by Shelly Spaur Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Saturday, December 14, 2013, the Oskaloosa Storybook Players will present their Annual Holiday Show at George Daily Auditorium. Show times are at 1:00 and 2:30. While the Storybook Players do this holiday show each year, this year will be a little different. The students have decided to have […]
by Shelly Spaur Oskaloosa, Iowa – On November 23, 2013, at 1:50 a.m., Richard VandeWeerdhof, accused, was arrested on multiple charges. The charges that have been filed are; “Assault on persons engaged in certain occupations causing bodily injury, which is an aggravated misdemeanor, Interference with Official Acts causing injury, which is an aggravated misdemeanor, Disorderly […]
Clarence Buck Schwab November 28, 1950 – December 11, 2013 Moberly, Missouri | Age 63 Clarence “Buck” Schwab, 63, of Moberly, Missouri and formerly of Oskaloosa died Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at North Village Park in Moberly. Buck was born Tuesday, November 28, 1950 in Oskaloosa, the son of Marion F. and Georgia Gibson Schwab. […]
William Livezey March 4, 1943 – December 11, 2013 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 70 William Livezey, 70, of New Sharon died Wednesday, December 11, 2013, at the Navarro Regional Hospital in Corsicana, Texas. Bill was born March 4, 1943, in Mahaska County, the son of William Howard and Mabel Augusta Wilcox Livezey. On March […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership will be conducting an emergency preparedness exercise on Monday, Dec. 16 to test the facilities’ response to an active shooter scenario. According to MHP Director of Emergency Services Andrea Hagist, MHP staff recently received ALICE training to be better prepared for an emergent situation with an active shooter. ALICE […]
The United Way of Mahaska County’s Community Investment Grant applications are now available at unitedwaymahaksa.org. It’s the time of year where donor dollars are put into action at organizations throughout Mahaska County. In the past, the United Way of Mahaska County has received around $100,000 more in request than can be funded so deciding where […]
By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Tuesday night, the Oskaloosa School Board revised the board policy that establishes the amount of board meetings per month, and discussed bringing in a third party to evaluate the needs of the district. A meeting on Nov. 12 established the board now meets twice per […]
Ernest Dilley December 31, 1924 – December 9, 2013 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 88 Ernest Dilley, 88, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, December 9, 2013 at Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa. Ernest was born Wednesday, December 31, 1924 in What Cheer, the son of Carl W. Sr. and Jessie Inman Dilley. He graduated from the What […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met at 1:00 pm on Monday afternoon. Two things rested on their agenda, a 28E agreement to help supply law enforcement services for the town of Fremont and then to certify the runoff election of December 3rd, 2013. Both the agreement and the results from the […]
Des Moines–The William Penn dance team had a successful showing at the Iowa State Dance Team Competition last Friday. The Statesmen placed third out of seven teams in the HH NAIA division. A total of 23 colleges and 278 high school dance and color guard teams from within the state were in competition. The event […]
