PELLA—A standout quarterback for the Central College football team, Riley Gray (senior, West Des Moines, Iowa/Waukee HS) has been awarded an NCAA postgraduate scholarship for his academic and athletics excellence. Gray, a physics major, carries a 3.67 grade point average. He will receive $7,500 for postgraduate study and is one of just 29 male scholarship […]
Award to be presented March 20 at the Fremont Community Center DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today announced that the Neil Albertson family from Mahaska County has been named the winners of the Gary Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award. Neil and his wife Lisa farm with their sons Travis and Casey […]
Tenco’s 52nd Annual Awards Banquet will be held on Friday, April 7, at the Ottumwa High School Cafeteria. This year’s theme will be “Believers and Achievers” as we honor our hardworking clients for all their achievements in many areas of life; business partners, benefactors, and Tenco employees will also be recognized. For the people whom […]
Oskaloosa Area Chamber & Development Group will again be presenting several civic awards at their annual meeting to be held Thurs., May 11. Chamber members and area residents are urged to submit their nominations for these awards. The categories are as follows: Retail Business and Service Business of the Year –The most outstanding retail or […]
OTTUMWA — Indian Hills Community College has released the names of the 494 students who were on the college’s academic Honor Roll for the 2016-17 Winter Term. To be included on the Honor Roll an IHCC student must be enrolled fulltime and have a grade point average for the term of 3.5 or higher on […]
The Oskaloosa Chamber’s Tourism Committee is asking the community to help us find the most unique and intriguing businesses, places and events in Mahaska County so that we can share them with visitors and celebrate them in our community. By completing the survey, your vote will provide insight on the highlights of Mahaska County. This […]
Charles Lee Cary June 6, 1942 – March 17, 2017 Ottumwa, Iowa | Age 74 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Charles Lee Cary, 74, of Ottumwa passed away Friday morning, March 17, 2017, at his home in Ottumwa. Charles Lee Cary, son of Edgar Ernest and Edna June (Myers) Cary, was born […]
Kansas City, Mo.–The Statesmen men’s basketball team had tremendous contributions from several of its top talents, eventually wearing down #8 seed Loyola (La.) for a 100-78 first-round victory at the NAIA Division I National Championships Wednesday. Top-seeded William Penn (31-3), of the Duer bracket, won its opener for the fourth Championships trip in a row […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — Set your imagination loose at the George Daily Youth Theatre! The after school session comes to an end with the Daily Film Project starting the week of March 20th. “Film is always fun and it’s what most kids interact with. It’s way easier for them to turn on a computer and see […]
Cathy Jean Deevers October 5, 1954 – March 14, 2017 Eddyville, Iowa | Age 62 Cathy Jean Deevers, age 62, of Eddyville, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at her home in rural Eddyville, Iowa. Cathy was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa, on October 5, 1954, the daughter of Gene and Velma Powers. Cathy […]
