by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 7, 2021) – Gio Scelzi put himself on top of the 360 sprint car world Saturday night by winning the 31st Annual My Place Hotels 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank. The Fresno, California native’s win came aboard the KCP Racing #18 and was put $15,000 in […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Dog Hollow Rendezvous focus is to bring the 1840s alive to people today. They have teamed up with Nelson Pioneer Farm to help make that possible. Jim Walker helps make the arrangements for the annual event, which has taken place for the past 29 years, with Walker helping make it […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn football team is figured to be in the mix as the 2021 Heart of America Athletic Conference Coaches’ Polls were released Friday. The Statesmen, who were 4-3 (2-1 North) last year, are slated to finish third in the North Division with 16 points. Grand View is expected to collect its third-consecutive North […]
Daryn Pittman is Friday’s High Point Getter, and Earns Front Row Starting Spot Beside Shane Golobic by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 6, 2021) – Gio Scelzi emerged victorious on Night #2 of the 31st Annual My Place Hotels 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank. The Fresno, California native netted $3,000 aboard the […]
(Bill W) Knoxville, IA, August 7, 2021 – Thanks to their wins in the preliminaries of the 31st Annual My Place Hotels 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank, Gio Scelzi and Sam Hafertepe Jr. share the early lead in the Beaver Drill & Tool Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” standings heading into tonight’s […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – August means it’s time to head back to school, and parents and guardians are busy helping their kids get ready for the upcoming year. The United Way of Mahaska County recently held their back-to-school fair on the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds. This year was similar to last with COVID-19 precautions in place. Again, […]
Beverly Van Devender April 3, 1938 – August 6, 2021 Lenexa, Kansas (Oskaloosa, IA) | Age 83 Beverly Rose (Boutelle) Van Devender, age 83, formerly of Oskaloosa, Iowa, passed away on August 6, 2021, at 8:00p.m. in Lenexa, Kansas. She was born April 3, 1938 at Rochester, Minnesota, the daughter of Harold Irwin and Elsie […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The emotions ran high as the name of the Good Neighbor Pharmacy of the Year was unveiled in a live broadcast. Inside of Mahaska Drug in Oskaloosa, Jane Nicholson and her staff watched the broadcast intently, as they were one of three remaining pharmacies from thousands. As their name was called, […]
Shirley E Vander Hoek July 4, 1939 – August 5, 2021 Fremont, Iowa | Age 82 Shirley E. Vander Hoek, 82, of Fremont, died Thursday, August 5, 2021, at the Mercy Medical Center, Des Moines. She was born July 4, 1939, in Eddyville, Iowa, the daughter of Marion Baltimore and Grace Littlejohn Baltimore. Shirley was […]
Carolyn Wareham June 22, 1944 – August 5, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 80 Carolyn J. Wareham, 80, of Oskaloosa died Thursday, August 5, 2021, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She was born June 22, 1941, in Davis County, Iowa the daughter of Clarence and Doris Grade Baxter. Carolyn graduated from […]
