School is back in session! — Salvation Army of Mahaska County, Sieda Community Action, and United Way of Mahaska County are wrapping up Operation Backpack for the 2016-2017 school year. Thanks to the generosity of the Mahaska County community, this year the program was able to supply almost 400 backpacks filled with supplies to students […]
Aug 25 2016 | Posted in
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John Wayne Russell April 25, 1931 – August 23, 2016 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 85 John Russell, 85, of Oskaloosa passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at the MHP Hospice Services Serenity House in Oskaloosa. John Wayne Russell was born April 25, 1931, in Iowa City, Iowa. He spent his first few years of life […]
Aug 24 2016 | Posted in
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Luverne Evangeline Ahrens July 21, 1922 – August 23, 2016 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 94 Lu Ahrens, 94 of Montezuma passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, August 23, 2016 at the Montezuma Specialty Center. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 am Saturday, August 27, 2016 at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Grinnell. Burial will be […]
Aug 24 2016 | Posted in
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Barbara Jane Foster May 25, 1929 – August 23, 2016 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 87 Barbara Foster, 87 of Oskaloosa and formerly of New Sharon passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Barbara Jane Foster, the daughter of John and Anna Mae (DeWinter) Roorda, was born […]
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Sunday afternoon, Mahaska County Deputy Brent De Ronde, according to affidavits submitted to the Mahaska County District Court state observed Clint Hornick of Kirkville, Iowa operating a motor vehicle on north 5th street. “I turned to follow the vehicle and the defendant began to travel at a quick pace. The defendant […]
Aug 24 2016 | Posted in
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Iconic venue once again turns to Musco, this time for its industry-leading LED solution LOS ANGELES & OSKALOOSA, Iowa–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Three decades ago, as part of its preparations for hosting the Summer Olympics, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum partnered with Musco—the Official Supplier of Lighting to the 1984 Olympic Games—for the installation of a new lighting […]
Mary Ellen Kelling March 15, 1924 – August 22, 2016 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 92 Mary Ellen Kelling, 92, of Montezuma passed away peacefully Monday evening, August 22, 2016 at the Montezuma Specialty Care in Montezuma. Mary Ellen Kelling, the daughter of John and Hazel (Crawford) Edwards, was born on March 15, 1924 in Truesdale, […]
Aug 23 2016 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – A call came over the police radio that Iowa County Deputies were in a high-speed chase with a Fiat at approximately 100 miles-per-hour. Law enforcement scrambled to deploy stop sticks, and the suspect avoided one set placed by Mahaska County deputies east of Oskaloosa. An Oskaloosa police officer was able to deflate […]
Aug 23 2016 | Posted in
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Mahaska Health Partnership Surgical Services recently received an “Excellence in Patient Care” Award by Studer Group, a Huron Healthcare solution. MHP received the award at the organization’s 14th annual “What’s Right in Healthcare” conference in Chicago for demonstrating outstanding performance in patient care in ambulatory surgery in 2015. To be considered for an award in […]
Aug 23 2016 | Posted in
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**Updated*** Mahaska County, Iowa – KNIA/KRLS originally reported that one person has died as the result of a two-vehicle crash along Highway 163 at approximately 4:09pm Monday afternoon, near Bayard Avenue. According to the Iowa State Patrol, vehicle 1, a 2001 Saturn SL driven by Cody Allen Kline, 21, of Cedar, was eastbound on Highway […]
Aug 22 2016 | Posted in
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