
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today appointed Mark E. Kruse judge to the District Court in the 8B Judicial District created by the retirement of the Honorable Cynthia H. Danielson. Kruse, of Burlington, received his law degree from University of Iowa Law School and undergraduate degree from Morningside College. He currently serves as […]
Dec 17 2015 | Posted in
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A Mahaska County Sheriffs Office Press Release On December 16, 2015 at approximately 3:30 pm the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a subject that was out deer hunting. The subject reported finding a body located in a small wooded area north of Oskaloosa. The body which is unidentifiable at this point was […]
Dec 17 2015 | Posted in
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Olivia Catherine McGrane December 1, 2015 – December 15, 2015 Montezuma, Iowa | Age: 14 days Olivia Catherine McGrane, the infant daughter of Terry and Kristi (Quitney) McGrane, passed away Tuesday December 15, 2015 at her home in Montezuma. Olivia Catherine McGrane was born on December 1, 2015 at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. Her […]
Dec 16 2015 | Posted in
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Mercy Health Network joins University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, UnityPoint Health and Genesis Health System in reaching agreements with managed care organizations (MCOs) (DES MOINES) – Today, Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Mercy Health Network has joined three major hospital systems in the state’s Medicaid Modernization plan. Iowa’s Medicaid […]
Dec 16 2015 | Posted in
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An Oskaloosa Police Department Press Release. The Oskaloosa Police Department is looking for any information regarding the identities of these two females. These two are suspects in an incident that occurred at the Penn Central Mall on December 10th 2015, around 7:30 p.m. Any Information regarding this please call the Mahaska County 911 Center at […]
Dec 15 2015 | Posted in
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Diane Kay McReynolds June 6, 1950 – December 14, 2015 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 65 Diane Kay McReynolds, 65, of Oskaloosa died Monday, December 14, 2015, at her home in Oskaloosa. She was born June 6, 1950, at Humeston, Iowa, the daughter of Lloyd Oley and Melba Campbell Moon. Diane graduated from Mormon Trail Community […]
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Ardes Iona Barnhart October 31, 1914 – December 14, 2015 Deep River, Iowa | Age 101 Ardes Barnhart, 101 of Deep River passed away Monday evening, December 14, 2015 at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Ardes Iona Barnhart, the daughter of John Wesley and Ethel Mae (Wolford) Ross, was born on October 31, 1914 in […]
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James Darrell Coulter September 13, 1930 – December 14, 2015 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 85 James “Jim” Coulter, 85 of New Sharon passed away Monday, December 14, 2015 at the Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. James Darrell Coulter was born September 13, 1930 in What Cheer, Iowa the son of Warren and Marie […]
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Linda Lee Reeder May 5, 1958 – December 14, 2015 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 57 Linda Lee Reeder, 57, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, December 14, 2015, at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born May 5, 1958, at Moline, Illinois. Linda attended school in Moline. On June 5, 1980, she was united in marriage […]
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The Oskaloosa Boys Swim Team traveled to Grinnell on Saturday to swim at the large Bear Swim Complex to take place in a big invite that included Linn Mar-Marion, Des Moines East, Indianola, Ottumwa, Grinnell, Vinton-Shellsburg, Williamsburg and Oskaloosa. The boys swim team came away finishing in the middle of the pack by earning 119 […]