Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s golf team begins its spring season in a good position nationally as the NAIA released its third top-25 poll recently. The Statesmen are unofficially 28th with 40 points. The navy and gold have posted two tournament wins, a match-play title, a runner-up finish, and a third-place effort last fall. WPU is […]
Springfield, Mo.–Heart of America Athletic Conference play began for the William Penn baseball team with a four game series against the Evangel Valor. The Statesmen dropped the first three games of the series, but came out on top in game four. WPU 3, EU 5 Tim Jean (So., Libertyville, Ill., Public Accounting) led off the […]
Lee Davis Howard February 2, 1940 – March 15, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 82 Lee Davis Howard of Oskaloosa passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at White Oak Estates in Oskaloosa. Lee, daughter of Louis Wesley and Bertha Emma (Hofemann) Davis, was born February 2, 1940, in Redfield, South Dakota. At the age of […]
Karen Winkleman October 4, 1944 – March 15, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 77 Karen Winkleman, age 77, of Oskaloosa, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Mercy One Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Karen was born on October 4, 1944, in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Albert D. and Ivyl (Grant) Leatherman. Karen attended […]
The Mahaska County Master Gardeners established a seed library for gardeners in 2021 and have added new seed for 2022. It is housed at the Mahaska County Extension Office. During the spring planting season (April 1- June 1) the seed library will be in a plastic tote located outside the Extension office west entrance for […]
Des Moines – Rob Sand filed over 5,000 petition signatures to qualify for the June primary ballot on Wednesday, more than double the number required. Sand was first elected in 2018, the only statewide candidate to defeat an incumbent that year, by pledging to “wake up the watchdog” in the Auditor’s Office. “Big and powerful […]
DES MOINES – Today, Governor Reynolds announced $100 million investment to modernize and strengthen Iowa’s air transportation system through the Iowa Commercial Aviation Infrastructure Fund. Iowa’s eight commercial airports are eligible for funding that will support modernization and expansion projects. Ninety percent of the funds will be granted based upon passenger numbers from 2019 and […]
Lois Jean Beary May 25, 1928 – March 14, 2022 Albia, Iowa | Age 93 Lois Jean Beary, age 93, of Albia, IA, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022, at the Monroe Care Center in Albia. Lois was born on May 25, 1928, in Colorado to Archie and Ida Louise (Lenton) Thomas. Lois grew […]
LONGVIEW, TEXAS—Coach Mel Blasi saw some sunlight in a soggy closing round for the Central College men’s golf team in the season-opening the Pinecrest Invitational men’s golf tournament Tuesday. The Dutch slipped to fourth place in rainy conditions in the seven-team tourney at 303-307-307—917. Second-round play was halted Monday night due to storms and completed […]
DAVENPORT, FLA. — Piling on nine runs of the final two innings of the second game, the Central College baseball team completed the 11-5, 12-9 sweep over Knox College (Ill.) Monday afternoon. Trailing 8-3 entering the top of the sixth, Central (5-1) struck for five runs in the sixth and added three more in the […]
