Ivalene Robbins January 2, 1924 – May 19, 2014 Dyersville, Iowa | Age 90 Ivalene Robbins, 90, of Dyersville, and formerly of Oskaloosa, died Monday, May 19, 2014, at her home in Dyersville. She was born January 2, 1924, in Keokuk County the daughter of Oliver and Bertha Small Mason. Ivalene was a forward on […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Two tractor trailers tangled up on Highway 163 at approximately 1:24 pm Monday afternoon. According to the Iowa State Patrol accident report, the first truck, a 2014 International Prostar, driven by 63 year-old Larry VanWyngarden was traveling north on Highway 163 in the right lane. According to the report, VanWyngarden then merged […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Change or transition can be a difficult time for any individual or group. Oskaloosa Christian School was looking to help make that transition as easy as possible by introducing the school’s new principal, Dr. Bob Stouffer, to the students and staff Monday morning. The Christian School’s current principal, Jason Alons, has taken a […]
Des Moines, IOWA — The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau is reminding the motoring public during May 19 – June 1, Iowa law enforcement agencies, including Oskaloosa Police Department, will be participating in the National “Click or Ticket” campaign. In an attempt to save lives and reduce serious injury crashes, local, county and state enforcement officers […]
Washington D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack today announced that the Area 15 Regional Planning Commission based in Ottumwa will receive $61,000 for regional economic development planning. The Area 15 Regional Planning Commission is comprised of Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Mahaska, Van Buren, and Wapello counties. The funds come from the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Partnership Planning […]
Phyllis DeCook April 24, 1946 – May 18, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 68 Phyllis DeCook, 68, of Oskaloosa died at her home in Oskaloosa. She was born April 24, 1946, in Oskaloosa the daughter of Phillip and Mary Edwards Sheeley. Phyllis graduated from Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1964. Following graduation Phyllis […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A community bus will soon be making its way around Oskaloosa, serving the community on a fixed route three days a week. Amy Langdon, Executive Director at the Mahaska County United Way, expects to see the first passengers catching a ride before the end of June. The fixed bus route, as it […]
The Lacey Recreation Complex in Oskaloosa sees very busy weekends in the spring and this past weekend was no exception. “More than 2,000 visited different activities over the weekend,” said Sherry Vavra, Executive Director of Mahaska Community Rec Foundation. “From Friday night until Sunday at the complex Youth Soccer games and a tournament were held […]
PELLA — Seven Central College athletes will compete in four events at the NCAA Division III men’s and women’s track and field championships this week in Delaware, Ohio. The official entry list was released Sunday morning. The meet will be staged Thursday through Saturday at Ohio Wesleyan University. Iowa Conference track event MVP Eli Horton […]
Iowa Unable to Outplay Cleveland in Second Half Des Moines, IA – Looking to take the first victory of the 2014 season from the Cleveland Gladiators, the Iowa Barnstormers fell 48-63 in front of 7,156 fans of Wells Fargo Arena. After a tough loss in last week’s home matchup versus the Jacksonville Sharks, the Barnstormers […]
