North Mahaska Schools Concerned Students May Suffer New Sharon, Iowa – The heat and humidity of summer are still having an impact on student days at North Mahaska. The district was looking to solve that issue by adding climate control to their buildings to help student comfort, but also to help preserve the buildings themselves. […]
Blanche J. Vance April 8, 1931 – August 31, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 87 Blanche J. Vance, 87 of Oskaloosa and formerly of Beacon, passed away Friday, August 31, 2018, at the same lot she was born, in Beacon, Iowa. Blanche Julia Vance, daughter of Emmery and Blanche (Darland) Laud, was born April 8, […]
PELLA — A first-period strike was all the Albion College women’s soccer team needed to beat Central College 1-0 Saturday afternoon. The season-opening loss makes the Dutch 0-1 and the Britons 1-0. It was the first home loss for Central since 2015. A team that averaged nearly three goals a game in 2017 was […]
ST. PAUL, MINN.—Five first-half rushing touchdowns and three Jordy Borman (junior, Eagan, Minn.) interceptions powered the Central College football team to a 49-3 season-opening non-conference triumph at the University of Northwestern-St. Paul (Minn.) Saturday evening. Blaine Hawkins (sophomore, Ankeny) ran for two TDs and also threw for one, completing 14 of 21 passes for 130 […]
CHICAGO, ILL.— The first win of the 2018 Central College volleyball season came via a sweep over Kalamazoo College at the Gargoyle Classic hosted by the University of Chicago Saturday. The Dutch (1-2) took all three sets from the Hornets (0-3) by margins of 25-21, 25-21, 25-23. “We are pumped to get the first win […]
OSKALOOSA, Iowa – September 4th, 2018. Local Alternative Rock Band Moonlighting (containing two members from Oskaloosa and two members from Ottumwa) had their song “Shine” selected to be included on the soundtrack of the new NASCAR Heat 3 video game coming to stores on September 7th. The young band, which played their first show back […]
CHICAGO, ILL.—Despite absorbing a pair of 3-1 losses at the Gargoyle Classic Friday, Central College volleyball coach Jeanne Czipri is enthused by what she saw from her young squad. The Dutch fell 25-20, 23-25, 14-25, 24-26 against Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Ind.) in the opener and Albion College (Mich.) 25-18, 12-25, 13-25, 23-25 in the […]
PELLA — It was a smashing introduction to the college level for freshman Miranda Kruiswyk (Dunlap, Ill.) as the Central College women’s cross country runner snared the individual title at the Dutch Invitational. As a team, Central finished runner-up to Grinnell College. The Pioneers has 35 points and the Dutch had 37. Kruiswyk finished the […]
PELLA — Easton Sabala (Hermitage, Mo,. Hermitage-Wheatland HS) led a pack of three freshmen who finished in the top-five of the Central College men’s cross country team in the season-opening Dutch Invitational Friday night. The Dutch scored 20 points to win the team title over Grinnell College’s 43 point-effort. Sabala, who was the fourth-overall finisher […]
