by Coach Bryan Kime The Varsity girls suffer first loss of the season Monday to Pella Christian 2 to 9. The matches were closer than the final score. Th girls are 1 & 1 on the season. The JV suffers first loss of the season 4-6. Aubree Blanco and Abby Drost move to 2-0 on […]
Week of April 1-7, 2019 DES MOINES, Iowa (April 8, 2019) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “The recent warming trend has helped green up cover crops […]
PELLA — Central College men’s golfer Jeremy Schwab (senior, Beach Park, Ill., Zion-Benton HS) and men’s tennis player David Boschma (sophomore, Olathe, Kan., Northwest HS) received the performer of the week honors in their respective sports from the American Rivers Conference on Monday. Schwab was Central’s top finisher at the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational over the […]
PELLA—Central College’s Kent Henderson, an assistant men’s basketball coach, was selected for the NCAA Basketball Coaches Academy May 8-9. Henderson was among just 20 assistant coaches nationwide accepted into the program in Tampa, Florida. The academy offers them an opportunity to expand their knowledge and insight into intercollegiate basketball coaching. The NCAA will provide education […]
Pictured from left to right: Mahaska Health CEO Kevin DeRonde; Oskaloosa High School (OHS) students Sullivan Tighe and Carson Swim; Cancer Care and Infusion Center (CCIC) nurses Sally Blake, Jessica Nunnikhoven, and Sandra Long; OHS students Marleigh Denburger and Laura Fay; and OHS Teacher Jacie White. The students are part of a marketing class that […]
PELLA—The Central College men’s golf team turned a squad fund-raiser into a charitable opportunity with a gift to the Pella Fire Department last week. The Dutch Carpetbagger was an evening mini-golf tournament utilizing all three floors of the Maytag Student Center on campus in February. The team partnered with local firefighters to stage the event, […]
Lucille Frances Shaffer February 7, 1924 – April 8, 2019 Beacon, Iowa | Age 95 Lucille Shaffer, 95, of Beacon passed away Monday, April 8, 2019, at Northern Mahaska Specialty Care in Oskaloosa. Lucille Frances Shaffer, daughter of Albert P. and Alice (Cavenaugh) Brown, was born February 7, 1924, in Oskaloosa. Lucille attended school in […]
Priscilla A. Gay December 12, 1932 – April 8, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 86 Priscilla Gay, 86, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa, Iowa. As was Priscilla’s wish, she has been buried at White Oak Cemetery east of Oskaloosa, Iowa. No services are planned at this […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Emergency personnel were called to a motor vehicle accident at 3:47 pm on Sunday afternoon, along Highway 92 near the intersection of North 3rd in Oskaloosa. A 2005 Chevrolet Impala driven by Alishia Ferneau, 35 of Oskaloosa, was eastbound on A Ave in the left lane, and attempted to make a left […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–WPU Baseball has been not only one of the hottest teams in the conference but one of the hottest teams in the nation. William Penn (25-6, 11-3 Heart) entered Sunday’s showdown with Peru State (13-16, 10-6 Heart) atop the Heart of America Athletic Conference standings and an opportunity to sweep the Bobcats […]
