Public Service Announcement: Due to an ongoing delay at the State level, counties do not yet have the data to calculate the upcoming property tax payment amounts, that will become due by September 30, 2021. Therefore, this delay will result in a delay in printing the property tax statements and mailing property tax statements as […]
Fenton Harold Hanselman July 05, 1959 – July 26, 2021 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 62 Fenton Hanselman, 62 of New Sharon passed away Monday, July 26, 2021 at his home in New Sharon. Fenton Harold Hanselman, son of Jerrold and Norma (Carpenter) Hanselman, was born July 5, 1959 in Oskaloosa Iowa. Fenton grew up […]
(Bill W) July 26, 2021 – Ask drivers and fans of the Sprint Invaders about their favorite venues, and the Dubuque County Fair Speedway often comes to mind. The Sprint Invaders will make their annual trip to the Dubuque County Fair this Wednesday night, July 28, with $2,000 to win on the line. This marks […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Volunteers descended upon Nelson Pioneer Farm Monday morning as the first stage in harvesting oats took place. The group used a cutter over a century old to cut the oats and pile them up in small groups. Volunteers then gathered those groups into shocks to allow the oats to dry before […]
Mahaska County, Iowa – First responders from around Mahaska County took in some extra training this past month as they took part in water rescue training exercises. Agencies from around the county have been called out more often over the past few years to help rescue boaters and others who have experienced problems while on […]
ON JULY 26, 2021, THE OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL RECEIVED A REQUEST PURSUANT TO IOWA CODE 100.40(1) (1995) FROM JAMEY A. ROBINSON, REPRESENTING EACH FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVING ALL OR PART OF THEIR FIRE DISTRICT WITHIN EMA/911 ADMINISTRATOR COUNTY, THAT THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL PROHIBIT OPEN BURNING IN MAHASKA COUNTY. UPON INVESTIGATION THE FIRE […]
July 26, 2021 Oskaloosa Police Department Media Release On July 24, 2021, at approximately 4:20 p.m., members of the Oskaloosa Police Department were dispatched to the 1200 block of C Ave East, Greenway Apartments, in reference to a stabbing victim. Upon arrival, they found a female victim with a stab wound to the back. She […]
Lawrence “Sonnie” Edward McBeth July 10, 1943 – July 25, 2021 Des Moines (Oskaloosa), Iowa | Age 78 Lawrence Edward “Sonnie” McBeth, 78, of Des Moines and formerly of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, July 25, 2021, at the Taylor Hospice House in Des Moines. He was born July 10, 1943, in Fremont, Iowa, the son of […]
Judith Ann Carter March 7, 1944 – July 25, 2021 Albia, Iowa | Age 77 Judith Ann Carter, age 77, of Albia, IA, passed away at 12:33 a.m. on Sunday, July 25, 2021, at Mercy One Hospital in Des Moines. Judy was born on March 7, 1944, to John F. Jr. and Grace Elizabeth (Jones) […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (July 26, 2021) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today 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. “Warmer temperatures combined with a drier weather pattern moved into Iowa over the last week,” […]
