Oskaloosa, Iowa – There’s been just about something for everyone to do this past weekend in Oskaloosa. Music filled Smokey Row as ElieMae, an Idaho singer-songwriter entertained with an acoustic solo on Friday afternoon. The Backrow Hooligan’s took to the stage on Saturday afternoon, performing an acoustic show as well. Inside of Penn Central Mall, […]
AUBURNDALE, FLORIDA — A sixth-inning rally by the Central College baseball team propelled it towards a 9-3 victory over Knox College (Ill.) for the team’s second victory of the day on Sunday. The Dutch (8-1) beat D’Youville College (N.Y.) 12-1 earlier in the day. Trailing 3-1 entering the bottom of the sixth inning against Knox, […]
TUCSON, ARIZONA—Nearly overcoming a series of obstacles with a scrappy effort, the Central College softball team was left with a split of Sunday’s action at the Tucson Invitational Games as associate head coach Alicia O’Brien notched her 800th career win. The Dutch (5-3) subdued Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) 3-1, then staged a three-run seventh inning […]
TUCSON, ARIZONA—It was text-book Central College softball small ball. A marathon nine-run sixth-inning that brought 14 hitters to the plate and featured four bunts, six hits and three Augsburg University (Minn.) errors turned a tight come-from-behind scrap into an 11-2 six-inning rout and a split of a Dutch doubleheader in the Tucson (Ariz.) Invitational Games […]
AUBURNDALE, FLORIDA — Despite only connecting on five hits, the Central College baseball team was able to take down Juniata College (Pa.) for a 4-3 victory Saturday morning. Central (6-1) took the win behind seven strong innings from starting pitcher Zach Edwards (junior, Des Moines, Lincoln HS). He struck out nine batters and scattered nine […]
by Rep. Holly Brink Hello Friends, After all of our preparation since the beginning of the session, we have finally come to the point where every state representative of Iowa makes their case for their constituents back home: the House floor debates. From Monday to Thursday, we engaged in spirited conversations over several bills that […]
Betty A. Toy March 1, 1926 – March 16, 2019 Pleasant Hill (Oskaloosa), Iowa | Age 93 Betty Arlene Toy, 93, of Pleasant Hill and formerly of Oskaloosa, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Parkridge Specialty Care in Pleasant Hill. Betty Toy, the devoted daughter of William Lester Toy and Phoebe Blanche (Johnson) Toy, […]
On Saturday afternoon, more than a dozen interested persons filed into the new environmental learning center at Caldwell Park to become trained to help the Iowa DNR monitor the bald eagle’s nest. The program is part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Volunteer Wildlife Monitoring Program. Program Coordinator Stephanie Shepherd explained in a Facebook […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In the banquet hall of the American Legion Post 34, members and dignitaries gathered to celebrate and honor a century of honor, service, camaraderie, and community service. Darrin Alderson, 5th District Commander for the American Legion in Iowa lead the evening’s ceremony, sharing that the American Legion is celebrating its 100th year […]
TUCSON, ARIZONA— Rare springtime desert showers at the Tucson (Ariz.) Invitational Games gave the Central College softball team three days to stew over a disappointing opening-day defensive showing. But a more determined effort led to a sweep for the No. 15-ranked Dutch, 4-3 over Hamline University (Minn.) and 5-1 against Trinity University (Texas) Friday. Third […]
