John David Sims July 26, 1963 – June 24, 2022 Eddyville, Iowa | Age 58 John David Sims, age 58, of Eddyville, IA, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2022, at the Ottumwa Regional Hospital in Ottumwa. John was born on July 26, 1963, at the hospital in Oskaloosa, IA, to G. Mark and Cecilia […]
Chuck Lowry November 5, 1938 – June 24, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 83 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Charles Lowry, 83, of Oskaloosa, passed away Friday evening, June 24, 2022, at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Charles Duane Lowry, son of Elmo and Maxine (Smith) Lowry, was born […]
June 25th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The grounds of the Southern Iowa Fair played host to the annual Mahaska Health Annual Tractor Ride this past Saturday. The tractor ride, now in its 3rd year, gives those who love agriculture an opportunity to show off their prized tractor and catch up with friends and neighbors. An […]
June 24th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Christina Bohannan recently visited Oskaloosa, hosting two sessions at Smokey Row Coffee. Bohannan says she’s running against the incumbent Miller-Meeks and says it’s essential “that we get back to putting the people first. We are seeing such divisive politics right now in our country.” “We’re getting to a point […]
by Bill Almond Oskaloosa Indians Varsity fell behind early and couldn’t come back in an 8-4 loss to Indianola Indian Varsity on Friday. Indianola Indian Varsity took the lead on an error in the second inning. Indianola Indian Varsity got things moving in the second inning, when an error scored one run for Indianola Indian […]
NEW SHARON – Lynnville-Sully scored five runs in the second and fourth innings Wednesday and pounded out 17 hits in a 14-5 South Iowa Cedar League baseball contest in New Sharon. North Mahaska (11-7) led by one after the first inning only to see the visiting Hawks put up their first five runs. North Mahaska […]
Randy Lee Long August 10, 1958 – June 23, 2022 Avery, Iowa | Age 63 Randy Lee Long, age 63, of Avery, IA, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at his home under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Randy was born on August 10, 1958, in Ottumwa, IA, to George O’Brain and Daisy […]
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday said that Mahaska County was correct, and the 28E didn’t allow for removing themselves from the 28E agreement over a regional airport in the same way they got into the agreement. The dispute between the entities is over a decade old over the creation of a regional airport. “First, […]
by Jay Harms The Indianola Indians bats were on fire Thursday night as they rapped out 27 hits in a sweep of the Oskaloosa Indians winning game one 14-1 in 5 innings and then won the nightcap 8-1. In game 1 Osky and Indy were all tied up at 1, but Indianola broke the game […]
NEW SHARON – Softballs were flying all over the diamond at North Mahaska Wednesday night as the Warhawks hosted Lynnville-Sully in a South Iowa Cedar League contest. Each team pounded out 14 hits and scored 22 runs before the visiting Hawks defeated NM 12-10. North Mahaska scored multiple runs in three different innings while L-S […]
