MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. — A seven-run seventh inning sparked the Central College baseball team to a 9-3 win in its first game of the 2022 season Tuesday against the University of Wisconsin – Superior. Central (2-0) made it a sweep against the Yellow Jackets (0-4) with a 5-2 victory in the second game. “I was really […]
Eileen Ward October 25, 1934 – March 7, 2022 Oskaloosa (New Sharon), Iowa | Age 87 Eileen Claire Ward passed away peacefully on March 7, 2022 at the age of 87. She was born the daughter of Merwyn Loftus Fox and Elizabeth (Betty) Berto Fox of rural New Sharon, Iowa, on October 25, 1934. Born […]
Thomas McDowell February 29, 1964 – March 7, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 58 Thomas McDowell, 58, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, March 7, 2022, at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born February 29, 1964, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Ronald McDowell and Patricia Scarff. Tom graduated from Mount Pleasant High School with […]
Friday, March 11, 2022 Environmental Learning Center Sign up today! The Mahaska County Conservation Board invites adults of any age to the O.W.L.S. (Older, Wiser, Livelier Souls) Lunch and Learn program on Friday, March 11th from 11:00 am -12:30pm at the Mahaska County Environmental Learning Center at Caldwell Park. This month’s topic will be about […]
PELLA—Shutdown defense carried Central College softball catcher Madison Farrington (junior, Marshalltown, East Marshall HS) to all-tournament honors at the NFCA Division III Leadoff Classic. The team was named following the three-day, 24-team tournament that completed play Sunday in Columbus, Georgia. The elite field featured five of the top six teams in the preseason NFCA Division […]
Crystal Gladys Stansberry April 4, 1951 – March 6, 2022 Oskaloosa (Albia), Iowa | Age 70 Crystal Gladys Stansberry, age 70, of Oskaloosa, IA, formerly of Albia, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at her home in Oskaloosa. Crystal was born on April 4, 1951, at the hospital in Chariton, IA, to Edwin Francis […]
Bonnie Smith December 27, 1934 – March 6, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 87 Bonnie Lou Smith, 87, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Idaho, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2022, at Northern Mahaska Specialty Care in Oskaloosa. She was born on December 27, 1934, in Mahaska County, Iowa, the daughter of Wilbur Ora and Ruth […]
Charlotte, NC – The NJCAA National Office released the second installment of rankings for the regular season, including Division I and II softball and all three divisions of baseball. Below is a summary of the rankings from Monday’s announcement: DI Baseball | Walters State (AL) took over the No. 1 spot by three points in […]
Billy A Fry June 22, 1923 – March 3, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa (Kahoka, MO.) | Age 98 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Billy A. Fry, 98, of Oskaloosa, Iowa and formerly of Kahoka, Missouri, passed away March 3, 2022, at the MHP Serenity House in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Bill, son of Vernie J. […]
Jeffery King Crago March 15, 1948 – March 3, 2022 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 73 Jeffery “King” Crago, 73 of rural New Sharon passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022 at his home. Jeffery King Crago, the son of Charles and Beulah (Hanson) Crago, was born on March 15, 1948 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. King attended […]
