Irene Glenn August 12, 1922 – April 29, 2020 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 97 Irene Glenn, 97, of Oskaloosa passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Irene Mary Glenn, daughter of Alphonse and Christine Wernimot Heinrichs, was born August 12, 1922, in Bridgewater, South Dakota. When she […]
A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release The body of the homicide victim, found at 2436 135th Street in rural New Sharon yesterday, has been identified as 55-year-old Steven Jay Davis of that address. The preliminary autopsy results indicate that Mr. Davis died of a single gunshot wound to the head. It is believed that […]
We have officially reached the end of April, which means we are one month closer to being back to normal. With that Governor Reynolds announced her plans this week to begin the process of reopening Iowa’s economy in a responsible and phased-in approach. Beginning on May 1, previously closed businesses including restaurants, fitness centers, enclosed […]
PELLA, IA (04/30/2020) Central College will offer two special remote courses in the summer of 2020 about the COVID-19 pandemic – one for incoming first-year students and another for current students. In both 11-week courses, titled An Interdisciplinary Conversation on COVID-19, students will have the opportunity to study the pandemic from a transdisciplinary approach. The […]
Mahaska County, Iowa – Locally in Mahaska County, there has been a total of 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19 out of 151 people tested. Of those, one individual has died, while seven others have recovered. Broken down, the ten cases of COVID-19 include two adults, five middle-aged adults, two older adults, and one elderly adult. […]
The horticulture team at Iowa State University continues the quickinar videos with a loot at cultivar selection AMES, Iowa – The soil temperature is approaching that ideal time to begin planting your garden. This week’s Sow Grow Eat and Keep quickinar video from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach discusses how to select your seed. […]
Oskaloosa Police Department Media Release On April 29, 2020, at approximately 2:23 p.m., members of the Oskaloosa Police Department were dispatched to Orscheln Farm and Home, 1508 3rd Ave E., in reference to a man pointing a gun at other people in the parking lot. While en route, Officers located the suspect in a vehicle […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn Head Football Coach Todd Hafner is proud to announce his program’s 2020 recruiting class. The group includes student-athletes from 17 different states. Highlighting the class are 12 recruits from within the Hawkeye State, while 10 individuals hail from Missouri as well as Texas. “We feel our recruiting filled many holes with the loss […]
Oskaloosa–Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the William Penn football team has been forced to move its golf fundraising tournament to a later date. Instead of the original date of June 19, the four-person scramble will now be held on Friday, July 10. The event will still be at Edmundson Golf Course with a tee time […]
A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at approximately 9:55 am, the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a possible homicide in rural Mahaska County. At approximately 12:15 pm, the deceased body of an adult male was found within the residence at 2436 135th Street in rural New […]
