
October 01, 1948 – April 01, 2011 Oskaloosa, Iowa Visitation: will begin at 11 a.m., Sunday morning, April 03, 2011 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel. The family will be at the funeral chapel from 2-4 p.m. to greet visitors. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m., Monday morning, April 04, 2011 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel with Pastor […]
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Welcome to the Friday version of ‘Where in Mahaska County’? Warmer weather has returned and my stockpile of photos is starting to grow once again. This is from that fresh folder of digital shots. When you guess the location remember to post your guess on Facebook, and the answer is also revealed there,as well, later […]
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On Saturday April 2nd, Sinnif Auction Service is having their annual Spring Lawn, Garden and Tool sale. This sale is located at their auction barn at 226 East Main in Fremont Iowa. The auction starts at 10 am with 2 rings starting at 10:30 am. They will start selling the bigger items at around 12:30 […]
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Oskaloosa Girl Scouts will sponsor a dessert auction in April to raise funds to send Oskaloosa girls to camp. The auction will be held on Sunday, April 3 in Penn Central Mall’s Center Court at 1 p.m. and will continue until all desserts have been sold. Individuals and businesses wishing to donate desserts to Girl […]
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MINNEAPOLIS – Cargill announced today that it has purchased Tate & Lyle’s corn wet mill ethanol plant in Fort Dodge, Iowa. “We believe that a highly efficient, well-located corn wet mill ethanol plant fits well into our bio-product portfolio,” said Alan Willits, president of Cargill Corn Milling North America. “We see an opportunity in Fort […]
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Saturday, August 22nd, 1931 to Thursday, March 31st, 2011 Obituary: Donna Marie (Coady) Clarke was born August 22, 1931 in Des Moines, Iowa the daughter of Bill and Thelma Neoma (Johnson) Coady. She was raised in Des Moines and attended Jefferson Elementary and Lincoln High School. On December 31, 1948 she was united in marriage […]
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Clinton–A few squandered opportunities late in the game doomed the Penn baseball team in an 8-6, ten-inning loss to Ashford in Midwest Collegiate Conference action Thursday. Penn (16-10, 3-6 MCC) took the early lead with a pair of runs in the second when Tony Mancuso (Jr., Covina, Calif., Citrus CC) singled to plate Cory Randall […]
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PELLA — Central College is hosting an Eco Fair Saturday, April 9, to promote sustainable living initiatives and to educate the community about eco-friendly products and services. Running from 9 a.m. – noon in Graham Conference Center on Central’s campus, the fair includes display booths and information tables, educational seminars, tours of Central’s LEED-rated buildings, […]
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INDIANOLA—Seizing a long-awaited opportunity to compete, the Central College men’s golf team rolled to the Simpson Invitational title Wednesday. After a scheduled tournament at Maryville (Mo.) was cancelled earlier in the week because of snow, the Dutch joined a suddenly expanded 20-team field and fired 298 to edge William Penn, which shot 300. Central’s second […]
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PELLA, Iowa — Monday evening, Central College conferred an honorary degree on Richard Haass following his talk and interview with CBS senior news correspondent Harry Smith. Smith, a board member and Central alumnus, along with Central College President Mark Putnam and Robert Franks, interim vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty, presented […]
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