NEW SHARON – North Mahaska Superintendent Angela Livezey and athletic director Ryan Groom has announced Trey Bennett will become the head coach of the football team this fall. Bennett replaces Phil Griffin, who retired this spring. The district approved the hiring in late May. Bennett teaches social studies and history and has coached junior high […]
***Event has been cancelled*** The Mahaska Chamber & Development Group, in partnership with the City of Oskaloosa and Mahaska County continue to investigate critical infrastructure in and around the Oskaloosa Innovation Park. We would like to invite any businesses and/or industries to a forum to discuss the potential transload facility being investigated near the existing […]
An Oskaloosa Fire Department Press Release At approximately 9:15 p.m. on July 12th the Oskaloosa Fire Dept, was paged to a report of smoke coming out of the top of one of the buildings at DFS Oskaloosa LLC located at 2905 S. 33rd Street in Oskaloosa. First arriving fire crews were on scene 6 minutes […]
Gary Lee Wilson April 26, 1960 – July 12, 2022 Albia, Iowa | Age 62 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Gary Lee Wilson., age 62, of Albia, IA, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, at the Monroe County Hospital in Albia, under the care of EveryStep Hospice. Gary was born on April […]
Wiley Ray Van Ommen July 25, 1949 – July 12, 2022 Searsboro, Iowa | Age 72 Wiley Van Ommen, 72, of rural Searsboro passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Wiley Ray Van Ommen, the son of Walter P. and Mary Retha (Heitsman) Van Ommen, was born on July 25, 1949 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Wiley graduated […]
Veryle Evelyn Grimes December 21, 1924 – July 11, 2022 Albia, Iowa | Age 97 Veryle Evelyn Grimes, age 97, of Albia, Iowa, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2022, at the Monroe County Hospital in Albia, under the care of EveryStep Hospice. Veryle was born on December 21, 1924, at home in Melrose, IA, […]
Shirley Trainer March 14, 1943 – July 11, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 79 Shirley Trainer, 79, of Oskaloosa, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2022, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, surrounded by her loved ones. Shirley was born on March 14, 1943, the daughter of Farrell and Margaret (Ellis) Tapscott in Trenton, […]
An Iowa Insurance Division Press Release Des Moines, Iowa – Stephen Allen Allgood Jr., age 33, of Eddyville, was charged with one count of Insurance Fraud – Presenting False Information (Class D Felony) following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. The charges against Allgood stem from an investigation which began in March […]
New U.S. Postal Service Prices for 2022 Two Cent Increase for Forever Stamp WASHINGTON, DC — Today the United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of price changes to take effect July 10, 2022. The new prices include a two-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp […]
From Mahaska Health/Seim Johnson OSKALOOSA, I.A., 2022 – Mahaska Health is dedicated to the health and wellness of our patients and our role in the communities we serve by improving the health outcomes of patients and families. For the public record, the accounting firm, Seim Johnson, LLP has completed audit reports, since 2019, for Mahaska […]
