Gary Marvin Playle June 19, 1951 – April 17, 2018 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 66 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Gary “Renegade” Playle, 66 of New Sharon passed away Tuesday evening, April 17, 2018 at Montezuma Specialty Care. Gary Marvin Playle, the son of Everett Dow and Anna Mae (Kirkpatrick) Playle, […]
Jerry Eugene Little April 9, 1950 – April 17, 2018 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 68 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Jerry Eugene Little, 68, of Montezuma, IA passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at his home in the comforting arms of his loving wife Kathy. Jerry was born April 9, 1950 in […]
Lynda Lee Anderson November 11, 1941 – April 17, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 76 Lynda Lee Anderson, 76, of Oskaloosa died Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born November 11, 1941, in Oskaloosa, the daughter of John P. and Grace Williams Reece. Lynda graduated from Oskaloosa […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – There is often a party going on at Debbie’s Celebration Barn, but this past Saturday night, the community came out to party and had fun while raising money for Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter. Jennifer Main was one of those person’s who helped to make the evening possible. Vicky Collette and Main helped […]
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “An eventful weather week brought severe weather and significant snowfall to the state and continues to keep farmers from […]
PELLA — Three-time Central College wrestling All-American C.J. Pestano (senior, Torrance, Calif.) was included on an impressive national list of student-athletes honored for their academic and athletic accomplishments by the magazine Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. The Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Awards Program is designed to honor undergraduate students who have excelled in the […]
Thursday, April 12th United Way of Mahaska County recognized over 50 community member-volunteers at the inaugural Volunteer Appreciation Night. According to Community Impact Coordinator Tim Gibson, the volunteers honored play an “instrumental role in supporting United Way and our non-profit partners”. Guests were invited to the Musco Technology Center on William Penn’s campus for an […]
The Lighted Christmas Parade Committee met following a successful 2017 parade and set the theme for the 31st annual Main Street Lighted Christmas Parade to be held on Thursday, November 29, 2018. Following an extensive survey the parade will be on Thursday only and the theme will be “Sights & Sounds of Christmas”. The committee […]
Award Winning Projects, Entrepreneurs and Volunteers Honored Oskaloosa received the following state awards and special recognitions: Outstanding Infill/New Construction. Jim Hansen and Linda Crookham-Hansen represented the Oskaloosa Downtown Development Group. Main Street Iowa hosted the 32nd annual Main Street Iowa Awards celebration on Friday, April 13, 2018 at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines. The […]
OMAHA, NEBRASKA—Taking one final step out of Iowa Conference action, the Central College men’s tennis team faced its stiffest competition yet on Sunday afternoon in a 6-1 loss at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, an NCAA Division I program. The loss drops the Dutch to 11-10 while the Mavericks moved to 10-16. They had beaten South […]
