PELLA—Bringing NCAA Division III tournament experience as both a player and a coach, Kayla Engelhard will join Central College’s resurgent women’s basketball program as assistant coach. Since 2017, Engelhard served as an assistant at Whitman College (Wash.), which finished the year ranked No. 5 in the WBCA top-25 poll after upsetting then-No. 5 Wartburg College […]
Jerry Smith November 26, 1927 – June 27, 2020 Hedrick, Iowa | Age 92 Jerry Smith, 92, died on June 27, 2020 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City due to complications of a stroke. Jerry was born November 26, 1927 in Johnson County, Iowa to Charles and Abbie Smith (Webber). […]
(Bill W) Moberly, MO, July 5, 2020 – Ayrton Gennetten won his second consecutive Sprint Invaders start at Randolph County Raceway near Moberly, Missouri Sunday night. The Gravois Mills, Missouri driver outdueled Austin Alumbaugh to take home the $2,000 prize aboard the Ozark Barge & Dock #3 sprint car. Thanks to The Stuart House and […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health is pleased to welcome Leah VanLoon, ARNP as a new Walk-In and Primary Care provider. Leah is from the Eddyville area and joins Mahaska Health with 16 years of prior nursing experience, most recently serving as a Nursing Supervisor at ChildServe in Johnston, Iowa. She began her nursing education at Indian Hills […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (July 6, 2020) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Another week of above normal temperatures across the state continued the recent trend of rapid […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa held it’s annual 4th of July fireworks on Saturday evening at the Lacey Complex. It was the second year that the display was held at the facility, moving there from the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds. The 18-minute display concluded with a colorful and patriotic finale that itself was over four minutes in […]
Dale Eugene Van Veldhuizen April 27, 1941 – July 4, 2020 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age Dale Eugene Van Veldhuizen, 79, of Oskaloosa, was greeted by his Maker and Savior early on Saturday morning, July 4, 2020. Dale Eugene Van Veldhuizen, son of Henry and Cornelia (Kay) (Van Gilst) Van Veldhuizen was born April 27, 1941 […]
Jim Decker October 28, 1951 – July 4, 2020 Eddyville (Oskaloosa), Iowa | Age 68 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran James “Jim” LeRoy Decker, age 68, of Eddyville passed away on July 4, 2020 at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born on October 28, 1951 to Joseph LeRoy West […]
LAKE PONDEROSA STAR: Dave Sutherland, a former MHS athlete, is one of the area’s best water skiers and receives frequent offers to ski in competitive meets. Here he is shown enjoying the July 4th weekend in 1970. PRESIDENT MILLER & A RISING STAR: Montezuma Country Club president, Calvin Miller, presents the Poweshiek County Mens’ Golf […]
Shirley Moore June 27, 1940 – July 4, 2020 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 80 Shirley Moore, 80, of Oskaloosa passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Shirley Deon Moore, daughter of Myrl and Reva (Waltman) Moore, was born June 27, 1940, in Wright, Iowa. She lived in Wright until […]
