Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board met in regular session this evening. The first item on the agenda was the consideration of a proposal from the building trades class. The proposal came as a result of a lack of a place to build a house for the 2011-2012 school year. The board approved, on […]
March 22, 2011 – July 12, 2011 Brighton, Iowa Visitation: Open after 12:00 noon with family present from 1:00 until 2:00 PM July 16, 2011 at Fremont Funeral Chapel Funeral Service: 2:30 PM July 16, 2011 at Graveside servcies at 2:30 PM at Van Orsdall Cemetery near Ollie, Iowa. Interment: Van Orsdall Cemetery Landon was […]
Tracy. Leo Dale Sytsma, 87 of Tracy, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at the Pella Regional Medical Center in Pella. He was born June 30, 1924 at Leighton Iowa, the son of Daniel and Lena De Hammer Sytsma. On November 26, 1947 he was united in marriage to Viola Beyer at Pella and she died […]
Des Moines, Iowa – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today issued an emergency disaster proclamation for Benton County in response to Monday morning’s severe weather. In the early morning hours of Monday, July 11, 2011, severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornados passed through Iowa causing downed limbs, trees and power lines. Benton County officials have requested […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Little League International All Star Tournament continued Friday July 8th and Saturday July 9th at the Lacey Recreation Complex in Oskaloosa. The boys competed on Friday and will continue this week. The girls 9-10 year old all stars completed their tournaments on Saturday. Knoxville was the District 4 Champions in this 5 […]
PELLA — Central will receive five more years of funding from the U.S. Department of Education for the college’s Educational Talent Search (ETS) program. The award, contingent on annual congressional appropriations, is expected to total $1.8 million. The nationwide Talent Search program, part of the U.S Department of Education, prepares middle school and high school […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today issued an emergency disaster proclamation for Tama County in response to this morning’s severe weather. In the early morning hours of Monday, July 11, 2011, severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornados passed through Iowa causing downed limbs, trees and power lines. Tama County officials requested state assistance […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Jason Ebelsheiser was back in court today to enter a guilty plea in two counts that were originally deemed mistrials at his October 2010 trial. In October, Ebelsheiser was convicted of one count of sexual abuse in the third degree, two counts of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse, and one […]
Oskaloosa. William A. Veldhuizen, 97, of Oskaloosa died Monday, July 11, 2011, at the Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born July 4, 1914, in a sod house, at Prairie View, Kansas, the son of John and Hattie Schempers Veldhuizen. In 1926, he moved with his parents to a farm near Tracy, Iowa. Early […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – From an Oskaloosa Police Department Press Release: On Friday July 8th, 2011, the Oskaloosa Police Department was contacted by a member of the Iowa Department of Human Services, regarding the report of a possible child sexual abuse. The Oskaloosa Police Department and the Iowa Department of Human Services conducted a joint investigation […]
