Oskaloosa, Iowa – Come join the Mahaska County Conservation Board and the Mahaska Wellness Coalition at 9:00 on Saturday, July 21 on a Live Healthy Hike at White Oak Conservation Area. We will hike the trail around the 20 acre lake and take in the sights and sounds of nature all around us. White Oak […]
Webster City–On a hot Saturday afternoon, a depleted Pella Knights squad forfeited a first round home game with a 17-0 setback to the Midwest Rampage in Midwest Football Alliance action. In a battle for second place in the East Division, Pella (4-5) outgained the Rampage 157-95, but failed to produce in two redzone opportunities. The […]
Oskaloosa–Mason Woods (Sr., Williamsburg, Williamsburg HS) returns for his senior season as one of the best linemen in the nation after being selected a Preseason All-American by Beyond Sports College Network. The offensive center received Second-Team recognition from BSN, which promotes small college athletics (NCAA FCS, Division II, III, and NAIA). Woods headlined last year’s […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – YMCA T-Ball has been very busy lately on Monday nights out at the Lacey Recreation Complex. Lead by Ryan Harkema, YMCA Sports, Fitness and Aquatics Director, these kids have a great time out on the fields running bases, hitting, fielding, and sometimes even sneak in a little time to play in the […]
Dorothy Lucille Visser October 15, 1932 – July 17, 2012 Bussey, Iowa Dorothy passed away Tuesday afternoon at Hospice of Pella Comfort House at the age of 79 years, nine months and two days. Dorothy Lucille was born, October 15, 1932, at the home of her parents, Leroy Reece “Roy” and Lucille May Littlejohn […]
Kielkopf, Helen L. April 08, 1918 – July 17, 2012 Ottumwa, Iowa Helen Lucille Kielkopf, 94, of Ottumwa, formerly of Hedrick, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at the Hospice House in Ottumwa. Helen was born Monday, April 8, 1918 in Highland Center, Iowa, the daughter of Norton and Rennie Bottorff Davis. She graduated from Hedrick […]
By R.D. KEEP Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa City Council covered routine business in short order Monday before adjourning into a closed session. During the regular meeting councilors approved a fund shift to move $353,798 from the General Fund to the Pavement Management Fund in order to pay for the improvements to the Iowa Highway 432 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Supervisors met in regular session, tackling a fairly substantial agenda. The Mahaska County Sanitarian Eric Dursky was the first to give his report. “Just to update everyone a little bit about the Carbanado Road project out there. We’ve had five new systems put in, up to this point, out […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – After it’s announcement in the first part of last year, the trail access has been helping trail users enjoy easier access. On Saturday, the 60 member strong Oskaloosa Rotary Club celebrated the dedication of the Rotary Trail Access and launched, what is hoped to be, an annual fundraiser to help wipe out […]
Martha Holliday, 75, of Cedar Falls, and formerly of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, July 15, 2012, at the Cedar Falls Health Center in Cedar Falls. She was born on December 5, 1936, at Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Seth and Marie Langfitt Holliday. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School. Following graduation she entered the […]
