Roy Eugene Hobbs October 9, 1934 – September 19, 2019 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 84 Roy Hobbs, 84 of Montezuma passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 at the Montezuma Specialty Care. Private family graveside service will be held in Silent City Cemetery in Kellogg, Iowa.
Bernita Ilene Holdeman March 24, 1939 – September 19, 2019 Montezuma (West Branch), Iowa | Age 80 Ilene Holdeman, 80, of Montezuma and formerly of West Branch, Iowa passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019, at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Bernita Ilene Holdeman, the youngest of nine children born to Henry and […]
John Ira Whitehead June 6, 1953 – September 19, 2019 Marshalltown, Iowa | Age 66 John Whitehead, 66 of Marshalltown, passed away Thursday evening, September 19, 2019 at Iowa River Hospice in Marshalltown. John Ira Whitehead Jr., the son of John and Dorothy (Gott) Whitehead, was born on June 6, 1953 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. John […]
PELLA — In the opening match of the American Rivers Conference schedule, the Central College volleyball team got the best of Simpson College in a 3-2 match Wednesday night. In the 79th meeting between the rivals, the raucous crowd got behind the Dutch (9-3, 1-0 conference) as they beat the Storm (4-5, 0-1 conference) for […]
Oskaloosa — Lightening delayed the start of the William Penn women’s soccer game Wednesday night but the team played a hard 90 minutes against Culver-Stockton. The Statesmen were in the contest for most of the game, but two errors saw them drop their first Heart of America Athletic Conference game of the year 2-0. The […]
Oskaloosa–A goal just before halftime opened the floodgates for the Statesmen men’s soccer team as it claimed a 3-1 Heart of America Athletic Conference win over Culver-Stockton Wednesday. In a game that was pushed back nearly an hour because of a thunderstorm that blew through the area prior to the women’s contest, WPU (4-2, 1-0 […]
PELLA — A dramatic two-goal flurry in the game’s final minutes allowed the Central College men’s soccer team to scratch out a 2-2 draw with Knox College (Ill.) Wednesday. Central remains unbeaten at 7-0-1 while Knox is 4-2-1. “I can’t speak highly enough about the character we showed,” coach Garry Laidlaw said. “We pulled that […]
PELLA — In the opening match of the American Rivers Conference schedule, the Central College volleyball team got the best of Simpson College in a 3-2 match Wednesday night. In the 79th meeting between the rivals, the raucous crowd got behind the Dutch (9-3, 1-0 conference) as they beat the Storm (4-5, 0-1 conference) for […]
Larry Dunn June 6, 1957 – September 18, 2019 Eddyville, Iowa | Age 62 Larry Dean Dunn, age 62, of Eddyville passed away on Wednesday evening, September 18, 2019 after a long illness in Ottumwa, under the care of Hospice Serving Davis & Wapello Counties.. He was born on June 6, 1957 to Charles and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa Fire Chief Mark Neff stood at the podium during Monday night’s Oskaloosa City Council meeting, informing the Council of his impending retirement. Neff came to serve the City of Oskaloosa initially as a reserve firefighter. After the retirement in 2008 of then Chief Francis Glandon, Neff decided to apply. “I wasn’t […]
