by Elizabeth Luck The 4×100 team of Jordan Czerwinksi, Faith DeRonde, Macie Krier and Maleah Walker finished 50th with a time of 51.73. This was a great Relays for the team. Bringing home 3 medals from this prestigious event is no small feat. Looking forward to see what the team can accomplish on the Blue […]
PELLA — Eight runs in the first inning by Nebraska Wesleyan University put the Central College baseball team in a hole it could not climb out of in 15-5 loss Saturday night. Central (14-19 [2-17 American Rivers Conference]) started strong with four runs in the top of the first inning. Colton DeRocher (sophomore, Sioux City, […]
by Betsy Luck Day Two of the Drake Relays was a successful one for the Osky athletes. Faith DeRonde finished a strong 3rd place in the discus with a season best throw of 127-11. Maleah Walker jumped to a 4th place finish in the long jump with a mark of 17-4.75. The wet conditions did […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey As most of you are aware, my main focus this session has been our workforce and re-employment concerns. Several times this session, I have talked about these issues, largely about HF 2355. This week the House and Senate found a compromise in updating Iowa’s unemployment insurance program. HF 2355 changed the […]
by Mike Sterner The boys were back at it Thursday night competing at Pella’s Tulip Time Relays. The team continues to crush their own PR bests with 23 new PRs on the night and 1 Season Best Relay. Leading the way on the oval was Patrick DeRonde winning the 1600 and anchoring the Distance Medley […]
by Elizabeth Luck Thursday night was full of great things for the girls team! Faith DeRonde competed in the Shot Put event at the Drake Relays finishing 4th in the state out of all classes. She had a season best throw of 40- 6.25. She was one of only 4 girls to throw over 40 […]
DES MOINES — A returning national qualifier in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Caleb Silver (junior, Conrad, BCLUW HS) contested the event for the second time this spring at the Drake Relays Thursday night. One of just four Division III athletes in the 41-runner field, Silver took 38th in 9 minutes, 39.93 seconds. Daniel Michalski from Nike […]
GRINNELL—Energized by a four-hit day for right fielder Franie Burnett (sophomore, Ankeny, Centennial HS), the Central College softball offense sprung to life Thursday, sweeping Grinnell College 9-0 in five innings and 9-3. Burnett was 4-for-4 and reached base in each of her six plate appearances. She doubled, drove in four runs, scored two and swiped […]
Margy Eileen Calvin August 15, 1937 – April 27, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 84 Margy Eileen Calvin, 84, of Oskaloosa, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at her home in Oskaloosa. She was born August 15, 1937, in Pella, Iowa, the daughter of Peter and Doris (Scheffers) Dingeman. Margy attended school until 9th […]
Main Street Iowa hosted the annual Main Street Iowa Development Awards celebration at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines on Friday, April 22. The program honored the efforts of those who work tirelessly to revitalize Iowa’s downtowns – the heart and soul of communities across the state. Oskaloosa Main Street recognized […]
