DES MOINES – Senator Ken Rozenboom, R-Oskaloosa, was presented on Tuesday with the Herbert Hoover Uncommon Public Service Award in the Iowa Senate. “It’s an honor to be part of a group of such distinguished and accomplished individuals who have received this award,” said Senator Rozenboom. “Each year when this award is presented I am […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – A successful performance on the team’s spring break trip to Orlando, Fla., propelled Grinnell College’s Ben Cobin ’20 to the Midwest Conference Men’s Tennis Performer of the Week honor. Cobin, from St. Louis, Mo. (Ladue Horton Watkins), was a model of consistency during the trip that included a Pioneer victory over nationally-ranked […]
Oskaloosa- Approximately one week after hearing arguments on whether or not to move trial, Judge Myron Gookin has decided that an Oskaloosa mother facing murder charges cannot receive a fair retrial in Mahaska County. Gookin ruled that Alicia Ritenour’s request for a change of venue should be granted, in large part because of pre-trial publicity. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Luke Vanhemert will stand trial as charged, after a Judge ruled Tuesday morning, March 26, that he has no immunity from prosecution. After a hearing before Judge Lucy Gamon, Vanhemert’s claim that he is immune from prosecution of second-degree murder, under Iowa’s Stand Your Ground Law, was denied. On March 14, Vanhemert’s […]
Beth McLellan August 9, 1934 – March 25, 2019 Oskaloosa (Springfield, Mo), Iowa | Age 84 Beth McLellan, 84, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Springfield, MO, died Monday, March 25, 2019, at the Oskaloosa Care Center, Oskaloosa, Iowa. Mary Elizabeth McLellan, daughter of Harvey and Zepha Warner, was born August 9, 1934, in Irrigon, Oregon. […]
James L. Nation April 17, 1944 – March 25, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 74 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran James Leroy Nation, 74, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, March 25, 2019, at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born April 17, 1944, in Eddyville, Iowa, the son of Lawrence and Wanda White […]
Beverly K. Dickinson June 9, 1947 – March 25, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 71 Beverly Dickinson, 71, of Oskaloosa passed away Monday, March 25, 2019, at the Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa. Beverly K. Dickinson, daughter of Kenneth and Ann (Brubaker) Buckingham, was born June 9, 1947, in Des Moines, Iowa. The family lived in […]
Virjean L Van Hulzen August 31, 1936 – March 25, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 82 Virjean Lund Van Hulzen, 82, of Oskaloosa, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 25, 2019, at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa. Virjean was born August 31, 1936, in Wheatland, Iowa, the daughter of Lester and Bernadine Knoche Lund. Virjean […]
by Wade Steinlage Carbondale, Ill.–For the second event in a row, the Statesmen women’s golf team faced off against programs from much bigger schools and produced positive results as it competed at the Southern Illinois Saluki Invitational Sunday and Monday. #17 WPU placed fourth out of 14 teams with a two-day score of 645 (318-327) […]
by Wade Steinlage Columbia, Mo.–The William Penn softball team gave the defending national runners-up all they could handle in the nightcap of its non-conference doubleheader Monday, but came up short in the end as it was swept by Columbia. William Penn (11-13) fell by scores of 9-1 (5 innings) and 5-3. The Cougars (15-7), who […]
