Archive for: December, 2025

Central men fall short in conference basketball opener

Central Dutch Athletics

LINCOLN, NEB.-The Central College men’s basketball team traveled to Lincoln for its highly anticipated American Rivers Conference opener against Nebraska Wesleyan University on Wednesday, but ultimately fell short with a 67-91 loss. The game was competitive for a large part of the first half and was even tied at 19 with just over seven and […]

Dutch women overcome late deficit to win conference basketball opener

Central Dutch Athletics

LINCOLN, NEB. – The Central College women’s basketball team traveled to play Nebraska Wesleyan University in the American Rivers Conference opener Wednesday night, winning a thriller 73-70. Central was down 70-63 with less than a minute left before rattling off an improbable 10-0 run to close the game and come out victorious. The Dutch had […]

Nitrate levels in Iowa water remained high through fall, data show

The Raccoon River from the Bill Riley Trail in Des Moines on Dec. 28, 2024. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch December 2, 2025 Nitrate concentrations, exacerbated by a wet spring that followed years of dry conditions, reached near record highs in Iowa rivers this summer. Concentrations are typically elevated in the summer. The past several years, nitrates have dropped to near-zero concentrations in late summer through early winter. But […]

Coffee & Conversation Series Returning to Oskaloosa in 2026

Eggs and Issues Panel for Saturday, February 25th, 2023 included, Barb Kniff McCulla from House District 37 and Helena Hayes from House District 88, Adrian Dickey from Senate District 41, and Ken Rozenboom, Senate District 19.

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – The Mahaska Chamber & Development Group is bringing back its Coffee & Conversation series in early 2026, giving local residents a chance to hear directly from city, county, and state leaders about issues that matter to Mahaska County. The events will be held at Smokey Row, 109 S. Market Street in Oskaloosa, […]

RING LANDS SECOND ICCAC WEEKLY HONOR

Indian Hills Athletics

December 02, 2025 Ottumwa, IA – Sophomore Chiang Ring (Minneapolis, MN/Murray State) of the No. 9 nationally ranked Indian Hills Men’s Basketball squad has been named the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) DI Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week, announced Tuesday afternoon. Ring lands his second ICCAC honor of the year after leading the […]

Three Named CSC Academic All-District Honorees

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–A trio of William Penn women’s soccer players were honored for strong 2025 seasons in and out of the classroom as they earned academic all-district honors from College Sports Communicators. Eline Wijdicks (Fr., Bennebroek, Netherlands, New Media), with a 4.00 Grade Point Average, Emma Billings (So., Salt Lake City, Utah, Psychology), with a 3.79 mark, […]

Stoop Collects Academic All-District Laurel from CSC

William Penn Athletics

Oskaloosa–Statesmen men’s soccer player Rob Stoop (So., Bosch en Duin, Netherlands, Exercise Science) has been honored for a strong 2025 season in and out of the classroom as he earned academic all-district honors from College Sports Communicators. Stoop, who owns a 3.89 Grade Point Average, has helped William Penn to a current record of 11-5-4 […]

Half Dozen Named NAIA Scholar-Athletes

William Penn Athletics

Oskaloosa–A six-pack of Statesmen football players were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2025 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Liam Bryant (Sr., Jackson, Mo., Physical Education) tops the grouping with a 3.98 Grade Point Average, while Nasear Cumberbatch (So., St. Petersburg, Fla., Business Management) is also above the 3.9 mark at 3.92. […]

Five Receive NAIA Scholar-Athlete Awards

William Penn Athletics

Oskaloosa–Five members of the William Penn men’s cross country team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2025 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes. The trio of Andrew Miller (Jr., Le Claire, Iowa, Exercise Science), Sutton Shively (So., Bloomfield, Iowa, Mechanical Engineering), and Carson Springer (Jr., Grimes, Iowa, Business Management) all own 4.0 […]

Large Crew Tabbed for Scholar-Athlete Awards

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–Nine William Penn men’s soccer players were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2025 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Jonathan Acosta (Fr., Wailuku, Hawaii, Sports Management) paces the crew with a 4.0 Grade Point Average entering this fall, while Mathis Thyli (So., Raufoss, Norway, Business Management) is right behind at 3.97. Rob […]

             

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