PELLA—On a rainy Saturday at the Drake Relays, the Central College track and field team had three more relay teams get a chance to run at one of the nation’s premier track meets. There are no team scores kept in the college division of the Drake Relays. The men’s distance medley relay team crossed the […]
by Rep. Holly Brink Hello Friends, This week I want to shake things up as we are coming close to the end of the session and I will put out an end of session newsletter in a few days when we are done. As you all know, I am a proud mother of three wonderful […]
by Wade Steinlage Des Moines–William Penn traveled up to Des Moines to take on the rival Grand View Vikings in its final regular season series on Friday. The Statesmen (32-10, 17-6 Heart) split the pair of ballgames with the Vikings (13-21, 10-12 Heart), winning the opener by the score of 4-3 and dropping the nightcap […]
by Wade Steinlage Indianola–Competing for the second time in three days, and in a much-larger meet, the William Penn track and field teams posted a handful of top-10 finishes at the Simpson Kip Janvrin Open Friday. Joel Brown (Fr., Columbus, Ga.) guided the navy and gold with a pair of high placings. The freshman was […]
DES MOINES— A season-best mark in the 4×400-meter relay at the Drake Relays highlighted Friday’s action for the Central College men’s track and field. Additionally, Central had individuals competing at the Kip Janvrin Open hosted by Simpson College. There are no team scores kept at either meet. Clocking in at 3 minutes, 27.32 seconds, the […]
DES MOINES — The Central College women’s track and field team improved upon season-best marks and ran faster than important bench marks in the 4×100 and 4×400-meter relays at the Drake Relays on Friday. Additionally, Central had individuals competing at the Kip Janvrin Open hosted by Simpson College. There are no team scores kept at […]
by Coach Bret Foster It was a tale of two 9s for the boys today. After getting off to a poor start, the Indians regrouped on the back 9 and played much better. 177 on the front and 156 on the back and ended up 2 strokes short of winning the team title at Fairfield. […]
Roy “Gene” Whitsel September 19, 1950 – April 26, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 68 Roy “Gene” Whitsel, 68, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, April 26, 2019, at the M.H.P. Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa. He was born September 19, 1950, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Edith Gilbert. Gene grew up and attended Oskaloosa Schools. […]
Fred Bridges November 12, 1932 – April 26, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 86 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Fred Bridges, 86, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, April 26, 2019, at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. He was born Saturday, November 12, 1932, in Martinsburg, Iowa, the son of […]
by Madie Holle and Claire Kelderman The Oskaloosa graduating class of 2019 would like to invite you to a baccalaureate service to celebrate the graduation of the seniors. A baccalaureate service is a nondenominational, student-led service to celebrate graduation and speak about how the church has made an impact on our lives. The service is […]
