(OSKALOOSA, Iowa) – On September 24, one of the oldest buildings on William Penn University’s Oskaloosa campus turned 100 years old — Penn Hall. William Penn University celebrated the milestone during Homecoming 2017, held September 28 – 30, with a program commemorating Penn Hall, a poem recitation from alum Hailey Brown (’13), followed by a […]
DES MOINES – The Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report has been released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October. “Harvest picked up speed last week and now 6 percent of corn and 16 percent of beans have been harvested. After rain showers that are in […]
On September 30th, the Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont High School Marching Band placed 1st in class 2A competition at the Urbandale Marching Invitational with a score of 75.6. EBF also won the Outstanding Color Guard award in 2A and West Marshall won the Outstanding Drumline Award. The E.B.F.H.S. Band outscored seven other bands including: Madrid, PCM, […]
M. Jean Browneller September 16, 1920 – October 2, 2017 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 97 Jean Browneller, 97, of Oskaloosa passed away early Monday morning, October 2, 2017, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Martha Jean Browneller, daughter of Homer L. and Irma Belle Havener Nicholson, was born, September 16, 1920, in Oskaloosa, […]
Grace Van Weelden September 7, 1922 – October 2, 2017 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 95 Grace Van Weelden, 95, of Oskaloosa passed away Monday, October 2, 2017, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Grace Van Weelden, daughter of Gerrit and Dena Rempe Meppelink, was born September 7, 1922, in Sully, Iowa. Grace attended […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Friday, October, 6, 2017, to honor the murdered and injured in Sunday night’s tragedy in Las Vegas, Nevada. Flags will be at half-staff on the State Capitol Building and on flag displays in the Capitol Complex. Flags […]
Florence Stanbro December 15, 1930 – October 1, 2017 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 86 Florence Stanbro, 86, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, October 1, 2017, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born December 15, 1930, in Evans, Iowa, the daughter of Harley B. and Myrtle Nelson Stanbro. Florence attended school in Mahaska County. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A bright Saturday welcomed nearly 300 people to Russell Wildlife for the 14th annual Youth Outdoor Field Day. Mahaska County Conservation Naturalist Laura DeCook said that of those 300 people in attendance, nearly 170 of them were area youth. This event was in the second year of the format change where participants […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With a new location this year, the 6th annual Stephen Memorial K-9 5K got running at 10 am Saturday morning with approximately 40 participants gathering at Lake Keomah. The funds raised from the 5K help the shelter meet its operational costs for the year and is the non-profit’s second largest fundraiser behind […]
Rockets coach Gladys Genskow comments on the effort. “As a coach I was satisfied with how we played most of the day. Even though we did not win all our matches, we had the opportunity throughout the day to win the match. We are struggling to finish the match strong. I am proud of this […]
