Central places 27 on conference winter academic list

PELLA – Central College landed 20 student-athletes on the winter sports American Rivers Conference all-academic team, announced Thursday. Across the league, 276 total student-athletes were honored. The men’s basketball team had three recipients honored for the third time: Kaleb Brand (junior, Mount Vernon), Nolan Brand (junior, Mount Vernon) and Kole Tupa (junior, Center Point, Center […]

OVA Honor Roll for 2nd Trimester

Oskaloosa Community School District MAR 07, 2024 Oskaloosa Virtual Academy (OVA) had 7 students that made the honor roll for the 2nd trimester of the 2023-2024 school year. These students earned a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) or higher. Ayla Donohue – 9th Grade Lilyona Isley – 9th Grade Barbara Meade – 10th Grade Libby […]

2nd Trimester Honor Roll Released for OHS Oskaloosa Community School District MAR 05, 2024 OHS had 307 students that made the honor roll for the 2nd trimester of the 2023-2024 school year. These students earned a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) or higher. The student names noted with an asterisk (*) earned a 4.0 GPA. […]

OMS Releases 2nd Trimester Honor Roll

Oskaloosa Community School District MAR 07, 2024 OMS had 156 students that made the honor roll for the 2nd trimester of the 2023-2024 school year. These students earned a 3.0 grade point average (GPA) or higher. The student names noted with an asterisk (*) earned a 4.0 GPA. 7th Grade Hazel Adam * Evan Allison […]

Dutch take baseball win over Emerson

AUBURNDALE, FLA. – A big second inning sparked the Central College baseball team’s offense to an 11-6 victory against Emerson College (Mass.) Tuesday night. Central (4-6) raced out to an 8-1 lead against Emerson (3-3) courtesy of seven runs in the second inning. After starting the inning with a single, the next four Dutch batters […]

Pitching progress in Central softball split at Tucson

TUCSON, ARIZONA-A complete game pitching performance by Sydni Huisman (5th-year, Treynor) highlighted a second day of action in the Tucson Invitational Games for the No. 22-rated Central College softball team Tuesday. Huisman was a 7-2 winner over the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse but the Dutch were blanked by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) in the second game. Huisman […]

Dorothy E Thompson

Dorothy E Thompson January 31, 1945 – March 11, 2024 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 79 Dorothy Eileen Thompson, age 79, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, passed away on March 11, 2024, at the Northern Mahaska Specialty Care facility in Oskaloosa under hospice care. She was born on January 31, 1945, in Farson, Iowa, the daughter of Adrian […]

Central bats heat up in Arizona softball sweep

TUCSON, ARIZONA-The bottom of the Central College softball batting order delivered some top-of-the-order punch in helping propel the Dutch past Webster University (Mo.) 9-3 and Whittier College (Calif.) 5-2 Monday. It was Central’s opening day in the Tucson Invitational Games at a familiar spot in the Arizona desert, the team’s spring break week destination for […]

FDA Seeks $7.2 Billion to Enhance Food Safety and Nutrition, Advance Medical Product Safety, and Strengthen Public Health

March 11, 2024 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is requesting $7.2 billion as part of the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2025 proposed budget. This funding will allow the agency to enhance food safety and nutrition, advance medical product safety, help support supply chain resiliency, strengthen the agency’s public-health and mission-support […]

Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Remains at 3.0 Percent in January

DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.0 percent in January, down from the 3.2 percent announced in December but unchanged from a revised December rate. The state’s jobless rate was 2.9 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent in January. The total number of unemployed Iowans […]