April 25, 1919 – October 26, 2011 Albia and formerly of Oskaloosa Merle died early Wednesday morning, October 26, 2011 at the Monroe Care Center in Albia. As was his wish, his body has been cremated and a private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to Monroe […]
New Sharon. (Viola) Mae Ruby, 92, of New Sharon, died Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born May 23, 1919, the daughter of Oliver and Bertha Small Mason near Rose Hill. She graduated from Lacey High School with the class of 1937. Following school she worked at The Leader in […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Oskaloosa Board of Adjustment met Tuesday evening in the City Council Chambers with Chairman Brian Johnson presiding. The first item presented was a request from Ken Seemann to decrease rear yard setback requirements to build a townhouse at 304 North I street. Seemann was requesting his setback to be at 9 feet. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A recent rash of car thefts have the Oskaloosa Police Department busy lately. I sat down with Oskaloosa Police Chief John “Jake” McGee for some information on the recent thefts, and how residents could best protect their property from being stolen. McGee said that some cars were taken out of state, but […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – CEW Wrestling will once again land itself at the PAC Center on the campus of William Penn University. Starting at 6 pm Friday, the stars of CEW will once again shine in the ring that Austin built. No, not WWE legend Stone Cold, but CEW founder Austin Bayliss. Bayliss, a recent graduate […]
Republican Presidential Candidate and Iowa Straw Poll winner Michele Bachmann will make a stop at Smokey Row in Oskaloosa, Iowa on Saturday, October 29th at 2:30 p.m. Bachmann was last in Oskaloosa for a Mahaska County Republican Central Committee fund raiser just days ahead of the Iowa Straw Poll. Mark Doland of the Mahaska County […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Twenty-four trees and bushes will be planted in the Oskaloosa Public Library’s Reading Garden, beginning at 9 AM Saturday, October 29. Wanda Gardner, library director, is encouraging volunteers to come to the site just south of the library Saturday morning, bringing along work gloves, spades and shovels. “When this community project was […]
The four William Penn University Athletic Hall of Fame inductees of 2011 feature a football player called “a nice guy, until he took the field”, a softball pitcher who hurled the Lady Statesmen to their first national tournament, a golfer who ignited a resurgence in Penn’s spring sport and a basketball player who didn’t score […]
Oskaloosa–Maggie Yang (Fr., Chino, Calif., Diamond Bar HS) concluded an amazing fall schedule with her first collegiate title and for her efforts she earned Midwest Collegiate Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week laurels. Yang shot an 80-77–157 to win medalist laurels at the Lindenwood Invitational last Thursday and Friday. Her play also helped William Penn […]
Oskaloosa–For the second year in a row, the Lady Statesmen basketball team will open its hardwood campaign as one of the more-touted programs in the NAIA as the Division II preseason poll was released Monday. William Penn, who was 23-10 last year (12-4 MCC), is unofficially 34th with 20 votes. The program, which reached last […]
