Oskaloosa, Iowa – The punishing heat played a role in turnout for the annual Art on the Square held in downtown Oskaloosa on Saturday. With heat indexes expected to soar over 100 degrees, vendors started to cancel, but for organizers, the heat didn’t melt their enthusiasm for the decades long tradition. The crowd numbers were […]
Deborah Mattix October 14, 1948 – June 10, 2017 Rose Hill, Iowa | Age 68 Deborah Mattix, 68, of Rose Hill, died Saturday, June 10, 2017, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born October 14, 1948, in Fremont, Iowa, the daughter of Warren and Mildred Beach DeSelm. Deb graduated from Fremont […]
ROBERT SIMON THOMPSON January 17, 1935 – June 9, 2017 Beacon, Iowa | Age 82 Bob Thompson, 82, of Beacon passed away Friday, June 9, 2017, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Robert Simon Thompson, son of Simon Robert and Grace (Blake) Thompson, was born January 17, 1935, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Bob attended […]
Shirley F. McBeth May 8, 1931 – June 9, 2017 Ottumwa, Iowa | Age 86 Shirlee McBeth, 86, of Ottumwa, beloved wife of Earnest McBeth, mother and very special Gram, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017 at Vista Woods Care Center, Ottumwa. Shirlee was born to Lloyd & Gladys Williams on May 8, 1931. Shirlee […]
Kade Higday Grabs His Second 305 Feature of 2017 by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 9, 2017) – Grass Valley, California’s Brad Sweet kept his Kasey Kahne Racing #49 up front all night long in the first night of the Brownells Big Guns Bash Friday with the World of Outlaws at Knoxville Raceway. Brad led […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–A national champion, an All-American, and a top-20 team finish helped the William Penn athletics department to yet another top-100 effort as the final Learfield Sports NAIA Directors’ Cup Standings were released Thursday. The Statesmen completed the year in 69th with 256.5 points (nearly 250 institutions are in the NAIA). The 256.5 […]
(Dorthy) Jo Swanson January 27, 1934 – June 7, 2017 Ollie, Iowa | Age 83 (Dorthy) Jo Swanson, 83, of Ollie died Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney. Jo was born Saturday, January 27, 1934, in Bloomfield, the daughter of Carl and Helen Beggs Aeschliman. Jo graduated from Eldon […]
Timothy Silvers Sr. August 23, 1965 – June 7, 2017 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 51 Timothy Silvers, Sr. 51, of Oskaloosa died Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Timothy was born Monday, August 23, 1965 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Richard and Marsha Schwab Silvers, Sr. Timothy attended Oskaloosa […]
by Jeremy Fox Oskaloosa, Iowa (June 7th, 2017) – Lately the question at the Southern Iowa Speedway has been can anybody beat Shannon Anderson in the Hobby Stocks. Edel Lawn Care, Cindy Drost and Independent Auto, each put up a $100 making it a $300 bounty to beat Anderson. A total of 63 cars signed […]
Eddyville, Iowa – Shots rang out around 9 am on Wednesday morning, as people ran fleeing from the building. Sheriff’s Deputies arrived on the scene to find many wounded and killed, and eventually, two shooters inside the building. This scenario played out in a training exercise at the high school located in Eddyville, Iowa. The […]
