PELLA—Down three guards and a head coach, the Central College women’s basketball team mustered a scrappy defensive effort but came up empty on the offensive end in a 58-35 loss to No. 14/20-rated Wartburg College Saturday. The Dutch held Wartburg—rated No. 14 by D3hoops.com and No. 20 by the WBCA– scoreless for more than seven […]
January 5, 2022 Ottumwa, Iowa – The Wapello County Public Health posted to social media Tuesday that the county was starting to see a “post-holiday surge” and that the Omicron variant had been detected within Wapello County. The post stated that Wapello County was a “HIGH-RISK COUNTY,” stating the positivity rate had now risen to […]
Orange City–The Statesmen women’s basketball team returned from a short winter break and showed great fight in a 71-57 non-conference loss to #13 Northwestern Thursday. William Penn (1-15) was outshot just 46.6%-44.4%, including performing better from the perimeter at 47.1%-38.1%. The eventual culprits ending up being a 39-27 disadvantage in rebounding and a 9-1 deficit […]
January 4th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council looked very different from the past eight years on Monday night. Four new members were sworn in during the meeting, and Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt took his oath of office for his next two-year term. Janet Hermsen, Ronda Almond, Charlie Comfort, and Lisa Ossian took their […]
January 4th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met for the first time in 2022 on Monday morning. The Board reappointed Mark Groenendk as Chair and Steve Wanders as Vice-Chair for 2022. The meeting time will remain the same as previous years, being the first and third Mondays beginning at 9 […]
Kenneth Moody February 9, 1961 – January 2, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 60 Kenneth Moody, 60, of Oskaloosa died Sunday, January 2, 2022, at Northern Mahaska Specialty Care in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He was born February 9, 1961, in Oskaloosa, the son of Robert and Shirley Ann Smith Moody. Ken graduated from Oskaloosa Senior High […]
Billie Gwen Allgood April 13, 1939 – January 2, 2022 Beacon, Iowa | Age 82 Billie Allgood, 82, of Beacon passed away Sunday evening, January 2, 2022, at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House. Billie Gwen Allgood, daughter of Raymond Herbert and Madeline Bernice (Quarton) Hurst, was born April 13, 1939, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Billie […]
Donald Dan “Dano” Campbell February 8, 1955 – January 2, 2022 Albia, Iowa | Age 66 Donald Dan “Dano” Campbell, age 66, of Albia, IA, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022, at his home under the care of EveryStep Hospice. Dan was born on February 8, 1955, to Paul and Violet (Henderson) Campbell in […]
by Wade Steinlage Ottumwa–The Indian boys’ basketball team concluded its pre-holiday slate on a winning streak as it defeated Ottumwa 58-53 in overtime in non-conference action back on December 20. In a back-and-forth affair, OHS (2-5) outshot the Bulldogs (1-4) by a 41.9%-36.2% margin to notch its second-straight win. While shooting just 25.0% from behind […]
Janis Kay Woods April 25, 1943 – January 1, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 78 Janis Kay Woods, 78, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, January 1, 2022, at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born April 25, 1943, in Denison, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence and Edna Asmus Ransom. She was baptized at the Baptist […]
