After his victory last week, we had the opportunity to ask Ken Rozenboom a couple of questions on the election. Your thoughts now that the election is over? Affirmation. I believed that my many years of business experience, and the opportunity to work with many fine residents of Mahaska County, would translate into strong support […]
A couple of weeks ago I purchased some slightly bruised apples at a reduced price at Fareway. I was able to get 4 bags of apples over a period of a week for $1.99 per bag and the bags weighed as much as 8 lbs. each. After picking out a few that were good for […]
It’s a day on the calendar, marked once a year by some government closures in observance of what? Many today know little of the significance of the day. It’s importance to our family and friends in remembering those that had fallen for our freedoms. On the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day of the eleventh […]
Bertha Terpstra,65, of Pella and Denise Beaver,33, of Ottumwa were involved in a mix up with a school bus early last Thursday at the intersection of HWY 163 and 185th St. Terpstra,driving a Chrysler 2000 Town & Country, was attempting to cross HWY 163 at 185th street. Beaver, driving a 2002 Saturn VUE, was west […]
Court Debt Amnesty is an opportunity for many people to reduce their outstanding Iowa court debt. The amnesty is only available until November 30, 2010, for certain types of court debt. Under Court Debt Amnesty if you pay 50% of the total amount of your eligible court debt, the remainder will be waived, and your […]
Oskaloosa. Janice “Jan” Carmer, 76, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, November 7, 2010, at the Mahaska Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born on June 5, 1934, at What Cheer, Iowa the daughter of Henri and Glema Johannes Damerval. In her younger years she worked as an operator at the phone company in What Cheer. […]
Last week, we asked you if you agreed or disagreed with the Jason Ebelshieser verdict. A record setting number of votes was cast with 115 residents voting in our poll. 55 residents (48%) voted that they agreed with the verdict, 40 residents (35%) voted that they disagreed with the verdict, and 20 residents (17%) voted […]
This summer has been one of new independence for me personally. Many may not know already that I have low vision (legally blind) and finding a way to get around town without bugging the tar out of your friends and family can be a challenge. So after some looking around for some solutions, the three […]
Elijah Lovejoy On November 7, 1837, Elijah Parish Lovejoy was killed by a pro-slavery mob while defending the site of his anti-slavery newspaper The Saint Louis Observer. His death both deeply affected many individuals who opposed slavery and greatly strengthened the cause of abolition. Lovejoy, who was born on November 9, 1802, in Albion, Maine, […]
1991: Unusually early bitter cold temperatures settled across Iowa bringing the temperature below zero across nearly the entire state, with only far eastern and southeastern sections recording lows in the single digits above zero. Many stations set daily record lows and at numerous locations this is the earliest date on record on which the temperature […]
