Oskaloosa, Iowa – A local telecom made an announcement this week that usually draws national attention. Places that enjoy such technology include, Chicago, Kansas City, Seattle, Omaha, Minneapolis and Cedar Falls, Iowa. In Cedar Falls, that internet will cost you around $250.00 per month. In Oskaloosa, the service is slated to be just $70 per […]
Alicia Ritenour learned her fate Tuesday as she was sentenced in Mahaska County District Court. Tuesday’s sentencing came after Ritenour was convicted in November 2014 of 1st degree murder and child endangerment resulting in death, in reference to the January 2014 death of her 18 month old daughter Ava. Judge Myron Gookin presided over the […]
Marion A. Breuklander January 9, 1935 – January 6, 2015 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 79 Marion A. Breuklander, 79, of Oskaloosa passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa. Marion A. Breuklander, son of Cornelius and Katherine (Fraaken) Breuklander, was born January 9, 1935 in Harvey, Iowa. As a youngster, Marion […]
Donna Lee Leech March 29, 1928 – January 6, 2015 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 86 Donna Lee (Breuklander) Leech, 86, Oskaloosa Iowa died Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at the Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born Thursday, March 29, 1928, in Oskaloosa Iowa to Edward and Eva C. (Petersen) Breuklander. Donna graduated high school […]
Shirley Colleen Reynolds June 2, 1937 – January 5, 2015 Pella, Iowa | Age 77 Shirley Colleen Reynolds, 77, of Pella, passed away at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House in Pella on Monday, January 5, 2015. She was born June 2, 1937, in Oskaloosa, the daughter of Arthur and Lorene Hawk Van Rossum. Shirley […]
Ione Hulbert October 24, 1919 – January 4, 2015 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 95 E. Ione Hulbert, 95, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, January 4, 2015, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born October 24, 1919, in Mahaska County, the daughter of Leon and Blanche McFall Allbaugh. Ione attended school in Mahaska County. […]
Dr. Bridget Shariat Delivers First Baby of 2015 – Hunter Myles was born at 2:13 pm on Jan. 3, making him Mahaska Health Partnership’s first baby of 2015. Hunter weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and was 21.5 inches long at birth. As MHP’s first baby of 2015, Hunter received a wide variety of gifts from […]
BP Robbery Suspect Arrested NEW INFORMATION: On Monday, January 05, 2015, the Ottumwa Police Department arrested Joshua Todd Ware, age 25, on his outstanding arrest warrants for Robbery 2nd Degree, a Class “C” Felony and Lottery Fraud, a Class “D” Felony. The charges stem from an incident that occurred on Monday, December 22nd, 2014, at […]
OSKALOOSA — Three boys and three girls, ages 8 to 13, won the first round of competition in the Elks Hoops Shoot free throw contest sponsored by Oskaloosa Elks Lodge 340 at Oskaloosa High School on Saturday, Jan. 3. First and second place trophies were awarded to one boy and one girl in each of […]
SNOW EMERGENCY DECLARATION SNOW EMERGENCY TO BE EFFECTIVE: FROM DAY & DATE: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 TIME: 12:00 a.m. EFFECTIVE: Until further notice. ALL VEHICLES MUST BE REMOVED FROM CITY STREETS TO ALLOW CITY CREWS TO PLOW. VEHICLES LEFT ON THE STREET COULD BE TOWED AT THE OWNER’S EXPENSE. AS A REMINDER, ALL PROPERTY OWNERS […]
