Formerly of rural Deep River. Emma Sanders, 86 of Iowa City and formerly of rural Deep River died Friday, November 19, 2010 at the Oaknoll Retirement Residence in Iowa City of Alzheimer’s. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 am Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at the Holland-Coble Funeral Home with Pastor George Salnave officiating. Visitation will […]
November 18, 1920 – November 19, 2010 Milford Shaull, 90, of Keswick, died Friday, November 19, 2010 at the Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 AM on Monday, November 22, 2010 at the United Methodist Church in Keswick. Burial will be in the Sorden Cemetery near Webster. Visitation will begin at […]
Belton, MO. Louis W. “Bill” Jones, 78, of Belton, MO passed away November 19, 2010. Visitation will be 6-8pm Monday, November 22, 2010 at Cullen Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 2pm Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at Holland-Coble Funeral Home in Montezuma, Iowa with visitation 1-2pm. Burial will be in Barnes City Cemetery. Memorial contributions […]
Editor’s note – I know this article is longer than we normally have, but the importance of the information makes it necessary to provide as much information as possible on this subject. The 3rd floor library meeting room was nearly standing room only as interested parties discussed a Regional Airport being proposed by Oskaloosa City […]
Oskaloosa–A school-record 24 Statesmen players, the head coach, and one assistant were recognized for tremendous 2010 campaigns as the all-Midwest League football teams were announced Friday. E.J. Peterson, a linebacker from Grand View, and Michael Hayward, a wide receiver from St. Ambrose, were named Midwest League Co-Players of the Year. Penn then swept the coaching […]
Harry Potter And The Deadly Hallows Pt 1 started last night at Oskaloosa’s Penn Centre Theater to a nearly packed house of devoted fans. The 12:01 am show drew a line starting around 6 pm until the doors were opened at 11:00 pm. Harry Potter came close to selling out, with only a few seats […]
The IHSAA and the IGHSAU have approved a scrimmage basketball game between Oskaloosa and Albia high schools to be held this evening. The game will also be a community service project with food and winter coat donations being accepted at the door. The IHSAA and IGHSAU is requiring each high school basketball team in the […]
Oskaloosa – Mahaska Health Partnership (MHP) will be providing free blood glucose testing at Hy-Vee Pharmacy on Monday, Nov. 22 from 2 to 5 p.m. Diabetes is widely recognized as one of the top public health threats facing our nation; however, the disease can be easily managed with early diagnosis. According to the American Diabetes […]
Main Street of Oskaloosa head a public workshop at the Mahaska Community Recreation Foundation Center, 2055 238th St on Wednesday, Nov. 17, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. covering bicycling and pedestrian strategies that could benefit the Main Street District by improving those capabilities locally. The workshop was led by Mark Wyatt, the Executive Director of […]
Jamey Robinson of Mahaska County Emergency Management spent all of Wednesday morning and a good portion of the afternoon inspecting local emergency weather radios for area agency’s. Tornado shelter plans were also discussed at some locations that needed further help in finding safe locations for children and staff to take shelter during violent weather. Robinson […]
