By Charlie Comfort Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Oskaloosa City Council was met with a routine City Council agenda at Monday’s meeting. Mayor Pro Tempore Doug Yates presided over the half hour long meeting. Among the items on the agenda included the consideration of a resolution authorizing the city attorney and the city manager to proceed with […]
Saint Clair, Missouri – It had been dubbed the ‘Great American Eclipse, and for a few hours on Monday, the nation turned its attention to the sky, while a rare astronomical event played out before them. In Oskaloosa, Iowa, people gathered in small groups to watch the eclipse, predicted to be at 94% totality. That […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–It was quite the party inside Penn Gymnasium Tuesday and the William Penn volleyball team fed off the home crowd’s intense energy in a 3-0 win over Grace (Neb.) in non-conference action. The Statesmen (1-4) won their home opener by scores of 25-22, 25-16, 25-15. The hosts outhit the Royals (0-1) by […]
Lloyd Leverne Schultz August 23, 1919 – August 22, 2017 What Cheer, Iowa | Age 97 yrs, 11 months, 30 days Lloyd Leverne Schultz, 97, died Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Lloyd Leverne Schultz was born August 23, 1919 in Sigourney, Iowa the son of Robert and Emma Schultz. Leverne […]
Richard W. Montgomery January 3, 1939 – August 22, 2017 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 78 Richard Wellington Montgomery, 78, of Oskaloosa, passed away surrounded by his family at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa. He was born January 3, 1939, in Oskaloosa, the son of Ralph and Mary Comstock Montgomery. Richard attended country school in Mahaska […]
Mary E. Collins June 2, 1924 – August 22, 2017 Oskaloosa (Fremont), Iowa | Age 93 Mary Edna Collins, 93, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Fremont, died Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born Monday, June 2, 1924, in Unionville, Iowa, the daughter of Henry Ray and Amanda Melvina […]
Allen Lee McReynolds September 18, 1947 – August 21, 2017 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 69 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteren Allen Lee McReynolds, age 69 of New Sharon passed away peacefully Monday morning, August 21, 2017 at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House. Allen Lee McReynolds, the son of Earl […]
TAWNEE LEEANN JENKINS February 19, 1971 – August 21, 2017 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 46 Tawnee Jenkins, 46, of Oskaloosa passed away Monday evening, August 21, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Tawnee Lee Jenkins, daughter of Phyllis Ann (Palmer) Smith, was born February 19, 1971, in Osceola, Iowa. Early in her […]
Carly Ann Blevins March 6, 1978 – August 20, 2017 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 39 Carly Ann Blevins was born March 6, 1978 in Oskaloosa to Bill and Diana (McDougall) Blevins. Her parents are William Blevins and stepmom Marcia Blevins, and Rev. Dennis and Diana Hopes. Her family also includes her two children Will and […]
A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On Sunday, August 20th, 2017, at approximately 12 noon, members of the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the campgrounds located at Lake Keomah State Park in reference to a deceased subject. Upon Deputies’ arrival, it was discovered that a 39-year-old female camper had passed away inside […]
