(DES MOINES) – Governor Terry E. Branstad sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today requesting a Secretarial Disaster Designation for six Iowa counties due to damages caused by recent flooding along the Missouri River and its tributaries. “Iowa producers are sustaining flood damage to their crops, farm buildings and equipment,” said […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mahaska County Little League Majors and Minors (baseball and softball) played for four different championships over a week of games to culminate the 2011 Little League season. Sixty Five teams from Oskaloosa, Pella, Leighton, Eddyville, New Sharon, Bussey, Tracy and Freemont participated in the county tournaments. The final four competed Friday night […]
Have you wondered about showing the flowers and vegetables you grow at the Southern Iowa Fair? Wonder no more, and come to our workshop! Eileen Blom, Master Gardener and Open Show superintendent will give lots of tips and how-tos for potential horticulture show participants. On Tuesday, July 12th there will be a session for 4-Hers, […]
Oskaloosa. Thelma Irene Ruby, 96, of Tucson, Arizona, and formerly of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, June 30, 2011, at the Devon Gables Nursing Home in Tucson. She was born July 5, 1914 at Montezuma, the daughter of Richard and Verna McFerren Gilliland. In 1940, she was married to Dale Pascoe at Oskaloosa, and he died in […]
Oskaloosa. Corey Jensen, 19, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, June 30, 2011, in Ottumwa. He was born October 4, 1991 at Edina, Minnesota, the son of Kenneth Jensen and Robin Clarke Pfalzgraf. He graduated from the North Mahaska High School in New Sharon with the class of 2010. He was attending Indian Hills Community College studying […]
