PELLA — Three members of the Central College track and field program landed slots on the 2017-18 Google Cloud Academic All-America Division III Cross Country/Track & Field teams as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Tuesday morning. Mark Fairley (senior, Dubuque) and Will Daniels (sophomore, Geneseo, Ill.) were first team selections […]
It’s nearly time again for Christmas in July! Join Oskaloosa Main Street downtown for this unseasonal holiday celebration! Kick off the day from 9 AM – 1 PM with a stop by The Alley to shop the pop-up craft and product vendor show. Shortly after the show begins, fun family and children’s games will begin […]
Darlene Jean Sams December 21, 1928 – June 19, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 89 Darlene Jean Sams, 89, of Oskaloosa, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, while being cared for at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born December 21, 1928, the daughter of Archie and […]
Maddox Gray Van Kooten June 17, 2018 – June 17, 2018 Derby, Iowa Maddox Gray Van Kooten, stillborn son of Jared Van Kooten and Lacey Walker, was born Sunday, June 17, 2018 at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa, Iowa. His family includes his parents, Jared Van Kooten and Lacey Walker of Derby; one brother, Walker […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session on Monday evening, The council approved appointing a new member after long-time city council member Tom Jimenez resigned because he was moving from his ward. The council received applications from Shane Blanchard, Bob Drost, and Wyatt Russell. Drost was appointed to fill the vacancy […]
Rose Hill, Iowa – A truck driver called the Mahaska County 911 Center at 2:15 pm on Tuesday afternoon, stating he observed a person jump off the bridge into the South Skunk River along Highway 92. Mahaska County deputies were on scene within minutes where they began the search for the individual. Deputies did discover […]
Willa Mae DeBruin Dieleman Bensink May 08, 1930 – June 19, 2018 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 93 Willa DeBruin Dieleman Bensink, 93, of Montezuma, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, June 19, 2018 at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Willa Mae Dieleman Bensink was born on May 8, 1925 to a farming family, Cornie and Maria […]
Carol Ann Hoksbergen December 9, 1958 – June 18, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 59 Carol Ann (Vander Meyden) Hoksbergen, 59, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, went to be with her Savior on Monday, June 18th at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She fought a 5-year battle with cancer while maintaining a positive attitude that […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met at 3:00 pm on Monday, June 18, 2018. The board heard from Deann DeGroot of MCARD [Mahaska County Agricultural and Rural Development], who spoke about Education in the Workplace. The program had visited employers outside of Mahaska County during the past week, and will spend […]
Allgaier becomes the eighth different winner in the last eight races at The Fastest Short Track on The Planet NEWTON, Iowa (June 17, 2018) – Following his victory at Dover International Raceway, Justin Allgaier was given a penalty that had the potential to alter his entire season. Due to the penalty, Allgaier and the JR […]
