
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Main Street was all set to enjoy a Saturday in the park for Christmas in July, but Mother Nature had other plans and drove the party indoors to the Penn Central Mall. Jessica Reuter, Oskaloosa Main Street Director, explained that the decision to move indoors wasn’t taken lightly. Still, with […]
Jul 14 2021 | Posted in
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Donna Ruth Gordon September 11, 1933 – July 12, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 87 Donna Ruth (Voss) Gordon, 87, passed away on July 12, 2021, due to multiple health issues at the age of 87 years, 10 months and 1 day. Donna was born on September 11, 1933, on a farm in Mahaska County […]
Jul 13 2021 | Posted in
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Des Moines – The Iowa Insurance Division is alerting Iowans to settlements that require Respondents The Aliera Companies, Inc.; Aliera Healthcare, Inc.; Ensurian Agency, LLC; USA Benefits & Administrators, LLC; Advevo LLC; Tactic Edge Solutions, LLC; Trinity Healthshare; and Jessica Buddington to pay $90,000 to the Iowa Insurance Division’s Settlement Fund. This amount will be […]
Jul 13 2021 | Posted in
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DES MOINES, Iowa (July 12, 2021) – 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. “This past week’s widespread rainfall brought much-needed relief to farmers as the crop enters an […]
Jul 13 2021 | Posted in
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Shirley Maxine Denham April 5, 1945 – July 11, 2021 Ottumwa, Iowa | Age 76 Shirley Maxine Denham, age 76, of Ottumwa, IA, entered into rest on Sunday, July 11, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Shirley was born on March 5, 1945, to Everette and Myrtle (Ware) Jordan. Shirley […]
Jul 12 2021 | Posted in
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by RD Keep SULLY – Playing a team back-to-back is always a tough task in baseball, especially if your team defeated the other by a large margin. North Mahaska was in that position Saturday facing Melcher-Dallas in the quarterfinal of the Class 1A District 8 tournament in Sully. NM had defeated Melcher-Dallas earlier in the […]

by RD Keep SIGOURNEY – If a crew from ESPN had been at Schafer Field in Sigourney Friday, the clash between North Mahaska and the host Savages would have been an instant classic. The game was a battle between NM senior hurler Madison McKay and eighth-grade upstart Carly Goodwin. It took 10 innings before Sigourney […]

By NASCAR Wire Service NASCAR.com July 10, 2021 at 12:15 AM At the end of a remarkable race on an equally remarkable race track, Austin Hill took home the trophy in Friday night’s Corn Belt 150 presented by Premier Chevy Dealers at Knoxville Raceway. After a fourth attempt at overtime in the inaugural NASCAR Truck […]