Garlyn Allen Engelhoven Jan. 21, 1929 – Oct. 22, 2021 The United States Army The flag flying over the bandstand during April is in honor of Garlyn Engelhoven Garlyn was inducted into the Army on December 15, 1954. He was stationed near Tacoma, Washington, where he served for two years. After his discharge, Garlyn and […]
Rex William Cheney July 20, 1963 – March 30, 2022 Deep River, Iowa | Age 58 Rex Cheney, 58 of Deep River passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 30, 2022 at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Rex William Cheney was born on July 20, 1963, at the Grinnell Hospital, the son of […]
by Ken Allsup March 31st, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – In the middle part of March, Ukrainian artist Iryna Vyshnevska, known as IraVish, was in Oskaloosa sharing her works of art outside of Envision Art Gallery inside of Penn Central Mall. IraVish is a resident of Odesa, Ukraine, and has been unable to return since the […]
March 31st, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Bird photography enthusiast Diane Crookham-Johnson found a great way to relax and unwind one day as she began to focus her lens on a group of bald eagles. Diane had already spent many years behind the lens. She picked up a camera as a child, eventually photographing her children […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (March 30, 2022) – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Buena Vista County, Iowa. The virus was found in a commercial turkey flock. […]
JOHNSTON — Today Gov. Reynolds launched Iowa’s effort to aid the people of Ukraine. The state is providing 146 protective helmets and 714 ballistic vests to Ukraine through donations from the Department of Public Safety and 18 other law enforcement agencies. The retired equipment is past the manufacturers’ recommended service life but still in usable […]
Ottumwa, IA – Sophomore Taj Anderson (Queens, NY/Quality Education) has been named to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Men’s Basketball Honorable Mention All-American team, announced by the NJCAA National Office on Wednesday. Anderson becomes the 33rd All-American in program history and joins current teammate J’Vonne Hadley (St. Paul, MN/Northeastern) who was named […]
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Marion and MahaskaCounty,announced the sequel to last year’s inaugural Great Iowa Road Trip. This year’s event will be held on April 8thand 9thand will feature 29 businesses across the two counties. The Great Iowa Road Trip is aself-guided tour of participating businesses in Knoxville, Oskaloosa, Pella, New Sharon and […]
Byline: Lyle Muller / IowaWatch Darcy Havel-Sturdevant thought she’d be working by now, two years after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Likewise, she thought she would have been there completely for her daughter, age 3 when Havel-Sturdevant was first diagnosed but now 5. “Throughout the last two years, she’s been really great with helping me if […]
Melanie Jean Blunk May 16, 1954 – March 29, 2022 Fremont, Iowa | Age 67 Melanie Blunk, 67 of Fremont, passed away Tuesday afternoon, March 29, 2022 at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Melanie Jean Blunk, the daughter of Caleb and Helen (McMains) Hargis, was born on May 16, 1954 in […]
