DES MOINES – Governor Chet Culver appointed Kurt Stoebe as a judge for Iowa’s 2B Judicial District on Friday, Dec. 31. “It is an honor to appoint Kurt Stoebe as an Iowa District Court Judge,” Governor Culver said. “Kurt has an outstanding background of service to Iowans, and I thank him for continuing his commitment […]
Yesterday, I introduced you to Justin and Caree Gordon. They are a young newly married couple that lost their home to the December 12 fire that also took the apartments of 4 others and the business of Precise Imaging. Oskaloosa has really rallied to help them, and their neighbors, land back on their feet. They […]
Davenport–St. Ambrose remains an unsolved puzzle as the Penn women’s basketball team lost 61-50 to the #9 nationally-ranked Queen Bees in Midwest Collegiate Conference play Sunday. In a game that was rescheduled from December 11, the Lady Statesmen (10-6, 2-1 MCC) fell for the 11th straight time in the series. Their last win was a […]
Visitation: Tuesday, January 4, 2011 12:00 PM until 8:00 PM Sinnott Pierschbacher Funeral Home 9 2nd Ave. East Albia, IA 52531 Service: Wednesday, January 5, 2011 10:30 AM Trinity United Methodist Church 1117 Benton Ave. East Albia, IA 52531 Gladys Marie (Cover) Geyer, 90, of Albia, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2011, at the Monroe […]
Dwayla Baker, 79 Visitation: Saturday, January 8, 2011 9:30 AM until 11:00 AM Pierschbacher Funeral Home 104 S. Washington Lacona, IA 50139 Service: Saturday, January 8, 2011 11:00 AM Pierschbacher Funeral Home 104 S. Washington Lacona, IA 50139 Memorials to Cirlce of Life Hospice in Chariton. Dwayla Ann Baker, daughter of Clarence Mike Manser and […]
It appears our poll last week suffered from some technical difficulties. The voting started off brisk for the first day, when it unexpectedly closed for the week. We asked if you thought if the Republicans and Democrats will work together in the new Congress? In the first day 91% said that No, they will not […]
Oskaloosa. Ellen Maxine Linderman, 93, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, January 2, 2011, at her granddaughter’s home in Lacona, Iowa. She was born December 15, 1917, at Lockman, in Monroe County, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Esther Ostring Selby. She attended school at Lockman. On November 16, 1938, she was united in marriage to Milton […]
Oskaloosa. Agnes Scanlon, 94, of rural Oskaloosa, died Sunday, January 2, 2011, at the Mahaska Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born April 13, 1916 at Phillips, Wisconsin, the daughter of Frank and Anna Hasso Patik. She grew up in Cedar Rapids, and on July 26, 1952, was married to Joseph A. Scanlon at Cedar […]
MHP New Year’s Baby 2011 –Kayla Lynn Carey is the first baby born at Mahaska Health Partnership in 2011. Kayla was delivered by Dr. Anne Whitis on Jan. 2 at 10:04 am, weighing in at 7 lbs, 3.5 oz. and 19 inches long. Her parents are Krystal Porter and Derrick Carey of Oskaloosa. She joins […]
The fire that devastated the lives of several of Oskaloosa’s residents the night of December 12th, 2010 has not kept one young couple down for long. I had the honor of talking with Justin and Caree Gordon this Thursday. I learned a lot about them and their struggle to recover. Their faith in God and […]
