PELLA — Crowning five individual winners and topping the field in the only relay provided the Central College men’s track and field enough points to win the home Dutch Athletics Classic Saturday. Central topped the six-team field with 188 points. Buena Vista University was runner-up with 111 points. Senior Thomas Spoehr (Bennington, Neb.) was in […]
PELLA—A late scoring drought doomed the Central College men’s basketball team’s bid for its first American Rivers Conference win as it tumbled to Luther College 61-53 Saturday. A Joshua Van Gorp (sophomore, Pella, Pella Christian HS) putback with 7:21 left pulled the Dutch within 48-46, but they managed only a free throw in the next […]
Myron Leslie Fraker November 5, 1951 – January 13, 2022 Searsbboro, Iowa | Age 70 Myron Fraker, 70 of Searsboro passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022 at his home. Myron Leslie Fraker, the son of Bernard and Anita (Criswell) Fraker was born on November 5, 1951 in Grinnell, Iowa. Myron graduated from Lynnville-Sully High School […]
Miami, OK – No. 5 Indian Hills Men’s Wrestling put together an impressive showing at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Duals on Friday, placing sixth overall out of 24 teams. The Warriors went 3-2 on the day in front of the nation’s elite programs. In the premiere regular season event in junior college […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom The 2022 legislative session has officially begun. This first week includes speeches by the Governor, the Chief Justice, the Adjutant General of the Iowa National Guard and legislative leaders. These speeches are important components of the legislative session, and they give us a preview of the goals of each caucus and […]
by Holly Brink Week One Update Hello Friends, As week one of the second half of the 89th General Assembly of Iowa ends, I want to recap just a few things that happened this week. I’m honored to be back at the Capitol serving the people of House District 6 in the Iowa House of […]
With the forecast of a major winter storm bearing down on southern Iowa, from 6 PM on Friday, January 14th through 8 AM Sunday, January 16th, a member of the Oskaloosa Knights of Columbus will be spending 40 hours outdoors in a tent without food to draw attention to the homeless and to raise money […]
Steven C. VanderLinden May 22, 1953 – January 12, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 68 Steven VanderLinden, 68, of Oskaloosa, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022 in Des Moines, IA. Steven Craig VanderLinden, son of Ralph and Verna (HyVeld) VanderLinden, was born May 22, 1953, in Iowa City, IA. Steven grew up in Pella, IA […]
Donald “Don” Ervin Schramm II November 28, 1949 – January 12, 2022 Russell, Iowa | Age 73 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Donald “Don” Ervin Schramm II, age 73, of Russell, IA, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at his home after a very long illness, under the care of EveryStep […]
Tunis Elmer Kelderman February 23, 1928 – January 12, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 93 Tunis Kelderman, 93, of Oskaloosa, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at the Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa, IA. Tunis Elmer Kelderman, son of John and Susie (Menninga) Kelderman, was born February 23, 1928, in the home of his […]
