video by Monte Goodyk November 12, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa – In a packed basement at the Environmental Learning Center on the east side of Oskaloosa, the Mahaska County Conservation Board and the Nelson Pioneer Farm hosted a presentation on Buxton, Iowa. Buxton, Iowa, was once a thriving coal mining community just over the county […]
(Phyllis) Jean Kanselaar Steele October 21, 1937 – November 13, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 84 (Phyllis) Jean Kanselaar Steele, 84, of Oskaloosa, passed away Saturday November 13, 2021, at her home in Oskaloosa, Iowa. As was Jean’s wish, her body will be cremated, and a celebration of life will be held November, 19,2021 at […]
November 13, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The nursing program at William Penn University has blossomed as the university invests in the program. The Bachelor of Science degree in nursing has completely new facilities recently built out inside the Penn Activity Center. In a recent open house, visitors were taken on a tour of the new […]
November 11, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Veterans Day 2021 was filled with honor for those who have served our country in the armed forces. On the square in Oskaloosa, members of the Oskaloosa Honor Guard raised the colors at the Mahaska County Courthouse and held a short observance with a 21-gun salute. On the eleventh […]
STORM LAKE—The numbers are head-spinning. The NCAA Division III playoffs loom ahead, but after thrashing Buena Vista University 65-6 Saturday, allow coach Jeff McMartin and the 10-0 Central College football team a few moments to savor one of the most remarkable regular seasons in the program’s title-drenched history. “I think we really have to appreciate […]
CEDAR RAPIDS—Kelsea Hurley (junior, Scottsdale, Ariz., Desert Mountain HS) poured in 22 points but the Central College women’s basketball team struggled down the stretch in a 70-57 loss to Westminster College (Mo.) Saturday at the Coe College Tournament. It was a frustratingly familiar pattern for the Dutch (0-3), who fell behind early, rallied but couldn’t […]
Philip Dean Whitson February 16, 1942 – November 12, 2021 Albia, Iowa | Age 79 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Philip Dean Whitson, age 79, of Albia, passed away on Friday, November 12, 2021, after a hard fought battle with cancer. Phil was born February 16, 1942, to Cecil and Alberta (Sebben) […]
David Conover May 20, 1951 – November 12, 2021 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 70 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran David Conover, 70 of New Sharon passed away Friday evening, November 12, 2021 at the Mill Pond Senior Center in Ankeny. Bruce David Conover, the son of Bruce and Norma (Schmidt) Conover, […]
November 12, 2021 New Sharon, Iowa – A member of Mariannette Miller-Meeks’s office presented a plaque recognizing the group of individuals that recently traveled to Louisiana to aid in recovery efforts after Hurricane Ida slammed into the Gulf Coast. The group was comprised of volunteers from the New Sharon Fire Department, retired members of the […]
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.— Steady play down the stretch preserved the Central College men’s basketball team’s first season win, 63-59 over Blackburn College (Ill.) in the Bill Merris Tournament hosted by Illinois College Friday night. The Dutch (1-2) advance to Saturday’s 3 p.m. title game against the winner of a Friday contest between Dominican College (Ill.) and […]
