Oskaloosa, Iowa – As COVID-19 continues to impact residents’ lives, the number of cases within Mahaska County continues to climb slowly. Statewide since the virus began, 48,839 individual cases of the illness have been diagnosed, from a total of 521,860 tests. In Mahaska County, 139 individuals have tested positive from a total of 2,105 tests. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – You can spot an old trolley once again in Oskaloosa, but unfortunately, it won’t take you anywhere. Brant Bollman spent several days painting a trolley very similar to the ones that used to make their way around Oskaloosa at the turn of the 20th Century. Bollman’s creation, on the alley wall next […]
by Bill Wright Oskaloosa, IA, August 9, 2020 – Veterans Brian Brown and Don Droud Jr. took home $4,000 apiece for their respective wins Sunday night at the Sage Fruit Ultimate Challenge presented by Searsboro Telephone Company at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. Grain Valley, Missouri’s Brian Brown is a two-time winner of the […]
Dane Jonathan Vetter December 14, 1993 – August 8, 2020 Ollie, Iowa | Age 26 Dane Jonathon Vetter, age 26, of Ollie, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2020 in Fairfield, Iowa. Dane was born on December 14, 1993 in Ottumwa, Iowa, the son of Scott and Kellie (Helland Conger) Vetter. Dane attended Pekin High […]
Karen Hart October 31, 1943 – August 8, 2020 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 76 Karen Hart, age 76, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, August 8, 2020, at MHP Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She was born October 31, 1943, at Mahaska Hospital, the daughter of Harold and Gwenn (Raber) Fuller. Karen attended Oskaloosa High School […]
Devin Wignall Wins First Ever Pro Sprints Feature by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 8, 2020) – Kerry Madsen became the second straight resident of Australia to claim a MyPlace Hotels Knoxville 360 Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank championship. The St. Mary’s, New South Wales native led all 25 laps to claim the $15,000 […]
Walter Leland Grimm October 31, 1947 – August 07, 2020 Delta, Iowa | Age 72 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Walter Grimm, 72, of Delta, died Friday, August 7, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society in Ottumwa. Walter Leland Grimm was born October 31, 1947 in Delta, Iowa, the son of Walter […]
Jean Barnhill November 24, 1928 – August 7, 2020 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 91 Jean Barnhill, age 91, of Oskaloosa passed away Friday, August 7, 2020, at the Oskaloosa Care Center. Phyllis Jean Barnhill, one of seven children born to Ernest Calvin and Inez (Godfrey) Tandy, was born November 24, 1928, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Following […]
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education today announced that $26.2 million is now available to districts, nonpublic schools, and colleges and universities primarily to increase internet connectivity for students for the 2020-21 school year. Using the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund, authorized under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and […]
Watch Governor Reynolds’ Message Here DES MOINES – Today, Governor Kim Reynolds released the following open letter to the state of Iowa: Tomorrow marks five months since we learned of the first positive cases of COVID-19 in Iowa. Since then, our lives have been disrupted in ways we couldn’t have imagined. Schools and businesses closed. […]
