by Holly Brink Week Eight Update Hello friends, Happy Thursday! It has been another full and fun week up here on the Hill. I enjoyed committee meetings, floor debate, and several great visitors! Here are some highlights from the week: On Monday, I officially filed my papers to run for reelection! Here I am pictured […]
Dear Parent/Guardian: We understand that the Novel Coronavirus, now known as COVID-19, is causing much anxiety in our community, state and the world. The Oskaloosa Community School District is working closely with Mahaska County Public Health and the Iowa Dept. of Public Health (IDPH) to ensure the health and safety of our students and staff. […]
7th Grade Honor Roll Maddux Ashman Madison Bihn Deondre Bullock Deontre Bullock Madison Chamberlin Kenneth Cloyed Taylor Davis Wesley Davis Gracie DeRonde Jaden DeRonde Avree Ebelsheiser Xavier Edwards Libby Fenton Aliyah Fuller Ava Garrison Hayley Gillespie Sydney Gleason Karly Grubb Ashley Hampton Kelsie Hicks Parker Holdsworth Benjamin Holmbeck Grady Kool Emerson Lee Annabelle Leonard Jake […]
Allan Charles Barnes March 23, 1956 – March 4, 2020 Albia, Iowa | Age 63 Allan Charles Barnes, age 63, of Albia, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Allan was born on March 23, 1956, in Albia to Charles and Lois (Fisher) Barnes. Allan attended school in […]
Beverly McCracken February 11, 1930 – March 4, 2020 Eddyville, Iowa | Age 90 Beverly Joan Besco McCracken, age 90, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at Edencrest at Sienna Hills in Ankeny. She was surrounded by family and pictures of loved ones; as well as her church hymnal, and beloved Bible. Beverly […]
Sherry Fleener November 17, 1961 – March 4, 2020 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 58 Sherry Fleener, 58, of Oskaloosa, passed away, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at Unity Point Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. She was born November 17, 1961, at the Mahaska County Hospital, the daughter of William L. and Halene (Thrapp) […]
Norma Faye Bartlow June 30, 1939 – March 4, 2020 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 80 Norma Bartlow, 80, of Oskaloosa passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Norma Faye Bartlow, daughter of Louis and Henrietta (Elscott) Jansen, was born June 30, 1939, in Pella, Iowa. Norma was […]
Oskaloosa–The dominant play of William Penn men’s basketball player Dexter Hood (Sr., Tuscaloosa, Ala., Wellness and Recreation) was rewarded as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference teams were announced Tuesday. Hood was named both Heart Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, while Kevion Blaylock (Jr., Houston, Texas, Information Technology) and Karmari Newman […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s and women’s bowling teams will each get a shot at national crowns as they both earned berths to the first annual NAIA National Championship later this month. WPU is one of 12 teams on both the men’s and women’s sides to make the national event. Eight programs garnered automatic bids via […]
Kay Nelson December 25, 1940 – March 3, 2020 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 79 Kay Nelson, 79, of Oskaloosa died Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Katherine “Kay” Ann Nelson, daughter of Donald and Millicent (Jones) Miller, was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1940, in Britton, South […]
