The perfect way to spend an Iowa Winter evening! Alliance Brass has put together a special Holiday performance, jam-packed with all of your favorite songs of the season! Hear “Carol of the Bells,” selections from The Messiah, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” other holiday medleys and more! These brassy melodies will ring in your […]
Barbara Ide September 4, 1953 – November 26, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 66 Barb Ide, 66, of Oskaloosa passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at the Mahaska Health Hospital in Oskaloosa. Barbara Jean Ide, daughter of James Henry and Frances Jean (Brom) Beadle, was born September 4, 1953, in Oskaloosa. Barb attended Oskaloosa schools […]
Hollis Duane King April 14, 1926 – November 26, 2019 Sigourney (What Cheer), Iowa | Age 93 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Hollis King, 93 of Sigourney and formerly of What Cheer passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, November 26, 2019 at the Manor House Care Center in Sigourney. Hollis Duane King was […]
Steven Lee Moothart March 12, 1956 – November 26, 2019 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 63 Steve Moothart, 63 of New Sharon passed away Tuesday afternoon, November 26, 2019 at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. Steven Lee Moothart, the son of Irwin “Red” and Wanda (Maxwell) Moothart, was born on March 12, 1956 in Iowa […]
by Jamie Brockman For the first time since 2016, the Oskaloosa Girls Basketball team is 1-0 following a thrilling 61-58 win to open the season at Centerville Tuesday night as seen and heard live on the Indians Network. After struggling to score points the past couple of seasons, the Indians showcased some stout offense using […]
Jessie Allen Parker May 7, 1991 – November 25, 2019 Eddyville, Iowa | Age 28 Jessie A. Parker, 28, of rural Eddyville, died Monday, November 25, 2019, of injuries resulting from an automobile accident. He was born May 7, 1991, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Clifford Van Zee and Darcey Parker. Jessie graduated from […]
Robert Joseph Major November 30, 1947 – November 25, 2019 Albia, Iowa | Age 71 Robert “Bob” Joseph Major, age 71, of Albia, passed away on Monday, November 25, 2019, at Oakwood Specialty Care in Albia, under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Bob was born on November 30, 1947, in Albia, IA, to Robert […]
Oskaloosa–Nathan Gehring (Jr., Waukee, Iowa) was a double-double machine last week and his efforts helped him collect Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honors Monday. Gehring picked up his first career award after guiding the Statesmen (8-1, 2-1 Heart) to a pair of wins. The junior averaged 16.7 points and […]
Nov. 18-24, 2019 DES MOINES, Iowa (Nov. 25, 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. “Soybean harvest is officially complete but farmers are still working on getting […]
Iowa Poetry Association’s (IPA) 74th Annual “Lyrical Iowa” competition concluded earlier this year, and several Mahaska County residents’ poems were selected for publication. According to Pam Blomgren, IPA’s representative for Mahaska County, the 2019 anthology contains 381 poems chosen from 1,845 entries that represent 77 of Iowa’s 99 counties. Persons ranging in age from Kindergarteners […]
