Richard “Rich” Vande Haar August 24, 1945 – August 24, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 76 Richard “Rich” Vande Haar, 76, of rural Mahaska County died Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born Friday, August 24, 1945, in Oskaloosa, the son of Gary and Gladys DeCook Vande […]
Eddyville, Iowa – Emergency crews from three counties responded to the Ajinomoto facility on the west side of the Des Moines River near Eddyville. Initial reports of the incident started coming in around 8:30 in the evening of August 25th. Emergency responders quickly set up operations at the BP gas station a mile east […]
Raymond McGinity January 1, 1943 – August 23, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 78 Raymond McGinity, age 78 , of Oskaloosa, was surrounded by his family when he passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021, at his daughter’s home in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He was born on Friday, January 15, 1943, the son of Henry and […]
NEW SHARON – School at North Mahaska begins on Wednesday, but Mother Nature has stepped in and altered the plan. Classes will now be dismissed at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday due to an excessive heat warning. The school is in the midst of installing air conditioning, but the project is not complete. […]
(OSKALOOSA, Iowa)— William Penn University teamed up with Astarox Productions for their first project since coming to Oskaloosa in late 2020. Astarox Productions is led by Max Leonida, celebrated film director and Film Artist in Residence at WPU and Paola Cipollina, an international entrepreneur. Their Italian production company completed projects for numerous high profile European […]
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use authorization […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It was the first time the 2021 Oskaloosa Indians Football squad had an opportunity to take the field, giving fans a first look. Head Coach Brett Doud said things seemed a little chaotic and disorganized at times, but the coaching staff was trying to get many people reps in and out, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – As they say, there was a commotion in town on Saturday afternoon as emergency vehicles made their way across Oskaloosa. Members of the Oskaloosa Police Department, Fire Department, Mahaska Health Emergency Services, and the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office escorted Bentley DeGeest to a special birthday party in his honor. Bentley had […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mahaska County Veterans Affairs Director Curt Grandia has been hard at work helping veterans receive the benefits they are entitled to receive. He’s been in that position for about four years. During that time, he’s helped grow the benefits for Mahaska County Veterans, going from 8 million dollars to about 12 million […]
Harold Van Velduizen June 24, 1924 – August 20, 2021 Pella, Iowa | Age 97 Harold Van Veldhuizen, 97, of Pella, passed away Friday, August 20, 2021, at The Cottages in Pella, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 24, 1924 on a farm near Harvey, Iowa, the son of Cornie and […]
