by Ken Rozenboom IN THE LEGISLATURE Greetings from the beautiful Iowa State Capitol! We are fast approaching April 17, the 100th day of the legislative session, meaning the end of the 87th General Assembly must be getting close. The capitol is getting a little quieter, with fewer and fewer visitors. But there is still important […]
Dixie McCall January 17, 1949 – April 12, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 69 Dixie McCall, 69, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, April 12, 2018, at Mahaska Health Partnership under the care of Mahaska Hospice. She was born Monday, January 17, 1949, in Oskaloosa, the daughter of Marion and Barbara Johnston Knoot. Dixie graduated from the […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn football team would like to invite the public to attend its Annual Spring Game. The game will be held next Friday, April 20 at 6 p.m. at Lacey Complex Stadium. In the case of inclement weather, the game will be moved to the Penn Activity Center. Admission is free […]
by Wade Steinlage Cedar Rapids—The Statesmen baseball team (11-22, 4-14 Heart) hit the road to play a doubleheader and open a four game series against the Mount Mercy Mustangs (19-19-1, 10-9-1 Heart) in Heart of America Conference action on Thursday. William Penn would fall short of their goal as they would drop the first two […]
STORM LAKE—Getting the response it needed after a wrenching defeat, the Central College softball team scratched out a doubleheader split at Buena Vista University Thursday. The No. 23-rated Dutch (19-7 overall, 6-2 Iowa Conference) tumbled 5-4 in a back-and-forth nine-inning opener before hanging on for a 6-4 victory in the second game. Up 2-0 in […]
PELLA — The Central College men’s track and field team is No. 2 in the most recent U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Central Region poll. Rankings are based off placement in the Regional Descending Order Lists. Those lists are organized by top finishes of Division III athletes of the same region […]
PELLA — Strong performances in the first two weeks of the season has the Central College women’s track and field in the No. 1 spot in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Central Region poll. Rankings are based off placement in the Regional Descending Order Lists. Those lists are organized by […]
The boys had a solid meet today in some great weather. We won the 4-team meet pretty handily and still have a lot of room for improvement. It was also a good practice run for us because sectionals will be held here later in the year. Oskaloosa Head Coach Bret Foster said, “Austin Hafner broke […]
by Sherry Vavra MCRF IGNITE youth group from 1st Christian Reform Church in Oskaloosa demonstrated an enriching lesson in service with the youth volunteering for cleaning along a section of the Mahaska Recreation Trail. The exercise was in service to their community, and 32 young volunteers joined the project to give back by picking up […]
On Thursday April 5th, the EBFHS Jazz Band competed at the Iowa Jazz Championships at Iowa State University in Ames. This is the 32nd year in a row that the EBFHS Jazz Band has qualified for this event. Musco Lighting sponsors the event in cooperation with Iowa Jazz Championships, Inc., Jazz Educators of Iowa, and […]
