Martha Colleen Sears November 1, 1938 – July 18, 2019 Kansas City, Kansas | Age 80 Martha “Colleen” Sears, age 80, recently of Kansas City, MO, passed quietly at Carondelet Place on Thursday, July 18, 2019. Colleen was born on November 1, 1938, to Michael and Rita (Barron) Cronin on their farm south of Melrose. […]
Nancy Jo Nelson October 07, 1942 – July 18, 2019 Montezuma (Waterloo), Iowa | Age 76 Nancy Nelson, 76 of Montezuma and formerly of Waterloo, IA passed away peacefully Thursday morning, July 18, 2019 at the Montezuma Specialty Care. Nancy Jo Nelson, the daughter of Richard and Mary (Bensene) Evans was born on October 7, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa: With the Southern Iowa Fair in full swing the Musco Lighting Southern Iowa Speedway played host to the Caleb Hammond Memorial presented by Nutrien Ag Solutions, Dekalb and Asgrow. 109 race teams packed the infield for an action-packed night of racing action. For the first time in a few years the Modifieds were […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board met in session on July 16, 2019, at 6 pm. The Board approved the hiring of Megan Baker as Oskaloosa Middle School Special Education and Dustin Harbour as Oskaloosa Elementary School 4th Grade Teacher. Also approved was the hiring of Anna Schaefer as Color Guard Coach and Kelly […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–William Penn junior women’s golfer Alexis Guimaraes (San Ramon, Calif., Psychology) was honored for exemplary work on the course as well as in the classroom as she was named to the NAIA All-America At-Large team as part of the Google Cloud Academic All-America program by CoSIDA. The junior earned a First-Team Academic […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Eight Statesmen athletic teams were recognized for exceptional work in the classroom in 2018-2019 as they were named NAIA Scholar Teams Monday. A total of 1,939 programs from within the NAIA received the laurel, paced by Benedictine-Mesa’s women’s golf team being named Scholar Team of the Year with a perfect 4.0 Grade […]
A Crisis Intervention Services Press Release (OSKALOOSA, Iowa) — The Crisis Intervention Services (CIS) Crime Victims’ Rights Committee has selected Lt. Troy Boston from the Oskaloosa Police Department to receive one of the 2019 Crime Victims’ Service Awards. One of only four recipients of the 2019 awards, Lt. Boston was nominated in March due to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Monday, July 15, 2019. The Board approved a loan agreement and issuance of Fire Station Bonds in the amount of $355,000.00 for the construction of a fire station for Cedar Township. During the previous July 1, 2019 meeting, the Board had […]
One of Mahaska County’s favorite celebrations is right around the corner! Sweet Corn Serenade is set for Thursday, July 25th in downtown Oskaloosa. This year’s festivities include pop-up boutique shopping, a craft and vendors show, food trucks, burgers and sweet corn, the Farm Bureau Agriculture exhibit, tons of fun family activities, a kids’ pedal pull, […]
by Jamie Brockman After missing out on a trip to Fort Dodge a year ago, the 14th ranked Oskaloosa Softball team earned a return trip to State with their 1-0 upset win at #2 A-D-M in the Class 4A Regional Final Tuesday night. This marks the fourth trip to State in the past six years […]
