
Lloyd M. Patterson May 9, 1922 – May 2, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 99 years, 11 months, 3 weeks Lloyd M. Patterson, age 99, of Oskaloosa died Monday, May 2, 2022 (just a week shy of his 100th birthday) at Northern Mahaska Specialty Care in Oskaloosa. He was born May 9, 1922, in rural […]
May 3 2022 | Posted in
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(OSKALOOSA, Iowa)— Two William Penn University students presented original research papers April 23 at the Iowa Human Rights Research Conference at Drake University Law School in Des Moines. Abigail Karr (senior double majoring in Political Science and History with minors in Religion and Technical Communications), from Oskaloosa, Iowa, presented a paper titled “American Disenfranchisement: A […]

OSKALOOSA – Oskaloosa will have a new city manager in June after the City Council unanimously appointed Amal Eltahir as City Manager for the city of Oskaloosa. Eltahir was most recently assistant to city manager/capital improvements program manager in Marion, Iowa, where she worked from April 2016. Her background includes a master’s degree in urban […]
May 3 2022 | Posted in
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Jerry Dean Fry June 17, 1961 – May 1, 2022 Gibson, Iowa | Age 60 Jerry Fry, 60, formerly of Gibson, died Sunday, May 1, 2022. Jerry Fry, a man full of “good ideas” and “perfection”, made his last choices to go out the way he wanted on Sunday, May 1st, 2022. His soul and […]
May 2 2022 | Posted in
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PELLA — A nine-run explosion in the eighth inning for the Central College baseball team secured a 16-6 win in the opener at Nebraska Wesleyan University Sunday. The Dutch (15-20, 3-18 American Rivers Conference) lost 9-6 in the nightcap against the Prairie Wolves (18-18, 11-10 conference). Third baseman Jared Kampf (senior Peoria, Ariz., Mountain Ridge […]
May 2 2022 | Posted in
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PELLA—One more win. The what-ifs and if-onlys are plentiful as the Central College softball team looks back on its season but in the end a wind-blown 8-0 five-inning loss to Coe College that followed a 7-0 victory Sunday left the Dutch one win short of an American Rivers tournament berth. The University of Dubuque and […]
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Terry McCarl Debuts in 360’s with Win; Defending Champ Tyler Groenendyk Wins in Pro Sprints by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (April 30, 2022) – Brian Brown won for the 57th time in 410 action at Knoxville Raceway Saturday night matching Steve Kinser’s illustrious win total at the famed half-mile. The Grain Valley, Missouri driver pocketed […]

by Elizabeth Luck The 4×100 team of Jordan Czerwinksi, Faith DeRonde, Macie Krier and Maleah Walker finished 50th with a time of 51.73. This was a great Relays for the team. Bringing home 3 medals from this prestigious event is no small feat. Looking forward to see what the team can accomplish on the Blue […]

PELLA — Eight runs in the first inning by Nebraska Wesleyan University put the Central College baseball team in a hole it could not climb out of in 15-5 loss Saturday night. Central (14-19 [2-17 American Rivers Conference]) started strong with four runs in the top of the first inning. Colton DeRocher (sophomore, Sioux City, […]
Apr 30 2022 | Posted in
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by Betsy Luck Day Two of the Drake Relays was a successful one for the Osky athletes. Faith DeRonde finished a strong 3rd place in the discus with a season best throw of 127-11. Maleah Walker jumped to a 4th place finish in the long jump with a mark of 17-4.75. The wet conditions did […]