The Oskaloosa baseball team was looking to start the week off on a good note as they welcomed the Newton Cardinals to town for a Little Hawkeye Conference double header. The name of the game was to find more consistency and look to climb in the conference standings. In the opener the Indians had Jr. […]
Osky girls are still on fire as they had a great week on the field, going 7-1 this week, to move their overall record to 21-2. This places the Indians in solid position of 2nd place in the Little Hawkeye Conference, 1 game behind Dallas Center Grimes. Oskaloosa welcomed the Newton Cardinals to town for […]
Melvin Duane Fynaardt May 21, 1939 – June 21, 2014 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 75 Melvin Fynaardt, 75, of New Sharon passed away Saturday morning, June 21, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Melvin, son of Tunis and Jacoba Henrietta (Rozenboom) Fynaardt, was born May 21, 1939, south of Oskaloosa at the […]
Mahaska County, Iowa – An Ottumwa man is facing two counts after an incident this week. Kelly Ray Wilkens, 302 N. Van Buren in Ottumwa, is accused of the crime of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Aggravated Misdemeanor) as well as Domestic Abuse/Assault Causing Bodily Injury (Serious Misdemeanor). Law enforcement was called the residence at […]
Des Moines, IA – The Iowa Barnstormers (6-8) fell 57-27 to the Pittsburgh Power (11-3) on Friday night at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For the first time in five weeks, the Iowa Barnstormers brought in quarterback Carson Coffman to lead the team in their road matchup against the Pittsburgh Power. An unfortunate […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa residents traveling along A Avenue may have seen the familiar Valley Bank sign covered with a Great Southern Bank wrap. On Friday at closing, Valley Bank, Moline, IL was closed by the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation – Division of Banking. Subsequently, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was […]
June Ann Hanna October 26, 1935 – June 20, 2014 Ankeny (Oskaloosa), Iowa | Age 78 June Hanna, 78, of Ankeny and formerly of Roland and Oskaloosa passed away, Friday, June 20, 2014, at the Hubbard Care Center in Hubbard. June Ann Hanna, daughter of Horace and Helen (Whitehill) Steddom, was born October 26, 1935, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The saying goes that many hands make light work. With that in mind, at least two dozen volunteers arrived at the Zickefoose doorstep this week to help move furniture, remove carpeting and demolish spaces within the home to enable remodeling. The remodel is being done to widen doorways, install a roll-in shower, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Jail stated that inmate Martell Lamar Tillman-Hollinshed, 18, “attempted to assault Jailer J.R. Draughn with a fire extinguisher while trying to flee from custody.” The incident happened at approximately 2:40 pm. A short chase ensued but he was apprehended in a neighboring yard “where after a scuffle, Jailer Draughn, […]
Oskaloosa – June 18, 2014 – On June 16th the Mahaska County YMCA made a presentation to the Oskaloosa City Council seeking support through a 28E agreement for facility and aquatics maintenance costs totaling just over $193,000. The YMCA is used by over 3,400 members of our community and as a result of the merger […]
