DES MOINES – Governor Kim Reynolds has selected Maj. Gen. Benjamin J. Corell as the new Adjutant General for the Iowa National Guard. Corell recently returned from a deployment to Kuwait where he commanded the 34th Infantry Division “Red Bulls” in support of Operation Spartan Shield. This was Corell’s sixth deployment overseas since September 2000. […]
Clarence “Freddie” Mose July 5, 1932 – August 20, 2019 Albia, Iowa | Age 87 Clarence “Freddie” Mose, age 87, of Albia, formerly of Louisiana and California, passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at the Monroe County Hospital in Albia. Freddie was born on July 5, 1932, in Eunice, Louisiana, to Edwin and Rose […]
James “Jim” Frederick Whitehead March 18, 1942 – August 20, 2019 Eddyville, Iowa | Age 77 James “Jim” Frederick Whitehead, age 77, of Eddyville passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at his residence with his loving family by his side, under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. He was born on March 18, 1942 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session on Monday, August 19th at 6 pm inside the council chambers of Oskaloosa City Hall. The first item on the regular agenda was to consider a resolution accepting the bid and conveyance of a city-owned property that is located at 423 North 3rd Street […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Monday morning, August 19th, 2019. Deann DeGroot, Director of Mahaska County Agriculture & Rural Development (MCARD), shared some of the recent developments she has taken part of with the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors. Included in those was attendance with Mahaska […]
Mahaska County 4-H members earned recognition as communicators at the Iowa State Fair. 4-H members compete in three categories of oral communication: educational presentations, working exhibits, extemporaneous speaking, and one category of visual communication. In educational presentations, the 4-H members teach their audience about a topic they selected and researched. In working exhibits, the exhibitors […]
August 12-18, 2019 DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 19, 2019) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Conditions report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Farmers across the state welcomed the precipitation that fell over the past […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–William Penn Athletics Director Nik Rule is excited to announce the addition of women’s wrestling to the list of intercollegiate sports the University offers. The sport will begin competition in the 2020-2021 school year. It is the sixth sport to be added recently, joining men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s volleyball, and men’s […]
Back to school is quickly approaching for my big kids and so many others in our area. This year, I send my “babies” off to middle school (for the first time) and the other’s last year of elementary! I don’t know where time has gone but I know I’m not yet ready for summer break […]
A Department of Public Safety Press Release 5:22 pm – August 20, 2019 DES MOINES, Iowa — On August 20, 2019, authorities arrested 27-year-old Cody Vancenbrock, as well as husband and wife, 28-year-old Nicholas Kelly and 34-year-old Holly Kelly. The arrests come as the result of an investigation into the death of 24-year-old Ashley Shafer, […]
