Oskaloosa, Iowa – There was a feast and a celebration filled with smiles, handshakes, and tears. Some of those were tears of joy, while other tears were of sadness. Oskaloosa Police Lieutenant Troy Boston hung up his belt and took off his badge for the last time on Friday. At 1 o’clock pm, he took […]
PELLA—Conceding a goal in the first three minutes, the Central College women’s soccer team settled for a 1-1 draw against Monmouth College Monday night. The Scots (1-0-1) scored off a corner kick just two minutes and 43 seconds into the game. Central evened the score with a set-piece goal of its own as Jessica Altman […]
Frederick Owen Bridges November 12, 1932 – April 26, 2019 United States Navy The flag flying over the bandstand during September is in honor of Fred Bridges. Following graduation from Lacey Consolidated High School in 1950, Fred entered the Navy Reserve Delayed Training Program. After turning 18, he was sworn into active duty on the […]
DIKE—Central College improved its score but not its standing and closed in fifth place at the Luther Norse Classic women’s golf tourney Sunday. Competing at the par-72 Fox Ridge Golf Club, the Dutch finished at 328-326—654 in the nine-team, 54-hole tourney. The University of Dubuque scored a 6-stroke victory at 317-310—627 with Mount Mercy at […]
PELLA—A 2-0 victory by the Central College men’s soccer team over the University of the Ozarks Sunday afternoon was a milestone victory for longtime head coach Garry Laidlaw. The Dutch (2-0-0) scored both goals in the first half to down the Eagles (0-1-1). “We controlled the ball for large parts of the first half and […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn Women’s Volleyball hosted the first annual Wendy’s Labor Day Classic this weekend inside the Penn Activities Center. The tournament was composed of eight teams with representatives from four different conferences. The Statesmen (5-4) finished play 2-2 over the weekend. The ladies dropped the first game on Saturday in five sets against Dakota Wesleyan […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn football team looked every bit the equal to #18 Evangel during the first half of Saturday’s season opener, but could not sustain that level of play the entire afternoon in a 19-7 Heart of America Athletic Conference North-South Crossover setback. Coming off a 4-7 campaign last fall, WPU (0-1) tried to make […]
(DES MOINES) – Rep. Dustin Hite (R-New Sharon) has been appointed to serve on the Tax Credit Review Committee and the Tax Expenditure Committee by House Speaker Linda Upmeyer (R-Clear Lake). “Taxpayers deserve to know that they are getting value out of the tax programs and incentives offered by the state. I am looking forward […]
Frank Benjamin Douglas Jr. January 26, 1942 – September 1, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 77 Frank Benjamin Douglas Jr, 77, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, September 1, 2019, at MHP Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa. He was born January 26, 1942 to Frank Benjamin Sr. and Mary (Van Damme) Douglas in Grinnell, Iowa. Ben attended […]
Connie Jo Moore September 20, 1943 – September 1, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 75 Connie Moore, age 75, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, September 1, 2019, at her home in Oskaloosa. She was born September 20, 1943 to Raymond Stout and Mary Jane (Fox) Kerr in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Connie attended school in Oskaloosa where she […]
