GARY DEAN SPOELSTRA March 1, 1956 – July 7, 2016 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 60 Gary Spoelstra, 60, of Oskaloosa passed away Thursday afternoon, July 7, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Gary Dean Spoelstra, son of Cornie and Elner (Stowie) Spoelstra, was born March 1, 1956, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Gary was […]
Reuben Joel Van Veldhuizen December 25, 2003 – July 7, 2016 Rural Mahaska County, Iowa | Age 12 Reuben Joel Van Veldhuizen, age 12, died Thursday, July 7, 2016, of complications following surgery. He was born December 25, 2003, in Pella, the son of Scott and Sandra Van Donselaar Van Veldhuizen. Reuben was homeschooled and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – All of the occupants of the home at 604 North E. made it safely outside early Thursday morning. Resident Carlos Allman said that the baby woke up, alerting the remaining occupants of the danger. The call for help went out at 4:36 a.m., and firefighters arrived to a large amount of visible […]
Help spread the word. We have a fun and generous group of women in town who have formed the Golden Goose Club. Jennifer Main and Vicky Collette started this Club in January of 2016, with the hope of creating some community improvements. As President and Secretary they added Jill Brumbaugh from TD&T to be the […]
by Jeremy Fox Oskaloosa, Iowa (July 5th, 2016) – Tuesday Night was the first of two nights of the 21st Annual Budweiser and Musco Lighting IMCA Stock Car Shootout at the Southern Iowa Speedway. Stock Cars, SportMods, Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts each ran two sets of heats earning points with the lowest score the […]
Zoey Reese Sanders February 7, 2014 – July 5, 2016 Barnes City, Iowa | Age: 2 years 5 months Zoey Sanders, 2, of Barnes City, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at the Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa. Zoey Reese Sanders, daughter of Eric and Megan Shilling Sanders was born on February 7, […]
Shirley Van Dalen July 4, 1936 – July 5, 2016 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 80 Shirley Van Dalen, 80, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at the Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born July 4, 1936, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Paul and Myrtle Rae Rockwell. On May 29, 1952, […]
Matthew Allen Rea November 29, 1934 – July 5, 2016 Longview, Texas | Age 81 Matthew Allen Rea, 81, of Longview TX, left this world to meet his Lord and Savior Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at the Longview Regional Hospital in the presence of his Wife, Millie Rea and sons Michael and Montgomery Rea. Matthew […]
PELLA — Eric Van Kley, Central College’s athletics director and head wrestling coach, was appointed to the NCAA Division III Wrestling Committee. Effective September 1, Van Kley will serve a four-year committee as one of four regional representatives. Also serving are David Kemmy, athletics director at Roger Williams University (R.I.), Nathan Shearer, wrestling coach at […]
The Oskaloosa City Band will perform on Oskaloosa’s historic bandstand on Thursday evening at 8 p.m. Once again, concert goers are encouraged to spend the evening, enjoying Supper in the Shade and yard games beginning at 5:30 pm. This week’s food vendors include: WanderLunch, Calico Jack’s, Sno-Biz, and The Simba Shop. A wide variety of […]
