Margaret Dayhoff February 17, 1931 – February 17, 2015 University Park Margaret Dayhoff, 84, of University Park, died Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born Tuesday, February 17, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Charles and Violet Fletcher Stark. Margaret graduated from the Bad Axe, Michigan, […]
Betty Jane Thomas April 5, 1941 – February 17, 2015 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 73 Betty Jane Thomas, 73, of Oskaloosa died Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Northern Mahaska Nursing and Rehab Center in Oskaloosa. She was born Saturday, April 5, 1941 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, the daughter of Elmer and Dorothy Baker Brewer. Betty […]
Newly Installed Lighting System Enhances The Fan Experience At Iconic NBA Venue OSKALOOSA, Iowa–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Palace of Auburn Hills—home to the NBA’s Detroit Pistons—continues a legacy of providing leading-edge sports entertainment thanks to a newly installed, state-of-the-art lighting system by Musco Lighting. “Musco’s system helps reduce our energy consumption and, at the same time, delivers […]
Christian Opportunity Center (COC) living skills advisor Sharon Byers recently celebrated 40 years of service with the organization, the first employee to reach the milestone. After volunteering at COC in just its fifth year as a school program, Byers was hired as the first workshop supervisor on Sept. 7, 1974. Byers served in that capacity […]
THE MAHASKA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ENDED A 6 WEEK LONG INVESTIGATION WHICH INVOLVED APPROXIMATELY 22 BURGLARIES AND THEFTS. THE THEFTS TOOK PLACE FROM HOG CONFINEMENTS IN THE RURAL BARNES CITY AREA AND SOUTHERN POWESHIEK COUNTY. THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE THEFTS EXCEEDED OVER $30,000. OFFICERS SEIZED TOOLS AND HOG RELATED EQUIPMENT WHILE CONDUCTING TWO SEPARATE […]
Reference: Execution of search warrant at 404 East 3 Street in Pella, IA On February 15, 2015 at approximately 4:25 p.m. members of the Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force along with the assistance of the Pella Police Department executed a drug search warrant at 404 East 3rd St in Pella where multiple marijuana plants and […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Whether it’s teething, a hard fall on the playground or a fever that won’t break, kids may occasionally need over-the-counter pain reliever. With so many options available, it’s important for parents to know the proper way to administer these medications. “It can be unnerving for a parent when your child is experiencing […]
by Matt Saville Oskaloosa, Iowa – This season has been beyond frustrating for the Osky girls basketball team as they lost in the opening round district game to the Fairfield Trojans 67-32. The loss ends the season for the Indians, who finish with a 3 -19 record. Like with the rest of the season, the […]
by Matt Saville Oskaloosa, Iowa – Coming into Tuesday night’s last regular season game against Chariton, there was hope that the Osky boys may be able to sneak into Chariton and steal a win in a non-conference action. What they received was a huge dose of the two-headed monster in juniors TJ Hockenson and his […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – He has been helping area country music lovers keep the tunes streaming out of their car radio speakers for decades. Pat Flaherty has been selling radio advertising and is a very familiar face to many in the area. Flaherty, who is 81 sees the opening of his music store, ‘G-Strings – Guitars […]
