April 26, 1938 – December 22, 2011 Oskaloosa, Iowa Visitation: Will begin at 1 p.m., Monday afternoon, December 26, 2011 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel. The family will be present from 4 – 6 p.m. to greet visitors. Funeral Service: 2:30 p.m.., Tuesday afternoon, December 27, 2011 at Central United Methodist Church with Pastors Tom […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In just one of her many near whistle stops along the fast paced 99 county tour, Michele Bachmann made her way in from the dropping Iowa temps into a warm crowd of supporters at the Pizza Ranch in Oskaloosa Thursday. Bachmann had just leave a similar stop at the Pizza Ranch in […]
Some of my Mother’s recipes were passed down to her through family; some were exchanged with friends & neighbors, but I’m guessing most of them caught her eye and she scratched them down on a recipe card. It was a hobby she enjoyed that cost hardly nothing. I’ve done the same thing through the years. […]
OSKALOOSA – Mahaska Health Partnership Clinics announce their holiday hours as follows: Behavioral Health Services will be open its standard office hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, for patients with appointments and emergency calls. The New Sharon Medical Center will be open Friday, Dec. 23 until 4:30 p.m. It will be closed […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- With the end of two council members’ terms quickly approaching, I was curious as to what their final thoughts were on their years of service. I had a chance to ask 4th Ward Council Member Pam Blomgren questions via e-mail. My first question to Blomgren was what major issues she took a part […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Lots of changes have been happening at the Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter since the arrival of Lindsey Sime as the new Director. The shelter held a Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 17th from Noon-3pm to show off all the new changes and to look for a name for their new kitten […]
By: Amy Harper and K.Allsup Oskaloosa, Iowa – For the past 10 years, a project has been underway to spread the peace light across the North American continent from a continuous flame in Bethlehem. On November 29th, 2011 the light landed in New York via Austrian Air, and from there the light has spread across […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The 4 and 3 Indians dropped their most recent game Tuesday night to the Panthers of Mt. Pleasant after a late game surge saw the Indians pull to within striking distance. The size difference between the two teams ultimately played its part over the determination of the home team. Dillion Daniel lead […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The 4-3 Girls Basketball team squared off Tuesday night against the Panthers of Mt. Pleasant. Mt. Pleasant is 5-4 on the season after handing Oskaloosa their second loss in a row with a final score of 48-40. Kena Veldhuizen topped the scoring charts for Oskaloosa with 15, but Kenzie Gott made her […]
Kennady Klein, a 5th grader from Pella and Level 5 gymnast on the Oskaloosa YMCA Aerials JO Compulsory Team, brought home three gold medals from the 2011 Iowa State Championships. The competition was held December 9-11 at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo, hosted by Black Hawk Gymnastics. Klein had her best meet […]
