Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa residents took part in the Healtiest State Walk, which is an initiative that got its start back in 2011, and over those 7 years the past 3 have had participation from all 99 counties. When the initiative was first put into place, Iowa ranked 19th in 2010. By 2016, it had […]
Velma Jean DeWitt January 14, 1934 – October 3, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 84 Velma DeWitt, 84, of Oskaloosa passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at Northern Mahaska Specialty Care in Oskaloosa. Velma Jean DeWitt, daughter of Murrel and Geneva (Gable) Christophel, was born January 14, 1934, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Velma was a life-long […]
Donald Wayne Simpson February 23, 1947 – October 03, 2018 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 71 Don Simpson, 71 of Montezuma, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at his home in Montezuma. Donald “Don” Wayne Simpson, the son of Mark and Lela (Speas) Simpson was born near Montezuma on February 23, 1947. He was raised on […]
Steven Fisher February 28, 1959 – October 3, 2018 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 59 Steve Fisher, 59, of Oskaloosa died at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born February 28, 1959, in Oskaloosa, the son of Charles W. and Anna Belle Sheetz Fisher. Steve graduated from Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1977. Early […]
Wayne “Lee” Leroy Sample July 24, 1943 – October 3, 2018 Albia, Iowa | Age 75 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Wayne Leroy “Lee” Sample Jr., age 75, of Albia, passed away on October 3, 2018, at the Monroe County Hospital in Albia, surrounded by his loved ones. Lee was born on […]
AAUW [American Association of University Women] Book Sale Recycles Books And Helps Women Get An Education utilizing scholarships at William Penn University. Also helping out is the Friends of the Oskaloosa Public Library. Oskaloosa, Iowa – October means it’s time for the AAUW Book Sale inside of Penn Central Mall. Volunteers spend all year sorting […]
Des Moines, Iowa — Brandy Voss, age 39, of Oskaloosa was charged with Insurance Fraud – Presenting False Information (Class D Felony) and Theft in the 1st Degree (Class C Felony) following an investigation by the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. The charges stem from an investigation that began […]
by Wade Steinlage Sunrise Beach, Mo.–Two players at the top of the standings helped the Statesmen men’s golf team to its best finish of the fall thus far as it won silver at the Porto Cima Invitational. William Penn placed second out of seven teams with a two-day score of 623 (309-314) at the par-72 […]
by Coach Gladys Genskow WOW what a match. I am proud of the intensity level our girls played in set 3 and 4. I felt like it was a slow start, but when it picked up our girls played hard. Our passing game got better as the night went on, but those serving errors came […]
By Charlie Comfort Oskaloosa, Iowa- Bias exists in the process for purchasing a new 911 system, according to one Mahaska County Supervisor. At the September 30 Mahaska County Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Mark Groenendyk accused Mahaska County EMA/E911 Director Jamey Robinson of being personally biased against Motorola and not allowing the company to compete for a […]
