PELLA—Prepping for what lies ahead, Central College pushed pitcher Morgan Schaben (junior, Portsmouth, Harlan HS) into some extended duty and she responded with a pair of softball wins over Fontbonne University (Mo.) Sunday 4-1 and 8-0 in six innings. After dropping a pair of decisions to Bethel University (Minn.) Saturday, Schaben pitched 12 innings Sunday. […]
PELLA — After surging to a 17-5 lead through four innings, the Central College baseball team’s lead slipped away for a 22-18 loss in the opening game of a doubleheader against Buena Vista University Saturday. The Dutch (9-4, 0-3 American Rivers Conference) lost 12-0 in the nightcap against the Beavers (11-6, 3-0 conference). Central was […]
Centerville, IA – The Indian Hills Baseball team swept Marshalltown Community College in a home doubleheader Saturday afternoon, topping the Tigers in a pair of run-rule shortened affairs 10-0 and 13-3. The Warriors improve to 12-5 overall and 3-0 in Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) play. The Warriors used a number of impressive individual […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (March 26, 2022) – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Franklin County, Iowa. The virus was found in a flock of commercial pullet […]
PELLA—Facing a red-hot pitcher in frigid weather was not a winning combination for the Central College softball team Saturday. Bethel University (Minn.), behind ace Kayla Simacek, swept the Dutch 9-1 in five innings and 7-3 as temperatures barely nudged 40 degrees and northwest winds howled up to 25 miles per hour. Simacek (10-1) went the […]
Terry Kinnaird Burger February 20, 1948 – March 25, 2022 What Cheer, Iowa | Age 74 Terry Burger, 74, of What Cheer, died Friday, March 25, 2022 at Windsor Place Manor in Sigourney. Terry Kinnaird Burger was born February 20, 1948 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the son of William and Ruby Smith Burger. Terry was a […]
Oskaloosa–Kevion Blaylock (Sr., Houston, Texas, Information Technology) and Karmari Newman (Sr., Detroit, Mich., Digital Communication) closed out their exceptional men’s basketball careers with national hardware as the NAIA announced its All-America teams Thursday. Blaylock was one of 12 players chosen for the first team, while Newman was part of the 12-person second team. The award […]
Oskaloosa–Five individuals from the Statesmen men’s volleyball program garnered postseason recognition as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Wednesday. Landon Krause (So., Appleton, Wis., Sports Management), Charlie Figy (So., Appleton, Wis., Sports Management), and Ike Papes (Jr., Elwood, Ill., Business Management) were all named to the 10-person first team, while Connor Muff […]
A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office would like to recognize and congratulate Mahaska County Jail Administrator Larry Septer. Jail Administrator Septer has announced his retirement from the Sheriff’s Office. Larry was hired in 1988 as a jailer by then-Sheriff Joe Beal. In 1997, then-Sheriff Charlie Van Toorn appointed Larry […]
Linda Foster December 11, 1946 – March 24, 2022 Oskaloosa (New Sharon), Iowa | Age 75 Linda J. Foster of Oskaloosa and formerly of New Sharon, died Thursday, March 24, 2022, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born December 11, 1946, in Mahaska County, the daughter of Jake and Helen Cubit Goemaat. […]
