March 2, 1944 – January 20, 2011 Roger Vermillion, 66, of What Cheer, died Thursday, January 20, 2011 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at the Harden Funeral Chapel in What Cheer. Visitation will begin at noon on Monday with […]
June 25, 1924 – January 20, 2011 Lyle Boyd, 86 of New Sharon passed away Thursday, January 20, 2011 at the Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. Funeral services will begin at 1:00 pm Sunday, January 23, 2011 at the Harden Funeral Home in New Sharon. Visitation will begin after 12:00 pm Saturday, January 22, […]
August 14, 1918 – January 20, 2011 Visitation: 12:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., with the family present from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., Sunday, January 23, 2011 at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 24, 2011 at Sheridan United Methodist Church north of Malcom Interment: following the service on Monday, […]
June 17, 1922 – January 20, 2011 Visitation: 12:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., with the family present from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 27, 2011 at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell Funeral Service: 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 28, 2011 at Grinnell United Methodist Church Interment: Private family interment on Friday, January 28, 2011 […]
PELLA—Forward Nicole Strasko (sophomore, Roland, Roland-Story HS) had her second straight strong outing with a 20-point effort but the Central College women’s basketball team suffered an 80-69 defeat against Buena Vista Univ. Wednesday night. Strasko, who had 17 points in a loss at Dubuque Monday, sank 9 of 11 free throws and had five rebounds. […]
PELLA—After surmounting a 15-point setback, the Central College men’s basketball team couldn’t find a way to stop Buena Vista’s second-half inside game as the Dutch stumbled 76-68 Wednesday night. Buena Vista sprinted to a 20-5 lead nine minutes in before the Dutch responded with a 15-4 run to bring the game within four, 24-20. Senior […]
Gymnastics has for many years been a main stay at the Mahaska County YMCA. The gymnastics program was in existence at the YMCA when it was at the downtown location many years ago and has continued to grow and thrive every year. “Gymnastics is a sport that creates a whole individual; it helps with balance, […]
On March 16, 2011 at 7:00pm at the ISU extension office 212 north I Street Oskaloosa IA 52577, the National Weather Service will be conducting spotter training. Severe Weather Spotters are a vital link in the timely and accurate flow of weather information into and out of weather forecast offices. This 2 hour class, sponsored […]
Oskaloosa—January 19, 2011 Mahaska Safe Kids has received a Strengthen Rural Iowa (SRI) grant as one of 14 nonprofit organizations located in southern and southeast Iowa. As a result, Mahaska Safe Kids will receive training, technical assistance, and a grant award to strengthen its operations. Grant funding was obtained from the U.S. Department of Health […]
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Jan. 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 404,000, a decrease of 37,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 441,000. The 4-week moving average was 411,750, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week’s revised average of 415,750. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment […]
