Jerry E. Allen July 10, 1942 – February 25, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 80 Jerry E. Allen, 80, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, February 25, 2023, at the MHP Emergency Room in Oskaloosa. He was born July 10, 1942, in Centerville, Iowa, the son of Burl and Irene Barger Allen. Jerry graduated from Ottumwa High […]
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL.—The winningest coach in NCAA Division III softball history needed just one game in 2023 to reach yet another milestone in an epic career. Central College coach George Wares became the first Division III coach to post 1,200 victories as the Dutch softball team opened with a 1-0 win over Webster University (Mo.) before […]
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS — Gutting out a 1-0 win in the 197-pound semifinals at the NCAA Division III Lower Midwest Regional, Central College wrestler Gage Linahon (junior, Newton) secured his spot at the NCAA Division III Championships in two weeks. Linahon will give Central representation at the national meet for the 11th consecutive time. The Dutch […]
Sonya Lundy Brewster February 5, 1959 – February 24, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 64 Sonya Lundy Brewster, 64, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, February 24, 2023, at her home in Oskaloosa. She was born February 5, 1959, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Richard Robert “Bob” and Mona Darlene Hollingsworth Lundy. Sonya attended school […]
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS — After a long first day of wrestling Friday, the Central College wrestling team advanced four to the second day of action at the NCAA Division III Lower Midwest Regional, including Gage Linahon (junior, Newton) in the 197-pound semifinals. Central has 37 points in the team standings, good for ninth of 19 teams. […]
Oxford, AL – No. 13 Indian Hills Softball suffered an extra innings loss to Northwest Florida State College on Friday, falling 5-4 in nine innings to the Raiders. The Warriors fall to 1-2 overall on the year. Taking on one of the hottest teams in the nation and having to fend off a length rain […]
Millington, TN – The Indian Hills Baseball team picked up two wins on Friday afternoon, including a victory over the No. 8 ranked team in the nation at the Babe Howard JUCO Classic. The Warriors improve to 4-2 on the year. Playing in its second tournament in Millington, TN within the last week, Indian Hills […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom It appears that those of us in Senate District 19 survived the latest wintery blast fairly well. Many of my colleagues headed back to northern Iowa into the face of heavy, blowing snow. My calendar tells me that next week is the first funnel week in the Iowa legislature, so it’s […]
IOWA CITY – North Mahaska saw its girls’ basketball season come to an end at Iowa City West when they lost to No. 8 Winfield-Mount Union in the Class 1A Region 8 final, 52-47. North Mahaska (20-4) had a solid defense most of the night, but the Lady Wolves used a strong third quarter to […]
PELLA—Not even a massive 36-point eruption from center Joshua Van Gorp (junior, Pella, Pella Christian HS) could overcome an otherwise dismal shooting night for the top-seeded Central College men’s basketball team, dropping an American Rivers tourney semifinal to fourth-seeded Loras College 79-67 Thursday. Loras (17-10) advances to Saturday’s final against sixth-seeded Coe College, another upset […]
