Archive for: July, 2019

Oskaloosa Players Named To All-Conference And All-District Teams

Little Hawkeye All-Conference Baseball Players Named The Little Hawkeye Conference released their All-Conference List this past week. Rian Yates was named First Team All-Conference Pitcher Colton Butler was named First Team All-Conference Infielder Tyler Miller was named First Team All-Conference Outfielder Noah Van Veldhuizen was named First Team All-Conference Utility Wyatt Krier was named 2nd […]

James Leroy Bunn

James Leroy Bunn August 3, 1934 – July 26, 2019 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 84 Jim Bunn, 84, of Montezuma passed away Friday morning, July 26, 2019 at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. James Leroy Bunn, the son of John and Tressie (Wheeler) Bunn, was born on August 3, 1934 in Iowa City, Iowa. Jim […]

Sweet Corn Serenade An Early Signal To The End Of Summer

Young George Bellinger dives into an ear of corn at Sweet Corn Serenade on Thursday evening.

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Sweet Corn Serenade is one of the most popular summertime events held on the Oskaloosa Square every year. The annual event starts the day off with vendors on the square, while a host of volunteers gather around the 255 dozen ears of corn, prepping them to be roasted and served to hundreds […]

Dutch baseball players gaining experience in summer leagues

Central Dutch Athletics

ROCKFORD, ILL. — Relief pitcher Ryan Riddle (junior, Omaha, Neb., Mount Michael HS), who is playing for the Rockford (Ill.) Rivets of the Northwoods League this summer, headlines a large contingent of Central College baseball players playing in summer leagues. In addition to Riddle, 13 other Dutch players are in seven different leagues across the […]

Voting Underway In Sculpture Contest

School supply sculptures entered in the “Bucket ‘O Supplies Sculpture Contest” are now on display in Penn Central Mall and open to the public for voting. The sculpture with the most public votes on Wednesday, July 31st will be selected as the winner of this year’s contest. Sculptures were created by local artists with FACE […]

Another Central grad joins athletic training staff

Central Dutch Athletics

PELLA — Former Central College softball player and recent graduate Sadie Baugher ’19, is remaining on campus to serve as an assistant athletic trainer. Baugher completed her bachelor’s degree in athletic training at Central in May while playing softball for four seasons. While at Central, Baugher served as the President of the Club Associated with […]

Fraud Charges Filed Against Albia Insurance Agent

An Iowa Insurance Division Press Release Des Moines, Iowa – Christine Wilson, age 43, of Moravia has been charged with two counts of Fraudulent Submissions (Class D Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. The charges against Wilson stem from an investigation that began in April 2019. According to criminal complaints […]

Canoe & Kayak River Float on the Des Moines River

Mahaska County Conservation Board

Saturday, August 17 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (approx..) Eveland Access to Hardfish Access Join the Mahaska County Conservation and Wapello County Conservation on a canoe and kayak float down the Des Moines River. We will launch from Eveland Access at 9:00 am and arrive at Hardfish Access by 3:00 pm. There is no cost […]

Private Wells Should Be Tested at Least Once a Year

Iowa State University Extension

Resources are available to help Iowans keep their wells safe and know their numbers AMES, Iowa – Private wells are an important part of Iowa’s landscape, and keeping an eye on the quality of water coming out of those wells is equally important. In the July edition of Acreage Living newsletter, Jamie Benning, water quality […]

Inmate Attempts To Hang Herself In Mahaska County Jail

Mahaska County Sheriff's Department

A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On Wednesday, July 24th, 2019, at approximately 9:50 pm a female inmate of the Mahaska County Jail was found hanging in her cell. Jailers cut the inmate down from her hanging position and immediately started life-saving measures on her. The inmate was transported by the ambulance service to […]

             

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