Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Oskaloosa News. Dear editor, My family wouldn’t be farming in Mahaska County today if it weren’t for Eugene “Bubsy” Strohman who gave my father the chance he needed to get started in agriculture. The average age of […]
AUBURNDALE, FLORIDA — Notching a pair of six-run innings, the Central College baseball team opened its Florida trip with a 13-7 win against the College of St Scholastica (Minn.) Sunday. Central (4-0) jumped out a 7-0 lead powered by a six-run outburst in the third frame. The Saints (0-7) rallied and tied the game in […]
TUCSON, ARIZ.—Hurdles lie ahead but it’s already evident that there’s a lot to like about this Central College softball team. The Dutch not only stretched their winning streak to eight games but did so in dominant fashion at the Tucson Invitational Games Sunday, streaking past the University of Wis.-La Crosse 8-1 and Webster University (Mo.) […]
Ottumwa, IA – The Indian Hills Men’s Basketball squad received the No. 6 seed in the upcoming National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Men’s Basketball National Tournament in Hutchinson, KS, announced via the NJCAA Selection Show Sunday night. Action gets underway Tuesday, March 21 from the Hutchinson Sports Arena. Indian Hills receives a first-round […]
Mariannette Miller-Meeks: Understanding the Origins of COVID-19 Will Prepare Us for the Future As a doctor and former Director of Public Health in Iowa, I believe Americans deserve to know how the devastating COVID-19 pandemic began. Our nation has lost faith in the government institutions that oversee the scientific community, and the only way to […]
TUCSON, ARIZ.—The pitching staff was in command again for the Central College softball team but the bats sprang to life Saturday as well in another sweep team at the Tucson Invitational Games Saturday. The Dutch battered RIT (N.Y.) 13-0 in five innings, then came back with a dominant 14-3 victory over the University of Redlands […]
Alberta Den Hartog July 7, 1938 – March 9, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 84 Alberta Den Hartog, age 84, of Oskaloosa, passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the MHP Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on July 7, 1938, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of […]
Kay Lynn Wilson October 18, 1947 – March 9, 2023 West Des Moines, Iowa | Age 75 Kay Lynn Swaim Wilson, 75, of West Des Moines, Iowa, passed away peacefully at Kavanagh House on March 9, 2023. Kay was born October 18, 1947 in Ottumwa, Iowa to Basil and Betty Swaim. Kay spent her youth […]
Jordan Wayne August 17, 1996 – March 9, 2023 Oskaloosa,Iowa | Age 26 Jordan Wayne, 26, of Oskaloosa, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City surrounded by his family. Jordan was born August 17, 1996, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of John and Michelle (Trelstad) Wayne. Despite […]
Habitat for Humanity of Marion County is excited to be building six homes in the next two years, and now is your chance to apply to purchase one of them. Applications are open until May 1st, 2023. Habitat for Humanity has a vision where every person has a nice, affordable home to live in. The […]
