Ralph Henry Hoffman October 10, 1941 – January 10, 2019 Barnes City, Iowa | Age 77 Ralph Hoffman, 77 of Barnes City passed away Thursday evening, January 10, 2019 at the Montezuma Specialty Care. Ralph Henry Hoffman, the son of Charles Henry and Anne Belle (Stump) Hoffman, was born on October 10, 1941 in West […]
M. Jean Williams November 14, 1922 – January 10, 2019 Barnes City, Iowa | Age 96 Jean Williams, 96 of Barnes City passed away peacefully Thursday morning, January 10, 2019 at the Montezuma Specialty Care in Montezuma. Maybelle Jean McCulley Williams was born on November 14, 1922 to John Henry McCulley and Catherine Capehart in […]
William H. Fallis October 17, 1945 – January 10, 2019 Beacon, Iowa | Age 73 William H. Fallis, 73, of Beacon, died on Thursday, January 10, 2019, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. He was born October 17, 1945, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Charlie and Fran Fallis. Bill graduated from […]
PELLA—Resorting to a guard-dominated lineup, the Central College men’s basketball team used torrid second-half shooting to overtake Buena Vista University 77-73 Wednesday night. Central’s limited inside depth was further depleted when forward Seth Wood (junior, Branson, Mo.) was hampered by foul trouble, leaving 6-foot-3 Jaden Moody (junior, Cambridge, Ballard HS) in the post at times, […]
PELLA—On a night when offense was at a premium, freshman guard Jenna Clark (Story City, Roland-Story HS) delivered as her layup with 9 seconds remaining gave the Central College women’s basketball team a 47-45 victory over Buena Vista University Wednesday night. It was Central’s fourth win in five outings and snapped an eight-game losing streak […]
Mahaska County Master Gardeners held their annual Celebration of their activities in 2018 on January 8, 2019. A wonderful potluck was enjoyed by many members and their spouses/guests. They welcomed two of their three new interns who completed initial training this fall. Two members reached the 15-year mark as Master Gardeners. Eight members performed more […]
by Jamie Brockman As heard on Osky News Live powered by Thunder Country KIIC, Oskaloosa earned a split in their home wrestling triangular Tuesday night falling 49-27 to Albia but bounced back to defeat Fairfield 54-18. Albia also defeated Fairfield 62-3. A lot of fans came to see Albia’s Aden Reeves, a two-time defending state […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn wrestling team battled hard as an under-manned crew, but was not able to knock off Graceland in a 32-21 loss in Heart of America Athletic Conference dual meet action Tuesday. WPU (1-3, 0-3 Heart), which forfeited at 165 and 285 pounds, claimed victory in four matches, beginning with Nadhelo […]
Donald Edwin Billings October 30, 1930 – January 9, 2019 Knoxville (Albia), Iowa | Age 88 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Donald Edwin Billings, age 88, of Knoxville formerly of Albia, passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at West Ridge Specialty Care in Knoxville, Iowa. Donald was born on October 30, […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – For the second time this season, Grinnell College’s Nikki Schlegel ’22 has been named the Midwest Conference Women’s Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week. Schlegel, from Longmont, Colo. (Silver Creek), sparked the Pioneers in their dual meet with highly-touted Connecticut College during the winter break trip to Florida. She was Grinnell’s […]
