by Jamie Brockman The Oskaloosa Softball team got their bats going big as they swept Washington in two games at home Wednesday. The Indians won game one 11-0 in six innings and 8-5 in the nightcap. The Indians tallied 19 runs on 25 hits in the two games while limiting Washington to five runs on […]
PELLA—Central College’s late-season surge produced a No. 21 ranking in the final season National Fastpitch Coaches Association top 25 softball poll. The American Rivers Conference champion Dutch (27-10) were rated No. 22 in the preseason and rose to has high as No. 15 March 13 before dropping out of the rankings. Central re-emerged at No. […]
Week of May 27-June 2, 2019 DES MOINES, Iowa (June 3, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “It has been another challenging week weather-wise for farmers […]
Robert Lee Elder Jan. 27, 1940 – Nov. 26, 2017 United States Navy The flag flying over the bandstand during June is in honor of Robert Lee Elder. Robert enlisted in the Air Force Dec. 14, 1962, in Omaha, Nebraska. He served as an airplane mechanic and was stationed in the South Pacific. After Robert […]
Joyce Ann Fox June 01, 1931 – June 03, 2019 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 88 Joyce Fox, 88 of New Sharon passed away Monday morning, June 3, 2019 at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Joyce Ann Fox was born to Earl and Dorothy (Blake) Walker on June 1st, 1931 in […]
Merlin Dean Hite October 31, 1949 – June 03, 2019 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 69 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Merlin Hite, 69 of New Sharon passed away peacefully Monday morning, June 3, 2019 at the Oskaloosa Care Center. Merlin Dean Hite, the son of Lester and Helen (Piersel) Hite, was […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – As the summer concert season was about to get underway in the historic bandstand, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors held a work session with the leaders of the incorporated towns in Mahaska County. Currently, the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office fulfills four contracts between the cities and the Mahaska County Board of […]
Sandra Elaine McWilliams January 07, 1939 – June 02, 2019 Deep River, Iowa | Age 80 Sandra McWilliams, 80, of Deep River, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Sandra Elaine McWilliams was born January 7, 1939, in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Opal (Stigers) Kitzman and Harvey Kitzman. Sandra […]
George Edward Bunch November 20, 1937 – June 1, 2019 Albia, Iowa | Age 81 George Edward Bunch, age 81, of Albia, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019, at his home. George was born on November 20, 1937 to James and Irene (Roberts) Bunch. George grew up on a farm in rural Lovilia with four […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s been a process for over a decade, to open up a facility to help educate the citizens of Mahaska County about the environment around them. On May 31st, 2019, that hard work and planning paid off as the ribbon was officially cut to the new Environmental Learning Center located on Highway […]
