Julie Lea Linsted June 2, 1949 – March 13, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 64 Julie passed away Thursday at the MHP Hospice Services Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Julie Lea Linsted, daughter of Jack Kenneth and Elsie Arlene (Stigers) Caves, was born June 2, 1949 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She was raised in rural Deep River […]
Branson, Mo. – The William Penn Men’s Basketball team of 2013-14 has flown under the radar of nearly everyone since a less than impressive 0-4 start to the season. Kelly Madison who nailed the final 3-pointer of the game to help seal the deal on a team effort that stretched the small team to the […]
Point Lookout, Mo.–Arguably the best battle in NAIA Division II National Championships history, the Statesmen men’s basketball team survived to advance past #6 seed Dordt 118-116 in double-overtime early Friday morning. The contest, which was scheduled to start at 9:15 p.m., finally got underway well after 10 due to late earlier matchups. It ended after […]
Frank Thomas November 13, 1949 – March 12, 2014 Beacon, Iowa | Age 64 Frank Thomas, 64, of Beacon passed away Wednesday morning, March 12, 2014, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. Frankie Steven Thomas, son of Harold and Effie (Hols) Thomas, was born November 13, 1949 at the home of his parents in […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The importance of school lunch and breakfast was the topic of a recent meeting at George Daily Auditorium. Healthy eating for children has been a national focus in the past few years. Anne Cundiff, a registered and licensed dietitian with Hy-Vee, spoke with interested parents on “getting kids to eat more healthy […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Child hunger is a bigger problem than many may be aware of. That is the premise behind some individuals and groups looking to help make sure children don’t go hungry during the summer months and on the weekends. Free school lunches help those children in need of nutrition. “What about weekends? What […]
A Cover Crop Field Day event will be held on the Russell Plate farm south of Lake Keomah State Park in Mahaska County from 1:30-3pm, Tuesday March 25, 2014. Russell Plate will share his experience growing a cover crop the past 6 years. Presentations will also be made by ISU Extension Agronomist, Mark Carlton on […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – March is recognized as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and Mahaska Health Partnership is offering free colorectal cancer screening kits for the rest of the month. “Starting at age 50, a colorectal cancer screening should be done annually,” said MHP General Surgeon Tim Breon, MD, FACS. “These kits are a great preventive […]
(DES MOINES) – Reps. Matt Windschitl (R-Missouri Valley), Sandy Salmon (R-Janesville), Stan Gustafson (R-Cumming), Guy Vander Linden (R-Oskaloosa), and Quentin Stanerson (R-Center Point) welcomed Sergeant Bob Barnett, a Marine Veteran from WWII, to the capitol. Barnett is one of the last survivors of the battle of Iwo Jima and was recognized in the House on […]
Des Moines, IOWA — The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau is reminding the motoring public that speed is your enemy not only during the cold weather months but throughout the year. Far too often the driver who is hurrying to get to work, going to the grocery store or traveling to an out of town destination […]
