Wayne Hols December 20, 1930 – June 17, 2017 Eddyville, Iowa | Age 86 (Lester) Wayne Hols, 86, of rural Eddyville, died Saturday, June 17, 2017, at the Vista Woods Care Center in Ottumwa. Wayne was born December 20, 1930, in rural Mahaska County, the son of Jacob and Helen Chilcote Hols. Wayne graduated from […]
WATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES Regular Meeting June 19, 2017 3:00 PM Location: 1208 South 7th St. Agenda 1. Approve Agenda. 2. Approve minutes of the May 15, 2017 regular meeting. 3. Approve invoices and Financial Statements. 4. Customer Forum. 5. Consideration and discussion of curb stop at 1124 High Avenue East. 6. Discussion of wastewater […]
Dedication of Drost Field Recognizes Carl Drost and a Legacy of Dedication to the Oskaloosa Community Oskaloosa, Iowa – A ceremony at Oskaloosa’s Lacey Sports Complex this week dedicated the soccer field as Drost Field in honor of the Carl and Martha Drost family, who donated substantial funding and untold thousands of volunteer hours to […]
Sawyer Phillips Wins in 360’s, Brad Comegys Takes 305’s by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 17, 2017) – It was fitting on the first Van Wall Equipment Night and a night Knoxville Raceway hosted its “Future Stars”, three first-time winners graced Victory Lane at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World” Saturday. Matt Juhl, from […]
ALTOONA, Iowa – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is conducting farmland leasing meetings across 12 different sites in Central Iowa during late July and August. Meeting sites include Gladbrook, Boone, Oskaloosa, Knoxville, Adel, Newton, Altoona, Grinnell, Nevada, Indianola, Marshalltown and Winterset and are coordinated by county ISU Extension and Outreach offices. Discussion at these […]
by Jodi Steinlage Leah VanMaanen and Aleeya Cheney (2nd year in a row) both received 2nd Team All District. This is an amazing honor for both of them and well deserved. All-Conference: Leah VanMaanen: 1st team as a mid-fielder Kinsey Cook: 2nd team as a forward Aleeya Cheney: 2nd team as a mid-fielder Claire Fiechtner: […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Working to build upon the success left by its outgoing athletic director, William Penn University knew that the next person to fill that role would be very important. After months of work, the university announced that Nik Rule will be taking over the vacant position after the retirement of Greg Hafner, who […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The ping sound as club meets ball could be heard at Harvest Point Golf Course this week. Oskaloosa legendary golfer, Jerry Smith, took some time to give back to the game he’s enjoyed his entire life. “It’s always fun to come back,” said Smith about his stop in Oskaloosa. Jerry is brother […]
By Hailey Brown (Oskaloosa, Iowa) – There are almost 1,500 veterans in Mahaska County. Nearly 500 of those veterans have secured benefits through the Mahaska County Veterans Affairs, according to the most recent VA report from 2014. Benefits received each year total more than $9 million, including about $5 million in compensation and pensions and […]
