Norma Ruth Webber December 16, 1929 – September 26, 2019 Albia, Iowa | Age 89 Norma Ruth Webber, age 89, of Albia, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2019, under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice, at North Mahaska Specialty Care in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Norma was born on December 16, 1929, in Tabor, IA, to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – An Oskaloosa mother previously convicted of First Degree Murder and Child Endangerment Resulting In Death had her convictions overturned in December of 2018. A new trial was prepared and moved out of Mahaska County. Just days before her next trial, Ritenour pleaded guilty to the charge of Child Endangerment Resulting In Death, […]
Come learn about saving garden seed to use in future years from current garden crops on October 8 at 6:30 pm at the Mahaska County Extension office, 212 North I Street Oskaloosa. Master Gardener Krysta Wendelboe will be giving this encore presentation. Garden Seeds are often saved by home gardeners. It is a great way […]
Des Moines–It was voted as last year’s Game of the Year, but the 2019 version might have been even better as the Statesmen men’s soccer team defeated rival Grand View 6-5 in overtime in Heart of America Athletic Conference play Tuesday. William Penn (6-2, 3-0 Heart) remained perfect in the league, but the victory was […]
Oskaloosa–Courtesy of its road win over Benedictine, the William Penn men’s soccer team is once again receiving votes as the NAIA released its third top-25 poll Wednesday. WPU (6-2, 3-0 Heart), which defeated the then-#26 Ravens in double overtime (Tuesday’s win over Grand View does not count towards this poll) is now unofficially 39th with […]
Osky MS competed last night in Newton against some strong competition, which challenged us to improve our times and know what it feels like to run 2 miles in a competition. We will compete in Knoxville next Tuesday, thank you to all those who came out to support us. Girl’s Team Results Indianola 48 points […]
Diana Lynn McVay September 08, 1950 – September 24, 2019 Searsboro, Iowa | Age 69 Diana McVay, 69 of Searsboro passed away Tuesday evening, September 24, 2019 at her home. Diana Lynn McVay, the daughter of Barney and Helen (Hendrick) Pate, was born on September 8, 1950 in Fort Leavenworth, KS. Diana graduated from Knoxville […]
Sandra Brager August 15, 1946 – September 25, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 73 Sandi Brager, 73, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, September 25, 2019, at Unity Point Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. She was born August 15, 1946, in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Frank and Alta Thomas Biederman. Sandi graduated from Bentley High […]
An Oskaloosa Police Department Press Release On September 24th, 2019 at approximately 11:18 p.m., members of the Oskaloosa Police Department and Mahaska County Sheriff’s Department were called to the 900 block of South B St in reference to an unknown problem. Upon arrival, Officers located two adults and one infant child in the house. One […]
by Jamie Brockman The Oskaloosa Cross Country teams competed at the Newton Invitational on Tuesday. Both teams came away with eighth-place finishes. Addi Carter led the girls finishing 19th, Sage Adams finished 28th and Abby Lumsden was 34th. Other results were Addy Dykstra 45th, Olivia Stodghill 48th, Paiven Knoot 57th, and Trisha Van Donselaar 59th. […]
