Edwin “Short” Weldon March 20, 1941 – March 27, 2019 Lovilia, Iowa | Age 78 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Edwin Eugene Weldon, age 78, of Lovilia, passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at the Comfort House in Pella, IA, surrounded by his loved ones. Ed was born on March 20, […]
Lareta Jean Sanders January 09, 1928 – March 27, 2019 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 91 Lareta Sanders, 91 of rural New Sharon died March 27, 2019 at the Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Lareta Jean Sanders, the daughter of Robert Otho and Lela Rose (Byers) Sanders was born on January 9, 1928 on […]
Mary Jane Hunt March 19, 1926 – March 27, 2019 Des Moines (Oskaloosa), Iowa | Age 93 Mary Jane Hunt, 93, of Des Moines and formerly of Oskaloosa died Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at the Hospice Kavanagh House in Des Moines. Mary was born March 19, 1926, in Burlington, Iowa, the daughter of Fred and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – At a special session on Monday afternoon, the Oskaloosa Water Board began the process of finding the person to replace Chad Coon, the current General Manager at Oskaloosa Municipal Water Department. Coon tendered his resignation at the previous meeting and will be departing the utility on May 3rd, 2019. He will be […]
James Lee Belzer February 09, 1945 – March 26, 2019 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 74 Jim Belzer, 74 of New Sharon, passed away, Tuesday, March 26, 2019 under hospice care. James Lee Belzer, the son of Ray and Dorothy (Harkin) Belzer was born on February 9, 1945 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Jim was a 1963 […]
Lois Bainbridge March 21, 1927 – March 26, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 92 Lois Bainbridge, 92, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born March 21, 1927, in Mahaska County, the daughter of Fred and Avis DeLong Denburger. Lois attended country school in the Coal […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Boys Track and Field Team kicked off their season at home on Tuesday night by hosting Albia, Centerville, and Chariton. Oskaloosa Boys Track and Field Coach Mike Sterner said that 12 new athletes were competing for the Indians this year, with many new personal records to measure themselves from into […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Statesmen baseball team returned home on Tuesday to wrap up its series with Clarke University after the teams were unable to on Sunday due to unplayable field conditions. William Penn (19-5, 5-2 Heart) took the first pair of games over Clarke (12-13, 9-5 Heart) on Saturday and was looking for the […]
by Wade Steinlage Salina, Kan.–The Statesmen men’s golf team had three individuals in the top 10 as it finished high at the Kansas Wesleyan Invitational Monday and Tuesday. William Penn placed second out of seven teams with a two-day score of 600 (301-299) at the par-70 Salina Country Club. Host Kansas Wesleyan, which like WPU, […]
CEDAR RAPIDS — A dominating performance from three relief pitchers sealed the Central College baseball team’s 8-7 victory over Coe College on Tuesday afternoon. Taking over with one out in the fourth inning, Marcus Wenzel (sophomore, Chicago, Ill., Luther North College Prep) held the Kohawks without a run for 3.2 innings, allowing just two hits. […]
