TUCSON, ARIZ.—The Central College softball team ran its win streak to four games with a pair of lopsided wins at the Tucson Invitational Games Friday. The No. 21-rated Dutch (8-4) scored 10-0, five-inning routs of Chapman University (Calif.) and Northland College (Wis.). “With the heat and the number of games we’re playing, it was nice […]
by Charlie Comfort Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Oskaloosa School board took several steps forward in the search for a new superintendent at a special school board meeting this past week. On Thursday, the board met with staff members of Ray and Associates, the firm the district has retained to aid them in the search for a […]
Betty Piersel December 22, 1936 – March 10, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 81 Betty Piersel, 81, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, March 10, 2018, at the Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa. She was born Tuesday, December 22, 1936, in Mahaska County, the daughter of Henry and Mae McCammet Ross. Betty graduated from New Sharon High […]
by Ken Rozenboom The Rozenboom Report This was the ninth week of the 2018 legislative session and the days were filled with sometimes lengthy debates on a number of bills spanning a wide variety of issues. Among them was Senate File 2364, which passed the Senate with bipartisan support, and would require all schools to […]
PELLA — The USTFCCCA all-Central Region team was released earlier this week and eight Central College track and field athletes were recognized for the 2017-18 NCAA Division III Indoor season. To be named All-Region, an athlete must either be ranked in the top-5 of an individual event in the region or be part of a […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — Make Mahaska County history! Help the George Daily Auditorium grow the digitized archives of Mahaska County. Join us at Penn Central Mall on Saturday, March 17 any time from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.! Bring up to three photos from your personal collection that help tell the story of Mahaska. We’ll scan […]
A Marion County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On the morning of March 7, 2018 a Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy initiated a traffic stop in the twenty three hundred block of Hwy. 92 for an equipment violation. During the course of the traffic stop the driver was identified as Dustin Edward Flander (age 48) of Oskaloosa. […]
Des Moines, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Indians boys basketball team is celebrating their first-ever playoff berth in the champion game. After their relatively easy win over Sergeant Bluff-Luton in the opening round, the cold shooting bug hit the team in their match-up over Waverly-Shell Rock Thursday night. Two quick 3-point shots by Waverly-Shell Rock in […]
by Guy Vander Linden Revenue Continues to Show Strength in February State revenue continues its recent strong trend, according to the Legislative Services Agency’s monthly report released last week. Through the first eight months of Fiscal Year 2018, state revenue has increased $428.6 million over last year’s level. The growth amounts to an increase of […]
by Larry Sheets Dear friends in House District 80, There were 192 Bills that got through the first funnel. Some recent ones are noteworthy: • The Senate passed SF2281 (30-20). This bill bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected unless the mother’s life is in danger. It has been sent to the House […]
