PELLA—Central College’s softball infield defense answered the challenge. Called out by coach George Wares after a disappointing loss in a doubleheader split Saturday at the University of Dubuque, the Dutch sparkled in the field and executed their small-ball offensive attack to perfection in knocking off No. 23-ranked Loras College 8-0 in six innings and 2-1 […]
CEDAR RAPIDS —The Central College baseball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader against Coe College Saturday, losing 8-3 and 8-5. The Dutch (10-11, 1-10 American Rivers Conference) had chances to win both games, and even led 5-4 in the third inning of game two. Central did also have four errors between the two games. […]
Al Ault October 14, 1947 – April 8, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 74 Alva “Al” James Ault, 74, of Oskaloosa passed away peacefully on April 8th, at 8:50 pm at the Serenity House in Oskaloosa surrounded by his family. Al, son of Cecil Thomas and Marguerite (Edstrand) Ault Sr., was born October 14th, 1947, […]
Centerville, IA – The Indian Hills Baseball team split its afternoon Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) doubleheader with Ellsworth Community College at Pat Daugherty Field on Saturday. The Warriors took game one 12-0 in five innings before falling in game two 13-0. The Warriors move to 20-7 overall and 10-2 in ICCAC play with […]
PELLA—Central College rallied for a softball split Saturday at the University of Dubuque but providing the team an emotional lift as big as the game two win was a return to the pitching circle for Sydni Huisman (junior, Treynor). After enduring a 9-1, six-inning loss in the opener, Central (14-10 overall, 2-2 American Rivers) outlasted […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom As we moved towards the scheduled adjournment of April 19, this week the Senate passed a number of policy bills. The final weeks of session are also the time for state budgets for the next fiscal year to be developed, negotiated, and adopted. Senate Republicans have been and remain committed to […]
The OHS Storybook Players wrapped up the 2021-2022 season with an action-packed performance at DCG’s Heritage Elementary. A special shout-out goes to all the seniors! Seniors pictured (left to right) Christian DeWitt, Krysten DeWees, Will Campbell, Aaron Scholes, Brooke Richardson, Tandee Howe, Autumn DeRonde, and Samara Gist. Seniors not able to join us today include […]
Soil Temperature Map Can Help Guide Farmers’ Planting Decisions AMES, Iowa – Soil temperature is one of the most important factors crop farmers use to guide their planting decisions. The rule of thumb is to wait until the upper 4 inches reach at least 50 degrees Fahrenheit, with a warming trend in the forecast. One […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey This week was the first real sign that things in the Capitol are starting to slow down. While there are a lot of major issues yet to be resolved, this week provided a feeling that the House and the Senate are starting to position themselves to negotiate through some of these […]
by Dustin Hite This week has been another busy week at the Statehouse. On Tuesday night, the House passed the final two budget bills necessary to complete its initial work on the Fiscal Year 2023 budget. This annual task was completed as the Health & Human Services and the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund (RIIF) appropriations […]
