by Aaron Riggs Oskaloosa, Iowa – The snowstorm that swept across the Midwest Wednesday and Thursday got some mixed reviews. Students cheered as school days were canceled all over Iowa but some adults saw the snow as more of a chore. The national weather service reported Oskaloosa received 4 inches of snow. Aaron Riggs was […]
by Aaron Riggs Two trucks a day are shipping mail out of the Oskaloosa Post Office to the central post office in Des Moines until Christmas. The postal service added an extra truck to pick up mail in Oskaloosa last week to keep up with the volume of mail over the holidays. Postmaster Sue Witt […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – At the 2012 What’s Right in Healthcare Conference in October, Mahaska Health Partnership was honored with an Excellence in Patient Care Award for showing the most improvement in overall patient experience. To ensure that MHP is always striving to provide the best care possible, the healthcare organization uses surveys and assessments to […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership Cardiopulmonary Services will again be offering an eight-week Freedom from Smoking Class beginning Tuesday, Jan. 8. Freedom from Smoking is a proven program developed by the American Lung Association to help smokers quit for good. According to certified instructor Kai Schwab, each smoker who joins this class will develop […]
Marjorie M. Gambell March 09, 1820 – December 23, 2012 Ottumwa, Iowa Marjorie M. Gambell, 92, of Hedrick died Sunday, December 23, 2012 Ottumwa Regional Health Center in Ottumwa. She was born Tuesday, March 9, 1920 in Hedrick, Iowa, the Daughter of John Burton and Freece Baldwin Swearingen. She graduated from Hedrick High School in […]
Merlin Langkamp July 03, 1930 – December 23, 2012 Dubuque, Iowa Served with Honor – United States Military Veteran Mac was surrounded by the loving presence of his family as he passed from this world to his heavenly home on Sunday morning at his home in Dubuque. He fought a long and valiant battle with […]
Lillie Sheets April 09, 1927 – December 22, 2012 Oskaloosa, Iowa Catherine passed away Saturday at Northern Mahaska Nursing and Rehab Center at the age of 85 years, 8 months and 13 days. Lillie “Catherine” Sheets was born and lived on a farm southwest of Oskaloosa. She went to country school through the eighth grade […]
June Beatrice Silvers February 21, 1923 – December 18, 2012 Forsyth, Missouri (formerly of Oskaloosa) | Age 89 June Beatrice Olivier Silvers, 89, daughter of Cornelius and Marie (Brandenhorst) Olivier, was born in Pella, Iowa on February 21, 1923. Her parents had both come over (separately) from Holland, and the community in Pella was very […]
Oskaloosa, December 20, 2012 – The Mahaska County Y Dolphins Swim Team took its last competitive splash of 2012 at home on December 15, but after a few stellar meets, swimmers are excited and anxious for the remaining schedule in 2013. After hosting its first home meet of the season on December 1, which saw […]
Oskaloosa–Two Statesmen grapplers are ranked regionally as the NAIA released its third wrestling poll Wednesday. William Penn is seventh in the Central Qualifying Group ratings with 20 points. Grand View is first with 202 points. 157-pounder Ishmael Rempson (So., Olympia Fields, Ill., Rich Central HS) and 197-pounder Elson Civilma (So., Deerfield Beach, Fla., Communications) are […]
