Archive for: February, 2019

Lady Dutch Cruise Past Indians

Oskaloosa's Amanda Fay and Pella's Emily Holterhaus battle for possession of the ball during Friday night's contest.

by Jamie Brockman The Oskaloosa girls fell behind 19-6 after one quarter at Pella Friday night and the 14th ranked Lady Dutch kept their foot on the pedal cruising to a 58-22 win. Oskaloosa showed significant improvements in breaking the press, but Pella was red hot from long range hitting nine three-pointers from five different […]

Gray, Pingel top pentathlon podium at Wartburg

Central Dutch Athletics

WAVERLY — Sophomores Mary Gray (West Des Moines, Waukee HS) and Kiki Pingel (Pella) took the top two spots in the pentathlon at the Wartburg Select on Friday. Gray piled up a career-high total of 3,234 points for the win while Pingel had 3,058 points in second place. In the long jump, both Gray and […]

Oskaloosa Bowling Continues Rolling Up The Wins

by Coach Tony Witt The Osky boys and girls bowling teams keep rolling up the wins on the lanes, with victories over Mt. Pleasant and Centerville. The Girls improve to 13 and 7 on the season now. Rylee Witt had a high game of(165) and high series of (305). Ava VandeWall had 2nd high series’s […]

OHS Drama Department Presents Spring Musical LUCKY STIFF

Left to Right: Cast members Jade Whitley, Greg Ewart, Hendrik DeBie, Jack Dawson, and Grace VerSteegh in music rehearsal last month. (Photo courtesy of Graceful Photos)

“Borrowing the anything-goes spirit of lunatic innocence from the musicals of the 1920s…. A wild and crazy sick joke set to music, it’s a funny show!” – Leo Seligsohn, New York Newsday by Lily Vernooy, Lucky Stiff Marketing Team member Lucky Stiff mixes “the zany antics of a Marx Brothers movie with a preposterous plot […]

Hite Capitol Update: 01/31/19

Rep. Dustin Hite (R-District 79)

Hello once again from the Statehouse. Although the cold weather forced many businesses, schools, and services to close, the Representatives in the Iowa House came to work to continue creating good policy for the people. I hope you all remained safe and warm during this time, and I assure you this weekend promises warmer temps. […]

Tickets Available for Mahaska Hospice Auxiliary’s

MHP Hospice Serenity House

“Share the Love” Fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 9 MAHASKA COUNTY – Last year, more than 300 people attended “Share the Love – An Evening for Hospice,” raising more than $51,000. This year, the Mahaska Hospice Auxiliary is working hard to increase that amount with the ultimate goal of helping keep hospice services available for future […]

Indian Swimmers Compete At Decorah

The Oskaloosa Indian swim team met at the high school at 5:00 am in order to make it to the conference swim meet that was held in Decorah. After the long drive and then go through all the warm-ups they were ready to compete against Decorah, Boone, Grinnell-BGM, NCMP, Vinton-Shellsburg, and Williamsburg. The first race […]

Dennis Conley Sr.

Dennis Conley Sr. December 4, 1957 – January 31, 2019 Albia, Iowa | Age 61 Dennis Conley Sr., age 61, of Albia, passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2019, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona surrounded by his loved ones. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Tharp Funeral Home in Albia. To send flowers […]

European Commission approves U.S. soybean use

State of Iowa Seal

DES MOINES – The European Commission recently announced that conservation practices required for U.S. soybean production meet EU sustainability standards, and biodiesel produced from documented soybeans can now be used in the EU. Governor Reynolds released the following statement today, “This is great news for our soybean farmers by adding stability with the expansion of […]

Home slate ends with Central wrestling triumph

Central Dutch Athletics

PELLA — Wrestling for the final time in P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium this season, the Central College wrestling team downed Luther College 25-12 for its fourth American Rivers Conference victory of the season. It was career victory No. 100 for coach Eric Van Kley at the helm of the Dutch (12-3, 4-3 conference). Van Kley took […]

           

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