PELLA—Many patients at Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines considered Central College’s football players winners before this year’s preseason practices had even started. Five Central players distributed more than $1,300 worth of toys to the patients Aug. 8. The funds were raised as part of a team project that included collecting pledges for a lift-a-thon […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – In recognition of August as National Psoriasis Awareness Month, Mahaska Health Partnership sheds light on the most common autoimmune disease in the country. According to the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF), psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune disease that occurs on the skin. It is caused by the accelerated growth of skin cells. The […]
Robert Donald Johnson March 13, 1934 – August 11, 2012 Sigourney, Iowa Robert Donald Johnson, 78, of Keswick and formerly of Bloomington, Illinois, died Saturday, August 11, 2012, at the Sigourney Care Center in Sigourney. Robert was born Tuesday, March 13, 1934 in Wapello County, Iowa, the son of William and Maude Wooden Johnson. He […]
Reverend Clarence Hoven September 02, 1920 – August 10, 2012 Albia and formerly of Oskaloosa, Iowa Served with Honor – United States Military Veteran Clarence passed away died late Friday evening at the Monroe County Hospital in Albia at the age of 91 years, 11 months and 8 days. Clarence Hoven, son of Otto and […]
Keota, Iowa – It’s been a long, hot summer so far! I remember the days when we had no air-conditioning. We had to find ways to cool off the best we knew how. Some of the ways was to sit under a shade tree & drink a nice, cold glass of lemonade. Or wetting down […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The weather has been cooler, but the practice sessions have been making the players’ muscles burn. The coaching staff has adjusted practices in order to help keep the players fresh. William Penn Head Football Coach Todd Hafner had his squad on the Penn practice field once again on Thursday, building the team […]
PELLA — After piloting high school teams to eight conference titles in the past 12 years, Craig Douma is looking to build on the Central College men’s basketball championship tradition as its new head coach. Douma, a two-time NAIA all-America honoree at Northwestern College, was the coach at Carroll High School the past six years […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The arrival of President Obama to Oskaloosa will be of historic proportions in its history. In fact, a Presidential visit is so rare, it may have happened only one other time in Oskaloosa’s history. In 1903, then President Theodore Roosevelt visited Oskaloosa on a nine week trip that took him not only […]
Ralph L. DeBruin, 90, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at the Pella Regional Health Center in Pella, Iowa. He was born January 24, 1922 in Marion County, Iowa, the son of M.C. and Anna Klyn DeBruin. On March 12, 1947, he was united in marriage to Wilma Dahm at Leighton, Iowa. Together they […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Obama to speak at Nelson Pioneer Farm / Mahaska County Historical Society A Press Release from the Obama Campaign: Event Location: Nelson Pioneer Farm Museum Doors Open: 9:00 AM CDT on Tuesday, August 14 Ticket Distribution Information for Members of the Public: Tickets are available for the President’s grassroots event in Oskaloosa, […]
