NAPLES, FLA.—After sharing a no-hitter earlier in the week, pitcher Morgan Schaben (junior, Portsmouth, Harlan HS) almost tossed one of her own as the Central College softball team wrapped up a week of Florida action with a doubleheader sweep of the University of Wisconsin-Superior, 11-5 and 6-1 Saturday. The Dutch posted a 9-1 record for […]
Lester Roy Septer June 21, 1935 – March 17, 2022 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 86 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Lester Septer, 86 of New Sharon passed away Thursday morning, March 17, 2022 at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Lester Roy Septer, the son of Henry William […]
WINTER HAVEN, FLA. — A walk-off single by designated hitter Colton DeRocher (sophomore, Sioux City, East HS) drove home the winning run in a 6-5 victory over State University of New York – Polytechnic for the Central College baseball team in its last game in Florida. Central (9-1) also won the first half of the […]
FORT MYERS, FLA.—If there were scoreboards at the Lee County Sports Complex, they would have had trouble keeping up with the Central College softball team Thursday. Rolling up 31 hits and 25 runs in just nine innings at the plate, the Dutch (8-6) thumped Skidmore College (N.Y.) 11-1 and the University of Maine-Presque Isle 14-0 […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom The second funnel (major legislative deadline) has passed, meaning that we’re one step closer to the scheduled end of the legislative session. The purpose of this deadline is to focus our work on the issues that appear to have enough support to pass both chambers. Last year I was assigned to […]
AUBURNDALE, FLA. — A stellar spring continued at the plate for Central College baseball’s right fielder Colton DeRocher (sophomore, Sioux City, East HS) in a 13-12 win over Bowdoin College (Maine) Thursday. The Dutch (7-1) trailed twice and were knotted at 12-12 before back-to-back balks by the Polar Bears (3-5) pitcher in the ninth inning […]
FORT MYERS, FLA.—Setting a torrid pace on the basepaths, right fielder Franie Burnett (sophomore, Ankeny, Centennial HS) and the Central College softball team swiped 17 bases Thursday but had to settle for a split in two games at the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic. After a disappointing 6-3 setback against Wilmington College (Ohio), the Dutch stole […]
by Dustin Hite This week concludes the second (and final) funnel week in the Iowa Legislature. All bills, besides those in budgeting committees, must pass out of committees in both the Iowa House and Senate to remain eligible for consideration. Today we held the last Education Committee meeting for the 2022 session, where we passed […]
Lee Davis Howard February 2, 1940 – March 15, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 82 Lee Davis Howard of Oskaloosa passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at White Oak Estates in Oskaloosa. Lee, daughter of Louis Wesley and Bertha Emma (Hofemann) Davis, was born February 2, 1940, in Redfield, South Dakota. At the age of […]
Karen Winkleman October 4, 1944 – March 15, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 77 Karen Winkleman, age 77, of Oskaloosa, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Mercy One Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Karen was born on October 4, 1944, in Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Albert D. and Ivyl (Grant) Leatherman. Karen attended […]
