Oskaloosa, Iowa – The controversy over the 28E agreement between the Mahaska County 911 Board and the Mahaska County Emergency Management to provide 911 service continued this week. On the agenda was item 12, “Discussion with counsel re: EMA/911 28E agreement”. This meeting would be made possible per Iowa Code 21.5(c) as a closed session. […]
OSKALOOSA – The unveiling ceremony for the Iowa Building Historical Marker is set for Thursday June 14 at Noon and will be located at the building on the corner of Market and High Avenue on the town square. The public is invited to attend. This is the third historical marker to be placed as part […]
By Hailey Brown (Oskaloosa, Iowa) – What makes Mahaska a great place to call home? What made the “good old days” so good? Find out as “Home Again” takes the stage at George Daily Auditorium on Saturday, June 16 at 7 P.M. and Sunday, June 17 at 3 P.M. The result of stories and photos […]
By Hailey Brown (Oskaloosa, Iowa) — Infants and adults alike were welcomed at the 2018 Summer Reading Kickoff held on Monday, June 4 at the Oskaloosa Public Library. The reading garden outside was full and the food line was long as an estimated over 300 people showed up at various times to take part in […]
By Hailey Brown (Oskaloosa, Iowa) — The first week of Oskaloosa Summer Art Camp is almost through, and students ages 6-12 have been hard at work drawing, painting, creating surreal collages, and making their very own puppets. The magic takes place Monday through Friday at the Oskaloosa Art Center & Studios located within the alley […]
Phyllis Fry September 5, 1929 – June 6, 2018 Beacon’ Iowa | Age 88 Phyllis Fry, 88, of Beacon passed away Wednesday morning, June 6, 2018, at the Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Phyllis Colleen Margaret Fry, daughter of Jesse G. and Bertha Theresa (Piper) McDonough, was born September 5, 1929, at the home […]
Glen Van Genderen June 29, 1931 – June 6, 2018 Oskaloosa (New Sharon), Iowa | Age 86 Glen Van Genderen, 86, of Oskaloosa and formerly of New Sharon, died Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was one of two sons born to Fredinord “Fred” and Anna Margaret De […]
Kenneth D. Beyer August 1, 1948 – June 5, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 69 Ken Beyer, 69, of Oskaloosa passed away Tuesday afternoon, June 5, 2018, at the Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa. Kenneth Duane Beyer, son of Melvin and Leona Valster Beyer, was born August 1, 1948, in Oskaloosa. Ken was a 1966 […]
Central College received an NCAA Choices Grant to integrate athletics into campus-wide efforts to reduce alcohol abuse. The grant supports projects that partner athletics with other campus departments to develop campus-wide alcohol-education projects that encourage personal alcohol-related choices that are legal, healthy, appropriate and safe. The grant program is made possible through a donation from […]
PELLA—A pair of individual national titles propelled Central College to a 91st-place finish in the Learfield Sports Division III Directors’ Cup. It’s the 22nd time in 23 years that the Dutch have ranked in the top 100 since the Directors’ Cup was launched in 1995-96. Central has 13 top-50 finishes. There are more than 450 […]
