Geraldine Alice Robinson April 5, 1934 – November 18, 2019 Bloomfield (Fremont), Iowa | Age 85 Geraldine Alice Robinson, 85, of Bloomfield and formerly of Fremont, died on Monday, November 18, 2019, at her home in Bloomfield. She was born April 5, 1934, in rural Monroe County, Iowa, the daughter of Marvin and Dorothy (McCombs) […]
Joan Clark May 17, 1950 – November 17, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 69 Joan L. Clark, 69, of Oskaloosa, died on Sunday, November 17, 2019, in rural Mahaska County. She was born May 17, 1950, in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Marion and Ruth (Bates) Crumrine. Joan graduated from North High School in Omaha […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session on Monday night, November 18, 2019. *Approved the consent agenda *Approved levying a special assessment against private property for weed cutting. *Approved pay application number ten in the amount of $1,113.87 to DeLong Construction, which is the final payment for work completed on the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Supervisors met in regular session on Monday morning, November 18th, 2019. During Monday’s meeting, the Board heard a report from Deanne De Groot, MCARD Director, informing the Board that they would be hosting a legislative roundtable on December 12th, 2019, at the Oskaloosa Library, between 1 pm and 2:30 […]
Nov. 11-17, 2019 DES MOINES, Iowa (Nov. 18, 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. “Four consecutive days of favorable weather allowed many farmers to finish up […]
‘Let’s reinvest in Rural Iowa’ Renewed Growth for Rural Iowa Lance Roorda announced today that he is running for the Iowa Senate in 2020. “I’m running to ensure that basic services exist in rural Iowa over the next decade,” said Roorda, a small business owner and Mahaska County native. “We need a new generation of […]
Mark Allan Hudson July 12, 1958 – November 7, 2019 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 61 Mark Alan Hudson, 61 of New Sharon, Iowa and formerly of Pittsburg, Kansas died November 7, 2019 at his home in New Sharon. He was born July 12, 1958 in Burlington, Kansas the son of Richard and JoAnn Hudson. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – What is diabetes, and how can it best be managed? Those questions and more were explored at the second-ever Diabetes Fair hosted by the Oskaloosa Lion’s Club inside of Penn Central Mall. Debbie Doty with the Oskaloosa Lions Club spoke with Oskaloosa News about the fair, and the importance of keeping up […]
PELLA—The NCAA Division III football playoffs are returning to Central College. The 9-1 Dutch will take on the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (8-2) Saturday at noon at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium. The 32-team playoff field was revealed late Sunday afternoon. It’s Central’s 21st NCAA playoff appearance, its first since 2009, when the Dutch also hosted. […]
Oskaloosa–It was not textbook, but it was a win nonetheless as the Statesmen women’s basketball team held off Benedictine 54-45 in its Heart of America Athletic Conference opener Saturday. #25 WPU (3-1, 1-0 Heart), which had not played in 10 days, limited the previously-unbeaten Ravens (5-1, 0-1 Heart) to just 25.0% from the field. BC […]
