Ottumwa, Iowa – On evening of Wednesday August 14, 2013 at approximately 10:48 pm, the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office received information concerning missing person Georgia Joette Gum’s vehicle location. The vehicle was located on 20th Street south of Ottumwa. On the morning of Thursday August 15, 2013 at approximately 12:40am, Wapello County Deputies located a […]
Mahaska Health Partnership Behavioral Health Services encourages Mental Health First Aid Training MAHASKA COUNTY– Mahaska Health Partnership Behavioral Health Services will be offering Mental Health First Aid Training on Monday, Sept. 30 from 8 am to 5 pm on the MHP campus in Oskaloosa. “There are many types of mental illness people might experience at […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s cross country team seeks to continue to make up ground on the top teams in the league as the Midwest Collegiate Conference preseason coaches’ poll was released today. The Statesmen have earned enough points for third place in the six-team conference, while Mount Mercy edged St. Ambrose 58-50 for the top […]
A local cheese maker from Leighton, Iowa, will be the guest speaker at the next Mahaska County Historical Society quarterly meeting and potluck scheduled for Monday, Aug. 19, at 6:30 p.m. inside Bradbury Hall at Nelson Pioneer Farm. Mike and Jason Bandstra, owners of Frisian Farms, will tell how they built their farm from 10 […]
Thursday, August 29th, 3PM to 7PM Central Park, Grinnell IA The Grinnell Lions Club is sponsoring Ag Appreciation Day, Thursday, August 29th, 3PM to 7PM in Central Park in Grinnell. Ag Day was started twenty years ago as a way to bring farm families, agribusiness, and community members together to recognize and celebrate all forms […]
Temps are cooling off in the morning while fall sports are heating up. William Penn started preseason practice early in August and they will continue conditioning and preparing for the season through the end of this week. As classes start up next week, regular season practices will begin for William Penn football, men’s soccer and […]
Oskaloosa–The lights will be shining very brightly on Marcus Kerrigan (Cary, Ill., Sociology) this fall as his senior campaign has opened with some high accolades by being named to the College Football America Preseason All-America team. The team is part of CFA’s 2013 Yearbook Encyclopedia that covers 919 college football teams in the U.S. and […]
Oskaloosa–Despite having a new skipper at the helm, the Statesmen men’s soccer team is in the same position as last year at this time as the Midwest Collegiate Conference released its preseason coaches’ poll Monday. William Penn was 8-11-1 last year (2-4 MCC), but upset #3 seed St. Ambrose in the postseason tournament’s opening round […]
Poweshiek Iowa Development (Pow I-80) has appointed Laura Manatt to serve as their Interim Director. Manatt has worked for Poweshiek Iowa Development as the Marketing and Economic Development Coordinator for the past 2 years. Manatt replaces former Pow I-80 Executive Director, Deb Collum Calderwood. Calderwood resigned the position in late-July to become a Development Director […]
After winning a share of the Midwest Conference (MWC) Championship in 2012 the St. Norbert Green Knights were picked to repeat in 2013 in the MWC Football Preseason Coaches’ Poll. St. Norbert has played in the NCAA Playoffs two of the last three years and has 14 MWC Championships in school history. St. Norbert topped […]
