “Honey” Steel, 70, of Eddyville, died Saturday, March 18, 2017 at her home. Pam was born August 11, 1946 in Ottumwa, Iowa, the daughter of John Robert and Mary L. (Bloodsworth) Simmers. Pam lived in Eddyville all […]
