David Lavern Schumacher March 08, 1938 – September 06, 2018 Gibson, Iowa | Age 80 David Lavern Schumacher, 80, of Gibson, died Thursday, September 6, 2018 at the Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. David is survived by his wife Dorothy Schumacher of Gibson. As was his wishes his body has been cremated. No services will […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Abby Nielsen ’21, from Albuquerque, N.M. (Albuquerque), has been named the Midwest Conference Women’s Tennis Performer of the Week. Nielsen got her 2018-19 tennis season off to a good start by placing second at the top singles flight of the highly-competitive University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawk Invite. She claimed wins over […]
by Coach Jennifer Comfort The Oskaloosa Indians had a rough night at Dallas Center-Grimes as all teams were swept. The Varsity team put up a fight but struggled to execute consistently losing 21-25, 14-25, 18-25. The Fillies are ranked #4 in 4A and the Indians are #13. The girls are doing really good things at […]
Gladys M. Foster January 1, 1928 – September 5, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 90 Gladys M. Foster, 90, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born January 1, 1928, on the family farm southwest of Beacon, the daughter of Harry and Eva Mae Siders McFall. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In other action at Tuesday’s Mahaska County Board of Supervisors, the board made the decision to take the Mahaska 911 Board and Mahaska County Emergency Management to court over the 28E agreement the two boards put in place back in 2015. “What do we want to do Mark,” asked Mahaska County Supervisor […]
by Wade Steinlage Dubuque–The Statesmen women’s volleyball team opened up conference play Tuesday as it took on the Clarke Pride. Unfortunately, the squad was not able to keep up with the Clarke attack and was swept in straight sets (21-25, 19-25, 19-25). WPU (5-4, 0-1 Heart) was outhit by the Pride (9-2, 1-0 Heart) .381-.120. […]
by Coach Gladys Genskow “It is good to have that first conference win of the season. I thought the girls controlled the pass pretty well tonight. Our execution was very inconsistent that forced us to make a lot of errors. The score was back and forth along with the momentum of the game. We did […]
PELLA—A busy week of Central College volleyball inside P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium started off with a 3-0 sweep of Iowa Wesleyan University Tuesday night. The Dutch (2-2) won in straight sets over the Tigers (1-3), to the tune of 25-11, 25-23, 25-20. As a team, the Dutch hit .277 (41-13-101) and had nine service aces. “While […]
On August 27, Boy Scout Troop 71, chartered by the Central United Methodist Church, held their fall Court of Honor to recognize their Scouts’ achievements and rank advancements. At this Court of Honor, 16 Scouts were collectively awarded 69 merit badges and 4 National Outdoor Badges, while 3 Scouts were recognized for rank advancements. Scouts […]
PELLA—It’s a homecoming for coach Jeff McMartin but one of the more imposing hurdles on the schedule for his Central College football team which journeys to DePauw University (Ind.) for a first-ever meeting Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m., Eastern Time (noon, Central Time) at Blackstock Stadium in Greencastle, Indiana. McMartin spent four seasons (2000-03) […]
