Local News Oskaloosa Fire Chief Talks Fire Safety Young Ambassadors Contest 2020 – Register Now! Chamber Seeks Award Nominations School Board presses forward with building additions Mahaska County Lawsuit Attempt To Dissolve EMA/911 Proceeding Through Court System Legion To Collect For Those In Need Enrollment Growth at William Penn University Exterior Building Hopes To Help […]
Norma Gasperi September 20, 1924 – October 20, 2020 Des Moines (Keomah Village), Iowa | Age 96 Norma Louise Gasperi, 96, of Des Moines, formerly of Keomah Village, Oskaloosa, passed away on October 20, 2020, at her home in Des Moines, Iowa. Norma Moore was born on September 20, 1924, at her grandfather’s farmhouse across […]
Sheryl Liehr July 6, 1949 – October 20, 2020 Olathe, Kansas (Oskaloosa, IA) | Age 71 Sheryl Liehr, 71, of Olathe Kansas formerly of Des Moines and Oskaloosa, Iowa, died Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at Advent Health in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Sheryl was born Wednesday, July 6, 1949 in Grinnell, Iowa, the daughter of Donald […]
Mary “Kathy” Katherine Frush June 8, 1930 – October 20, 2020 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 90 Mary Katherine “Kathy” Frush, 90, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born June 8, 1930, in Taylor County, Iowa, the daughter of Eugene and Velma Amdor Sullivan. Kathy graduated from […]
Local News Oskaloosa Fire Chief Talks Fire Safety Young Ambassadors Contest 2020 – Register Now! Chamber Seeks Award Nominations School Board presses forward with building additions Mahaska County Lawsuit Attempt To Dissolve EMA/911 Proceeding Through Court System Legion To Collect For Those In Need Enrollment Growth at William Penn University Exterior Building Hopes To Help […]
A Veterans Day observance will be held at the Oskaloosa city square Wednesday, November 11 beginning at 10:30 a.m. The observance will include a brief program from the Bandstand, followed by a 21-gun salute in front of the Courthouse and the playing of “Taps” at 11 a.m. Attendees are invited to a luncheon at the […]
Margaret Gerdes Byrom March 7, 1922 – October 19, 2020 Oskaloosa (Rose Hill), Iowa | Age 98 Margaret Byrom, 98, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Rose Hill, passed away Monday, October 19, 2020 at the Oskaloosa Care Center. Margaret Gerdes Byrom, daughter of Charles Henry and Celia Ann Fischen Gerdes, was born March 7, 1922 […]
OSKALOOSA, IOWA (OCTOBER 20, 2020) – Beginning today, Timberline Billing Service, LLC (“Timberline”) is mailing letters to students of several Iowa school districts notifying them of a privacy incident that may have involved some of their information. Timberline provides Medicaid billing and reimbursement services to over 190 school districts in Iowa, including Oskaloosa Community School […]
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent in September. This is a decline from August’s rate of 6.0 percent. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 7.9 percent in September. “September is the fifth consecutive month we have seen a drop in unemployment since the beginning of the pandemic and […]
BUSSEY – For the first time in more than two weeks North Mahaska had a complete contingent of varsity volleyball players. Though the team struggled at times, the Warhawks defeated host Twin Cedars 25-21, 25-18, 26-24. North Mahaska, 10-9, will advance to the regional semifinals against No. 13 WACO in Wayland. North Mahaska would build […]
