A ladies group at Central United Methodist Church spearheaded the fundraiser last Thursday evening. There are several Japanese parishioners at the church, with them helping to bring a touch of Japan to the evening. There was also live performances with a quartet of stringed instruments, a Japanese guitar. Origami was being taught at one […]
August 12, 1922 – June 21, 2011 Grinnell, Iowa Visitation: 5 pm to 8 pm on Friday June 24, 2011 at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell, Iowa Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., Saturday June 25, 2011 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Grinnell, Iowa Interment: following the funeral service June 24, 2011 at Calvary Cemetery in […]
Bradley William Arterburn had his initial day in court on the 20th of June, 2011. In the affidavit signed by Oskaloosa Police Officers, On Sunday, June 19th, 2011, at approximately 8:38 p.m. officers of the Oskaloosa Police Department were dispatched to 1106 North 4th street in Oskaloosa, Iowa, in reference to a stabbing. A police […]
Oskaloosa–Three crowns, including two inaugural trophies on the lanes, guided William Penn to a fifth-place finish as the final 2010-2011 Midwest Collegiate Conference’s Commissioners Cup Standings were posted. All 17 of the league’s sponsored sports have determined their champions and points have been awarded for finishes in the final regular season standings or finishes in […]
Ames, Ia. – The Mahaska County U-14 Boys soccer team went 4-0 on their way to winning the 2011 Kohls Cup on June 11 and 12. The team, made up of local athletes ages 12-14, outscored opponents 19-7 while on their way to win the tournament for the second year in a row. They started […]
New Sharon, Iowa – Residents of New Sharon woke to the sounds of cracking trees and the winds rushing past their windows. Paige Miller was out helping her community recover from the EF1 tornado that destroyed one third of a self-storage building on the West side of Highway 63. She said that she found out […]
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Staff Sgt. Marvin J. Steinford, of Keystone, Iowa, will be buried on June 21 in […]
World War II aviator, Staff Sgt. Steinford, to be returned home after remains are found in Hungary (DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, 2011 in honor of Staff Sgt. Marvin J. “Steiney” Steinford. On March 24, […]
Osky Maroon finished second in the season ending tourney over the weekend. Eleven teams from Oskaloosa, Pella, Newton, and Grinnell played several games in a double elimination format. The final games were hosted on the new Charlie Kentfield field at the Lacey Complex. Osky Maroon lost in the championship to Pella Red 9-6. Members of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In a press release from the Oskaloosa Police Department: On 6/19/11, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Officers of the Oskaloosa Police Department were dispatched to 1106 North 4th Street, Oskaloosa, Iowa, in reference to a stabbing. Upon officers arrival, 58-year-old Robert Henry Horovitz, of Davenport, Iowa, was found inside the residence suffering from […]
