Jerry Wilson March 12, 1935 – December 30, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 84 Jerry Wilson, 84, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, December 30, 2019, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born March 12, 1935, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of William “Bill” and Mabel (Turpin) Wilson. Jerry attended the Oskaloosa High […]
Paul L. Lanphier December 19, 1941 – December 30, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 78 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Paul L. Lanphier, 78, of Oskaloosa died Monday, December 30, 2019, at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa. He was born on December 19, 1941, in Knoxville, Iowa, one of fourteen children born […]
Elgin, Ill.–The Statesmen women’s basketball team knocked the rust off and picked up a 79-45 victory over host Judson in the opener of the Judson Christmas Classic Monday. William Penn (8-3), which had not played since December 7, used a dominating second half to propel it to its fourth consecutive win and fifth in six […]
Judith Kay Widmer February 23, 1944 – December 27, 2019 Malcom, Iowa | Age 75 Judith Widmer, 75, of Malcom, Iowa passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Judith Kay Widmer, the daughter of Francis “Bill” and Virginia Troth Ritter was born on February 23, 1944 at […]
LAS VEGAS, NEV.—Cold shooting and a thinned front line dimmed early hopes for the Central College men’s basketball team which absorbed an 87-62 loss to New Jersey City University at the D3hoops.com Classic in late-night action Saturday at South Point Arena in Las Vegas. The Dutch (4-7) used a 16-0 flurry to take a 27-18 […]
LAS VEGAS, NEV.—It was a near-monumental comeback as the Central College men’s basketball team almost erased a 24-point first-half deficit but the College of St. Scholastica (Minn.) hung on for a 94-84 win at the D3hoops.com Classic Friday night. St. Scholastica shot a scorching 67.6% in the first half for a 60-41 lead and was […]
Alvin Van Maanen December 28, 1937 – December 26, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 81 Alvin Van Maanen, 81, of Oskaloosa passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019, at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Alvin D. Van Maanen, son of Brandt and Clara (Steenhoek) Van Maanen, was born December 28, 1937, in Mahaska […]
New Iowa State researcher is exploring the factors that affect wine taste and composition AMES, Iowa – Grape and wine producers in Iowa and across the Midwest have a few challenges that some more popular grape-growing regions do not. Namely, the threat of cold winters, late frost springs and hot, humid summers – factors that […]
By Sen. Chuck Grassley As this year nears its end, the Grassley family is grateful for another fall harvest. Like other family farms across Iowa, our three-generation farming operation experiences many of the uncertainties blanketing our profession. For starters, our livelihoods are at the mercy of Mother Nature. Getting the crops out of the ground […]
Ramona Steadham July 12, 1944 – December 24, 2019 Pella, Iowa | Age 75 Ramona E. Steadham, 75, of Pella, died Tuesday, December 24, 2019, at the Mercy Select Specialty Hospital in Des Moines. She was born July 12, 1944, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Roy and Rowena (Magnus) Steadham. Ramona attended the state […]
