PELLA—Central College will host Wheaton College (Ill.) in an NCAA Division III Football Championships second-round game Saturday. Game time is noon at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium in Pella. Tickets are $10 for adults, while tickets for seniors and students are $5. Children age 2 and under are admitted free. All tickets are general admission […]
November 21, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Many associate the holiday season with joy, meals with family and friends, gatherings with co-workers, and other social events. Those feelings aren’t always that way for everyone, when the holidays can often mean stress and depression. The demands of the holiday season, unwelcome guests, cooking, cleaning, and entertaining with […]
November 21st, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa – “Sweetest little Hallmark movie town” is how Mississippi resident Betsy Boney described Oskaloosa as the lights for the holiday season were officially turned on. A large light switch was set up just north of the bandstand, and local dignitaries gathered there to honor the people that give so much […]
By Bill Wright November 20, 2021 (Altoona, IA) — Knoxville Raceway drivers, owners, officials and fans gathered Saturday night at Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Altoona, Iowa. Over 600 guests witnessed over $250,000 in cash and contingencies handed out in an event emceed by track announcers Tony Bokhoven and Kris Krug. The contingency package […]
PELLA—Bethel University (Minn.) threw some of the season’s biggest blows at the Central College football team Saturday but quarterback Blaine Hawkins (5th-year, Ankeny) answered with seven touchdown passes and yet another record day in a 61-35 first-round NCAA Division III playoff victory. Central (11-0), ranked No. 10 by the AFCA and No. 8 by D3football.com, […]
John Edgren February 5, 1936 – November 19, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 85 John Edgren, 85, of Oskaloosa, passed away Friday, November 19, 2021, at the Monroe County Hospital in Albia, Iowa. John Hoover Edgren was born February 5, 1936, at his grandparent’s home in Oskaloosa, Iowa. John lived most of his life in […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Guided by the Class 4A Player of the Year, the Oskaloosa Indian girls’ volleyball team may need to build a trophy room for all of its recent accolades. Faith DeRonde dominated the awards season as she was not only a first-team all-Little Hawkeye performer (fourth time on top team), but also selected […]
Theresa Ann Christofferson July 6, 1952 – November 18, 2021 Albia, Iowa | Age 69 Theresa Ann Christofferson, age 69, of Albia, IA, passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center. Theresa was born on July 6, 1952, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, IA, to Earl “Gene” and […]
Fort Wayne, Ind.–The William Penn men’s soccer team recorded a program first on Thursday, winning the first game of the NAIA National Championship Opening Round over the #16 Milligan Buffaloes by a score of 3-1. The victory marked the first time in program history that the team has won a game in the national tournament. […]
Oskaloosa–Nine individuals from the William Penn football program were honored with postseason recognition as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division teams were announced Thursday. Fullback Ben Sherman (Grad., Troy, Pa., Master’s of Sports Management), tight end Adrian Aviles (Sr., Chicago, Ill., Nursing), and Rodney Hall (Fr., Detroit, Mich., Psychology), who was voted in […]
