Donald Mc Creery October 2, 1931 – March 16, 2020 Pella (Oskaloosa), Iowa | Age 88 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Donald Mc Creery, 88, of Pella and formerly of Oskaloosa passed away Monday, March 16, 2020, at The Cottages in Pella, Iowa. Donald Dean Mc Creery, was the son of Lote […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The SCRAA (South Central Regional Airport Association) met on February 27, 2020, where they heard from the public, hearing from Bruce Schiebout, asking board member John Bandstra in regards to the closing of 220th Street, and the impacts it may or may not have. New board member John Bandstra, appointed by the […]
DES MOINES – Gov. Reynolds issued a State of Public Health Disaster Emergency activating the public health response and recovery aspects of the State Disaster Emergency Plan effective at noon today. It takes significant steps to require social distancing and limit community spread of the virus by implementing temporary measures including moving restaurants to drive-through, […]
(DES MOINES) — Early Tuesday morning, the Legislature passed a series of resolutions to pause the legislative session for 30 days while the state works to slow the spread of COVID-19. The Senate and House waived the requirement for Iowa schools to reschedule days canceled following Governor Reynolds’ recommendation, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. […]
Baby Boy Johnston February 15, 2020 Fremont, Iowa Baby Boy Johnston, precious baby boy of Mallory Johnston and Mike Rupp, joined his mother in the arms of angels on Saturday, February 15, 2020. Although he never spent any time with us on earth, he was very loved and touched many lives. Our precious little angel […]
Message to Families: School Closing As a school district, we have been closely monitoring the news and best practices regarding the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). At the direction of Governor Kim Reynolds, all schools in Iowa must close for 4 weeks. This closure will take effect Monday, March 16, 2020. The first week, […]
Gov. Reynolds recommends Iowa schools close for four weeks, will hold a press conference tomorrow Recommendation follows additional COVID-19 cases in Iowa, including data from national labs DES MOINES – Upon discovery of the existence of substantial community spread of COVID-19 in the state, Gov. Reynolds is recommending that Iowa schools close for four weeks. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The nets came down in Oskaloosa on Monday, March 9th, as William Penn defeated Clarke 96-90 to claim the Heart of America Tournament Championship. Just a couple of weeks before their tournament win, the Statesmen had claimed the Heart of America Conference title outright. That night of winning the regular-season conference title […]
DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of one additional positive case of an Iowan with COVID-19, for a total of 18 positive cases. The individual is an older adult age 61-80, and a resident of Dallas County. Additionally, IDPH has determined, based on the new COVID-19 case and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A panel of community leaders, public health, and emergency services invited the media to Mahaska Health to answer questions being raised by the pubic. Mahaska Health CEO Kevin DeRonde opened the panel conversation. Others on the panel included; Paula Wright, Oskaloosa Community Schools, Nik Rule, William Penn University, Russ Van Renterghem, […]
