Ryan Giles Wins 360 Thriller; Tyler Groenendyk Tops Pro Sprints by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 22, 2021) – Vermeer Night at Knoxville Raceway belonged to Brian Brown Saturday night! The Grain Valley, Missouri native started the evening by besting a fifteen-year-old one-lap track record, and ended it winning not only the scheduled main event, […]
Bobby Dee Hazen August 16, 1937 – May 22, 2021 Apache Junction, AZ (What Cheer, IA) | Age 83 Bobby Dee Hazen, 83, passed peacefully on May 22, 2021 in Apache Junction, AZ. Bobby was born on August 16, 1937 to Violet and Desear Hazen in What Cheer, IA. Bobby served four years in the […]
by Phyllis Sutton All school Alumni Banquet was held Saturday night at the EBF Highschool. We honored the classes of 2020 and 2021, the class of 1971, and the class of 1970, as they missed their fifty-year reunion due to COVID-19. Burdell Hensley opened the evening by recounted how he came to teach at Eddyville […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – US Senator Joni Ernst was in Oskaloosa on Saturday morning meeting with officials from Mahaska County and Oskaloosa about a project the two entities have been partnering on. The project is a by-pass for traffic to help alleviate heavy truck traffic passing through downtown Oskaloosa and some residential areas of the community. […]
Our boys team celebrated qualifying two events for this past weekend’s State Co-Ed track and Field, held at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Friday the quartet of Reed Brown, Waylon Bolibaugh, Tatum Westercamp, and Patrick DeRonde competed in the Distance Medley relay finishing #16 in all of Class 3A in a time of 3:43.90. Saturday […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The summer break can be difficult for young people who live with food insecurity. Those important breakfast and lunch meals provided during the school year disappear over the summer break. The Oskaloosa School District and Mahaska County United Way have partnered to help provide those meals to individuals under 18 over […]
Mickey Thomas Sinclair June 19, 1942 – May 21, 2021 Albia, Iowa | Age 78 Mickey Thomas Sinclair, age 78 of Albia, IA, passed away on Friday, May 21, 2021, at the Monroe County Hospital in Albia surrounded by his loved ones. Mickey was born on June 19, 1942, to Malcom “Mike” and Lois Leota […]
Fremont Iowa, Third annual Staff vs. 6th-grade kickball was held on Friday. The game started at 2 pm with all of the student body cheering on their teachers, siblings, and friends. The game ended at 2:45 pm with the staff reigning victorious, 36 to 16. Mr. Fineran, the school principal, slid into home plate for […]
DES MOINES – North Mahaska competed in individual events on the first day of the Class 1A state track meet on the Blue Oval at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Dylan Klinker ran in the 100 meters, Sean Knockel in the 400 meters and Grant Smith competed in the long jump. None of the events […]
Oskaloosa–Joe Eads (Sr., Morrison, Ill., Biology) closed out an exceptional student-athlete career as he yet again collected an NWCA NAIA Scholar All-America honor. The senior, who earned his second award, wrapped up his senior campaign as a national qualifier with a Grade Point Average of 3.49. Eads posted an 18-6 record during the 2020-2021 campaign. […]
