Wilma Irene Stam March 22, 1925 – December 29, 2013 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 88 Wilma Stam passed away Sunday morning at the home of her son in rural Oskaloosa. Wilma Irene Stam was born, March 22, 1925, at the home of her parents in Lake Prairie Township, south of Pella, Iowa to John and […]
John Elmer Terpstra July 26, 1930-December 26, 2013 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 83 John E. Terpstra, 83, of New Sharon passed away Thursday evening, December 26, 2013, at the Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa. John Elmer Terpstra, son of Nick and Jennie (Vanden Heuvel) Terpstra, was born July 26, 1930, at the rural home […]
Debra Mason October 29, 1955 – December 26, 2013 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 58 Debra L. Mason, 58, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, December 26, 2013, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Debra was born October 29, 1955, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Earnest and Joan Ingraham Mason. She graduated from North Mahaska […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The sounds of area musicians filled the local Smokey Row coffee shop on Monday evening, with the hope of filling hearts with joy and empty stomachs with much needed food. Twenty-one year-old Kyle Ewing once again planned and scheduled the Holiday Fundraiser Show. This was the fourth year for the event. In […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The need to feed the hungry continues to grow year after year, and a few Oskaloosa residents have found unique ways of helping to accomplish that. At Julies Hometown Cafe, patrons have been donating $1.00 or more for a chance to win one of three $25.00 gift certificates from the cafe. Those […]
Oskaloosa–Marc Wilson (Sr., Los Angeles, Calif., Physical Education) was as efficient as a player can be, helping him to be named Midwest Collegiate Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Monday. Wilson garnered his second weekly honor by leading William Penn (10-5) last week. The Statesmen, went 1-1, snapping their nine-game winning streak, but are […]
(DES MOINES) – Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad today announced the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEMD) submitted an appeal to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the reconsideration of an earlier FEMA decision to deny funding to four rural electric cooperatives (REC) in northwest Iowa in the aftermath of an ice […]
Dorothy Grubb December 21, 1922 – December 24, 2013 Pella, Iowa | Age 91 Dorothy Grubb, 91, of Pella died, Tuesday, December 24, 2013, at the Pella Hospice Comfort House, in Pella. Dorothy was born December 21, 1922, at Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Earl and Elizabeth Elsloo Thompson. She graduated from Northeast High […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Henry ‘Willie” Van Weelden was found not guilty on Tuesday December 24, 2013 on three separate counts. Count one was Theft in the First Degree. Second was Misconduct in Office and third was Tampering with Records. The original trial information in this case was filed on April 22, 2011. The original trial […]
Phyllis Jean Molkenthin March 15, 1929 – December 22, 2013 Iowa City Hospice House Phyllis Jean Molkenthin, 84, of Ollie passed away December 22, 2013 at Iowa City Hospice House in Iowa City, Iowa. Phyllis was born March 15, 1929, in Washington County to Elmer and Alta Guenther. She graduated from Washington High School, Washington, […]
