Kerry “Butch” Jones August 2, 1945 – October 12, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 73 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Kerry “Butch” Jones, 73, of Oskaloosa died Friday, October 12, 2018, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born August 2, 1945 in Effingham, Illinois, the son of William […]
NAPERVILLE, ILL.— A shortage of offensive production by the Central College volleyball team was key to the Dutch losing to North Central College (Ill.) and Bethel University (Minn.) Friday in a triangular hosted by North Central. The Dutch (10-13 overall) did take one set against the Cardinals (3-16) but were defeated 25-23, 25-15, 18-25, 25-19 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County E911 Board met on Thursday evening at the Iowa State Extension Office. The board discussed the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors legal petition that has been filed against the E911 Board. Nick Maxwell is the attorney for the E911 Board and representing them in court against the Board of […]
Blanche Havener January 3, 1921 – October 12, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 97 Blanche Havener, 97, of Oskaloosa passed away Friday evening, October 12, 2018, at her home in Oskaloosa. Blanche Lillian (Gotta) Havener was born on January 3, 1921, in Lovilla, Iowa. Her parents were Dominic Gotta and Clarissa (Newton) Gotta. Blanche’s father […]
Rebecca Daggett February 5, 1941 – October 12, 2018 Brooklyn, Iowa | Age 77 Rebecca Daggett, 77, of Brooklyn died Friday, October 12, 2018, at the Grinnell Hospital in Grinnell. She was born February 5, 1941, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Audrey Zimmerman. Rebecca attended Iowa School for the deaf. On September 6, […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–This Saturday, during halftime of the Statesmen football game against Culver-Stockton, four new members will be inducted into the William Penn University Athletics Hall of Fame. Katie Burnett came to William Penn in the spring of 2009 and began her race-walking career when the competition was just beginning to gain momentum. She […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Supervisors met in special session on Tuesday to discuss their plans for a new radio system for Mahaska County. The debate about the new system and its funding has boiled for nearly 2 years and was discussed and studied for almost 2 years before that. The Mahaska County Board […]
Gerald Gigli August 29, 1929 – October 10, 2018 Deep River, Iowa | Age 89 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Gerald Gigli, 89 of Deep River passed away Wednesday evening, October 10, 2018 at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Gerald Peter Gigli, the son of Peter and Minota […]
Karen Kay Brooke May 13, 1944 – October 10, 2018 Springdale, Arkansas | Age 74 Kay Brooke, 74, of Springdale, Arkansas passed away Wednesday morning, October 10, 2018, at The Maples at Har-Ber Meadows in Springdale, AR. Karen Kay Brooke, daughter of Evan James and Vida Allene (Thomas) Brooke, was born May 13, 1944, in […]
OTTUMWA — Ramsey Smith, an Indian Hills Community College student from Oskaloosa, has been selected to perform in the Iowa Collegiate Honor Band at a concert in November. Smith was chosen from students nominated by their instructors at all Iowa community colleges and four-year schools, excluding the Regents institutions (Iowa, Iowa State, and UNI). Smith […]
