Archive for: December, 2017

Darlene Marie Shepherd

Darlene Marie Shepherd September 15, 1934 – December 20, 2017 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 83 Darlene passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at Unity Point Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. A complete obituary is pending. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Darlene Marie Shepherd please visit the Langkamp […]

Back-and-forth women’s basketball battle goes against Central

Central Dutch Athletics

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — For 34 minutes it was tough to distinguish which team was nationally ranked by d3hoops.com but the Central College women’s basketball team dropped a 53-41 contest to No. 11 Wis.-Whitewater Tuesday afternoon at the Cruzin Classic. Central (6-4) led Wis.-Whitewater (9-0) 19-17 after the opening quarter. After trading leads, the Dutch […]

Indians Head Into Christmas Break 9-0 – Girls Building

Cole Henry battles at the hoop against Newton to help lead the Indians to a 9-0 start for the season.

Newton, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Indians headed to Newton on Tuesday, December 19th to face one of the fiercest foes in the Little Hawkeye Conference, Garrett Sturtz and the Newton Cardinals. Oskaloosa has struggled but overcome when facing tougher opponents this year; and managed to overcome a superhuman effort by Sturtz, who put up 44 […]

Tenco Hydroponic Greenhouse goes “Off the Grid”

The Tenco 4-bay hydroponic greenhouse and the adjacent Multipurpose Facility for processing, grading, and packaging produce officially went “off the grid." (submitted photo)

on Monday afternoon. A 74.88 kWh Solar System is now operational at these facilities in Wapello, County, which serves as employment and training site for people with disabilities. The facility will produce an abundance of locally grown pesticide-free produce for retail establishments in our region; also, a portion of the produce is gifted to the […]

Train Rides Making Holiday Memories

Mike Gipple (left) helps to make sure everyone is securely aboard before taking off on the Penn Central Express.

Oskaloosa, Iowa – There is something nostalgic about trains and Christmas time, and inside Penn Central Mall this Christmas, kids and parents got to share in that nostalgia. Mike Gipple is the Penn Central Mall Manager, and the engineer of the Penn Central Mall Express. The train has been once again making its way through […]

No Injuries After Shots Fired In Oskaloosa Neighborhood

Oskaloosa Police Officer (left) investigates the scene where parties reported shots were fired at the intersection of Green Street and Pella Avenue in Oskaloosa.

An Oskaloosa Police Department Press Release On December 19th, 2017 at approximately 10:25 p.m., Officers of the Oskaloosa Police Department were dispatched to a call for service involving shots being fired. It was reported that 26-year-old male Deon Freeman was at the intersection of Pella Avenue and Green Street in Oskaloosa, IA where an 18-year-old […]

Grinnell Bests 8th Grade Girls

Tonight the girls took on one of our toughest opponents of the season Grinnell. The Grinnell girls put a press all night and it caused our girls to give up careless turnovers. The girls ended up turning the ball over 14 times total in the game. Our shots also did not fall and that continued […]

7th Grade Girls Win Over Grinnell

The 7th grade girls basketball A team played at Grinnell on Monday night. The team avenged an 18 point loss from the first week of the season to win a 38-36 nailbiter. The loss was only 2nd of the season. The Indians came out strong and confident against a physical Grinnell press. The girls took […]

Central wins Cruzin Classic women’s basketball opener

Central Dutch Athletics

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Traveling over 1,500 miles to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the Central College women’s basketball team opened the Cruzin Classic with a 66-55 triumph over Kalamazoo College (Mich.) Monday. Trailing after the opening quarter 16-12, the Dutch (6-3) surged past the Hornets (3-5), outscoring Kalamazoo 34-17 during the second and third quarters. “It […]

RECORD NUMBER OF BEEKEEPING SCHOOLS SCHEDULED FOR 2018

Iowa Department of Agriculture

36 beginner and advanced beekeeping courses to be held across the state DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship today encouraged Iowans interested in beekeeping to consider enrolling in one of the beekeeping schools that will be held around the state again in 2018. There are a record number of 36 […]

             

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