Midland, Michigan – Volunteers from New Sharon, Oskaloosa, and more from around central Iowa made the nine-hour trip to help individuals and families impacted by the breach of the Edenville and Sanford Dams. The waters from the first breach at Edenville crashed into Sanford, helping to cause its failure, and the waters continued down the […]
Larry Mark Doonan April 01, 1933 – May 30, 2020 Barnes City, Iowa | Age 87 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Larry Doonan, 87 of Barnes City passed away Saturday evening, May 30, 2020 at the Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa. Larry Mark Doonan, the son of Henry and Mary (Armstrong) Doonan, […]
William Woodrow Norton May 28, 1952 – March 28, 2014 United States Army The flag flying over the bandstand during June is in honor of Bill Norton. Bill was inducted into the Army on October 12, 1972 in Des Moines, Iowa. He served most of his obligation in Germany. He was discharged October 10, 1974. […]
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds and Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie released the following statements on last night’s protests and violence that occurred in downtown Des Moines: Governor Kim Reynolds: “The unsettling and criminal act of violence that robbed George Floyd of his rights and his life was unconscionable and must be met with […]
PELLA —Central College women’s soccer forward Katie Wang (junior, Brooklyn Park, Minn., Park Center HS) and women’s cross country/track and field runner Sarah Salas (senior, Dubuque, Hempstead HS) were included on an impressive national list of student-athletes honored for their academic and athletic accomplishments announced by the magazine Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Thursday. The […]
Leighton, Iowa – The ‘Half-Way’ station has stood for generations and was a popular and easily recognized landmark for travelers along Highway 163 since 1930. The landmark’s future is now in question after a car involved in a high-speed chase crashed into the landmark, damaging the structure extensively. The structure was repaired approximately 5 years […]
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – Bates Funeral Chapel of Oskaloosa received the Iowa Award of Funeral Service Excellence this year. The Iowa Award of Funeral Service Excellence recognizes a funeral home’s exemplary service to the community it serves. Bates Funeral Chapel, which has been serving Oskaloosa and the surrounding communities for 69 years, was one […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Since arriving in Iowa and Mahaska County, public health and emergency management have been working to minimize the virus for area residents. The first case in the county was reported on March 25th, 2020, and since then, 94 people in all have become infected. Of those individuals, 26 have recovered, while 10 […]
DES MOINES – Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) today released information regarding two new unemployment benefit programs available to Iowans. Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), was created by the CARES Act and provides an additional 13 weeks of federally funded benefits to individuals who have exhausted their 26 weeks of regular state unemployment benefits. PEUC is […]
A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Press Release Saturday, May 30, 2020 On Saturday, May 30, 2020 at approximately 5:09 am the Mahaska County Dispatch Center received a complaint of a vehicle traveling westbound in the eastbound lane of Highway 163, between Oskaloosa and Pella. A short time later, Marion County Dispatch received a similar report. A […]
