Richard Paul Urfer June 19, 1941 – January 29, 2022 Brooklyn, Iowa | Age 80 Richard Urfer, 80, of Brooklyn, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Brooklyn Community Estates. Richard Paul Urfer, the son of Paul and Irma (Rauch) Urfer, was born on June 19, 1941 in Grinnell, Iowa. At the time […]
Rex Anderson January 27, 1940 – January 29, 2022 Rose Hill, Iowa | Age 82 Rex Anderson, 82, of Rose Hill, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2022, at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He was born on January 27, 1940, in Fremont, Iowa, the son of Carl and Mary (Nash) Anderson, the youngest of […]
DUBUQUE — A group of reserves from the Central College wrestling team battled some high-level opponents at the Loras Open Saturday in Dubuque. Central rested most of its starters as just 19 Dutch wrestlers competed. Wrestlers from eight NCAA Division I and II programs were represented in the 195-wrestler field. “It’s a very challenging tournament,” […]
CEDAR RAPIDS—A 48-point first half carried Coe College to an 85-59 victory over the Central College men’s basketball team Saturday. There were more offensive struggles for Central (4-13 overall, 1-8 American Rivers), which hit only 32.2% from the field, including a frosty 17.4% from 3-point range (4-23). Coe (15-5 overall, 7-4 conference) led wire-to-wire, taking […]
by Jessica Weinreich On Saturday, Jan. 29th, Elliot Nelson competed in the National Speech and Debate Association’s District Student Congress. This competition features students from all over Eastern Iowa competing to earn a spot at the National Tournament, held this summer. Elliot placed third overall. This is considered a National Qualifier, although he is positioned […]
CEDAR RAPIDS—Propelled by a career-best 25 points and 12 rebounds from freshman center Allison Van Gorp (Pella, Pella Christian HS), Central College scored a breakthrough women’s basketball win, dropping Coe College 67-53 Saturday It was Central’s first American Rivers victory and avenged a 56-46 home-court loss to the Kohawks Dec. 11. The young Dutch (3-9 […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Oskaloosa boys’ basketball team went 1-1 last week, including snapping a 12-year-old losing streak to a non-conference foe. OHS (4-9, 1-7 LHC) defeated Mount Pleasant 45-43 last Tuesday, but fell to then-#6 Dallas Center-Grimes 78-39 in Little Hawkeye Conference play last Friday. The Indians, who had not been victorious over the […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The Indian girls’ basketball team won a non-conference bout with stifling defense, but could not take down a ranked league foe in a 1-1 week. OHS (8-6, 2-6 LHC) won 58-32 over Washington last Monday, but fell 68-24 to #4 Dallas Center-Grimes 68-24 in Little Hawkeye Conference action last Friday. The Indians, […]
Mark Grant Cooper August 21, 1957 – January 28, 2022 Searsboro, Iowa | Age 64 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Mark Cooper, 64, passed away on Friday, January 28, 2022, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Mark Grant Cooper was born on August 21, 1957, to Kenneth and Leah […]
PELLA — The Central College men’s and women’s track and field teams spent partial squads to the Wartburg College Friday Night Lights Meet in Waverly. No team scores were kept as the only other schools competing were the hosts and the University of Northern Iowa. Central did not have a full squad for either gender […]
