Marvin Stek July 4, 1944 – August 16, 2017 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 73 Marvin Stek, 73, of Oskaloosa died Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at his home in rural Oskaloosa. He was born Tuesday, July 4, 1944, in Oskaloosa, the son of Herman and Mildred Goodman Stek. Marvin attended school at 6 Mile School in […]
The Oskaloosa Council of the Knights of Columbus to run their annual C.P.I.D. Drive the week of Aug. 20 -27th. This drive familiar to people because of tootsie Rolls handed out for donation is officially the Campaign for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (C.P.I.D.). Members will put on their yellow and red aprons, collecting donations to […]
Mary Jane Klaaren May 21, 1934 – August 14, 2017
Carol Myers August 1, 1941 – August 14, 2017 Sigourney, Iowa | Age 76 Carol Myers, 76, of Sigourney died Monday, August 14, 2017, surrounded by her family at her home in Sigourney. She was born August 1, 1941, in Monroe County the daughter of Tony and Nellie Mae Mattix VanHelten. Early on Carol worked […]
Richard Dean Davis October 21, 1937 – August 14, 2017 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 79 Richard “Dick” Davis, 79, of Oskaloosa, passed away Monday evening, August 14, 2017, at MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa. Richard Dean Davis, son of Donald R. and Avis Arlein (McCain) Davis, was born October 21, 1937, in Oskaloosa. Dick was a […]
Marlene Fae Burggraaf June 22, 1950 – August 13, 2017 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 67 Marlene Burggraaf, 67 of New Sharon passed away Sunday evening, August 13, 2017 at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family. Marlene Fae Felton Burggraaf, the 2nd of fraternal twins, was born to Arnold and Treva (Braden) […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s been 20 years since the construction of the George Daily Auditorium, and people young and old gathered to celebrate not only one of the gems of Oskaloosa but the man who helped to make it all possible. People that knew George Daily shared their memories of the man, who shunned the […]
The Mahaska Community Recreation Foundation will once again collect gently used sports equipment and shoes at the Old Shoe game on Friday, August 18th. So bring your old shoes to the old show game and be a part of our “Play it Forward” program on Friday night. The game will be held at the Stadium […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The heat of summer will soon give way to the crisp air of fall, and the William Penn football team looks to keep things hot when they work to defend their conference championship. The William Penn team starts off the year ranked 23rd overall, but for head coach Todd Hafner, “I was […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The upcoming solar eclipse has many people curious about how to best view it, and how to do it safely. Laura DeCook, Mahaska County Conservation Naturalist, held an evening workshop demonstrating how to make viewing safe for the August 21st event. It’s being dubbed, “The Great American Eclipse of 2017’ because the […]
