Oskaloosa, June 6, 2013 – Imagine the Possibilities has sponsored the local youth challenger league for many years, with Little League® affiliation. Young adults are not eligible to play after high school graduation. “Last summer, several parents talked about how sad some of the players would be to not participate anymore,” said Jeff Morris, Imagine […]
Raymond McCreery October 01, 1926 – June 07, 2013 Ottumwa, Iowa | Age 86 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Memorial Service: 1:00 p.m. June 13, 2013 at Fremont Funeral Chapel Raymond L. McCreery, 86, passed away peacefully in the company of a close family member and lifelong friend at Good Samaritan Center of […]
Gladys Evelyn Bloem June 4, 1919 – June 8, 2013 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 94 Loving Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother Gladys Evelyn Bloem, 94, of Oskaloosa died Saturday, June 8, 2013 at Northern Mahaska Nursing and Rehab in Oskaloosa. Gladys was born Wednesday, June 4, 1919 in Marion County, Iowa, the daughter of Dirk […]
Frederick L. Davis July 22, 1927 – June 7, 2013 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 85 Loving Father, Grandfather, and Great Grandfather Frederick L. Davis, 85, of Oskaloosa died Friday, June 7, 2013 at the Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Fred was born Friday, July 22, 1927 in New Sharon, Iowa the son of Thomas and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Going to jail can have its benefits. That’s what volunteers were doing on Friday as they allowed themselves to be locked up to raise money for the Shriners Hospital for Children. Bank Iowa of Oskaloosa once again played host to the event, where the Mahaska County Pork Producers grilled and sold their […]
First K&N West Driver To Take Overall Victory In Combo Race NEWTON, Iowa – Michael Self continued his winning ways Friday night at Iowa Speedway. The 22-year-old from Park City, Utah, pulled away from the NASCAR K&N Pro Series field en route to the win in the Casey’s General Store 150. It was Self’s second […]
Oskaloosa–Two league crowns helped the Statesmen athletics department to a fourth-place finish as the 2012-2013 Midwest Collegiate Conference’s Commissioner’s Cup Standings were released. All 17 of the league’s sponsored sports have determined their champions and points have been awarded for finishes in the final regular season standings or finishes in the league’s championship event. Bonus […]
PELLA — Central College finished sixth in the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s Al Carius Division III Men’s Program of the Year Award standings. It’s the highest finish in school history. The standings are based on the school’s finish at the NCAA Division III cross country, indoor track and field, […]
Des Moines, Iowa – A central Iowa icon looks to be out of the spotlight, at least for awhile, says the Iowa Historical Society of Iowa Media Relations Jeff Morgan. Floppy entertained kids for 30 years in Central Iowa, appearing on WHO-TV starting in 1957, telling jokes and sharing his beeping nose until Duane Ellett […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The recreation trail that circles Oskaloosa has many users and uses, such as jogging, biking, nature watching, or walking, something one area dog and his human once again get to enjoy together. Reese is a 13 year-old rescue puppy that came to live with Bill and Carol Vertz from Stephens Memorial animal […]
