Louretta Redding June 5, 1932 – May 2, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 90 Louretta Maxine Redding, age 90, of Oskaloosa, passed away on May 2, 2023, at the MHP Hospice Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She was born on June 5, 1932, at her parents’ home near Tracy, Iowa, in Mahaska County. Louretta […]
Ottumwa, IA – Top-seeded Indian Hills Softball cruised to a doubleheader sweep of Southwestern Community College to advance to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Softball Region XI Championship round. The Warriors took game one 16-4 and game two 22-0. The Warriors upended the fourth-seeded Spartans to take the best 2-of-3 opening round […]
PELLA—As quickly as the Central College softball team jumped on top of the American Rivers race, the No. 17-ranked Dutch lost their hold on first place, suffering a 6-2, 1-0 home sweep against Luther College Wednesday. Luther fifth-year pitching ace Kendra Cooper had a dominant day, throwing 194 pitches to go the distance in both […]
by Bryan Kime The Oskaloosa girls tennis team was in action Wednesday at the Little Hawkeye conference tennis meet. It was finally a beautiful day to play tennis sunny, and very little wind. The girls finished in fifth place out of eight teams as DCG join the conference tennis meet for the first time. The […]
MOUNT VERNON — The bullpen came through for the Central College baseball team during a 15-inning slugfest for a 12-11 win to salvage a non-conference split Tuesday night. The Dutch (15-21) fell 11-4 in the first game against the Rams (20-17). It’s the third time since 1988 that Central played in a 15-inning affair. Tuesday’s […]
by Betsy Luck The team came home with two first place finishes at the very tough Little Hawkeye Conference Championship which were held at Pella High School on Tuesday night. Maleah Walker matched her season best in the long jump of 17-10 in her first place finish. It was a great jump by Maleah and […]
by Mike Sterner The boys track and field team was back in action Tuesday, this time at the Little Hawkeye Conference meet, hosted by Pella HS. Year in and year out this proves to be one of the toughest and most competitive conferences in Iowa. Tonight was no exception. Leading the way tonight was Tatum […]
Cory Sheeley The girls golf team competed tonight against Grinnell, DCG, and Newton at Oakland Acres golf course. The girls came away with their FIRST WIN of the year with a team score of 193. We tied Grinnell for the low team score and won with our 5th score beating their 5th score. Grinnell shot […]
by Cory Sheeley The girls golf team competed at Blue Top Ridge yesterday at one of the hardest courses in the toughest conditions. They battled hard against Washington and Lisbon and came away with 3rd place with a team score of 490. It was definitely a good experience for them even though it was extremely […]
Lois Harris and Veronica Grim, Mahaska County Master Gardeners will be sharing information on growing herbs on Thursday, May 18, beginning at 12 pm (Noon). The event is free and open to the public. Registration is not required to attend, but appreciated. Inclement weather will postpone the event. If in doubt, please call 641-673-5841, check […]
