Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Saturday evening, at 4:19 pm, the call for help went out. Ambulance crews, Mahaska County Sheriffs Office and the Oskaloosa Fire Department all responded to 1875 Highway 92, west of Oskaloosa. Mahaska County Sheriffs office says that Steve Van Maanen, 46, was riding a snowmobile on private property when the accident […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A recent Oskaloosa graduate is flying into the world of monster truck racing. Tyler Menninga walked across the stage in May of 2015 to receive his high school diploma, but on January 9th, 2016 Menninga will be putting all of his driving skills he acquired in his off-road buggy Moonshiner to full […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The second snowstorm of the season pelted the Mahaska County area this last week, and with it, treacherous driving conditions. In Mahaska County, the National Weather Service in Des Moines says that portions of the county received seven inches of snow. In the county, the wet weather that took place over the […]
Steven Van Maanen April 25, 1969 – January 2, 2016 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 46 Steven Van Maanen, 46, of rural Oskaloosa, died Saturday, January 2, 2016, of injuries received in a snowmobile accident. Steven was born on April 25, 1969, in Mahaska County, the son of Alvin and Marcia Klein Van Maanen. Steven graduated […]
Betty J. Amber May 20, 1930 – January 2, 2016 Omaha, Ne (Oskaloosa, Ia) | Age 85 Betty J. Amber, 85, of Omaha, and formerly of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, January 2, 2016, at the Huntington Park Care Center in Papillion, Nebraska. She was born May 20, 1930, in Wright, Iowa, the daughter of Roy Wilson […]
The photographers of Oskaloosa News share some of their favorite moments from 2015. Music provided by local talent: (click on band name to learn more) –Blind Faith Explorer –Cody Hicks –Journeys End Oskaloosa News Photographers: -Denis Currier -Don Hubbard -Candace Allsup -Ginger Allsup -Ken Allsup
Delbert Gene Conger June 4, 1942 – January 2, 2016 Ollie, Iowa | Age 73 Delbert Conger 73 of Ollie died Saturday, January 2, 2016. Delbert Gene Conger was born near Ollie, Iowa on June 4, 1942 the son of Woodrow and Wanda VanOrsdall Conger. Delbert attended country school through the eighth grade. He was […]
Esther Irene Besco April 6, 1928 – January 1, 2016 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 87 Esther I. Besco, 87, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, January 1, 2016, at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born April 6, 1928, in Wapello County near Eddyville, the daughter of Robert and Anna Belle Blackwood Simmers. On December 4, […]
Karen Blinn October 6, 1941 – January 1, 2016 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 74 Karen Kay Blinn, 74, of Oskaloosa, and formerly of Estes Park, Colorado and New Sharon, died Friday, January 1, 2016, at her home in Oskaloosa. She was born October 6, 1941 near Cedar, the daughter of Wayne Burdette and Ruth Janet […]
Verna Sytsma December 19, 1924 – December 31, 2015 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 91 Verna Sytsma, 91, of Oskaloosa died December 31, 2015, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born December 19, 1924 in Harvey, the daughter of Thomas Wilson and Carrie Verros Clark. Early on Verna worked at the old […]
