Fayette, Mo.–Despite a lockdown performance by a local talent, the William Penn softball team could not pull the upset as it was swept by #11 Central Methodist in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader Sunday. WPU (12-12, 5-5 Heart) lost by scores of 6-1 and 1-0 to the Eagles (17-4, 9-1 Heart). Allyson Stewart […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (April 3, 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 two positive cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Iowa. The virus was found in a commercial turkey flock in Sac County, […]
PELLA — An 11-run seventh inning by Wartburg College cost the Central College baseball team a chance at victory in game two of a doubleheader Saturday afternoon, falling 18-9. Central (9-9, 0-8 American Rivers Conference) lost the first game 17-2 in seven innings. The second game was called after eight innings due to darkness. The […]
Sandra Stewart November 5, 1936 – April 1, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 85 Sandra Stewart, 85, of Oskaloosa, passed away Friday, April 1, 2022, at Mercy One Medical Center in Des Moines. Sandra Lee Stewart, daughter of Howard “Lee” and Carmen Ione (Wood) Phillippe, was born November 5, 1936, in Fremont, Iowa. The family […]
Kathy Ann (McCannon) Mendoza September 26, 1950 – April 1, 2022 Albia, Iowa | Age 71 Kathy Ann (McCannon) Mendoza, age 71, of Albia, IA, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022, at the Ottumwa Regional Hospital in Ottumwa, IA. Kathy was born on September 26, 1950, at the Smith Hospital in Albia to James […]
Donna Yvonne Lappin August 12, 1935 – April 1, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 86 Donna Yvonne (Witt) Lappin, 86, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, April 1, 2022, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born August 12, 1935, at home in Mahaska County the daughter of Harlan L. and L. Louise Wright […]
John Elsworth Nichols Jr. June 21, 1949 – April 1, 2022 Hamilton, Iowa | Age 72 John Elsworth Nichols Jr., age 72, of Hamilton, Iowa, passed away on April 1, 2022, at his home, under the care of Hospice of Pella. John was born on June 21, 1949, at the hospital in Freeport, Illinois, to […]
Ottumwa, IA – Indian Hills Softball ran its winning streak to 18 games on Saturday with a doubleheader sweep of Southwestern Community College at R.L. Hellyer Field. The Warriors took game one 10-1 and game two 11-3. Indian Hills improved to 21-6 overall on the year and 6-0 in Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) […]
PELLA—Making the most of her limited swings, pinch-hitter Emma Lenox (freshman, Fremont, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont HS) delivered yet again Friday for the Central College softball team with a pinch-hit two-run double that fueled a 7-4 come-from-behind win over Simpson College Friday. But Simpson (16-7 overall, 1-1 American Rivers) was a 5-1 winner in the second game as […]
PELLA — Despite having more hits than their opponent, the Central College baseball team lost 3-2 against Wartburg College Friday afternoon. Central (9-7 overall, 0-6 American Rivers Conference) outhit Wartburg College (13-9, 3-2 conference) by a 9-8 margin but were stymied by five double plays turned by the Knights. “To get that many hits off […]
