Geral VanKleek June 6, 1952 – July 12, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 71 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Geral VanKleek, age 71, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He was born on June 6, 1952, in Pontiac, Michigan, the […]
Norma Lee Anderson February 10, 1925 – July 12, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 98 Norma Anderson, 98, of Oskaloosa, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at the Oskaloosa Care Center. Norma Lee Anderson was born February 10, 1925, in Oskaloosa to Worth Nelson and Mabel Faye Longaker, Burbank. Norma was a 1944 graduate of […]
Training will benefit Iowans wanting to deepen their understanding of gardening and horticulture AMES, Iowa – The application window is opening July 17 for the fall 2023 Master Gardener training cohort, which will be offered in 55 counties or extension regions. Counties offering fall training include: Adams, Benton, Boone, Bremer, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro […]
PELLA—Extending the longest streak in NCAA Division III history, the Central College volleyball team has received the U.S. Marine Corps/American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for a record 23rd consecutive year. To receive the AVCA distinction, a team’s combined grade point average (GPA) for the preceding year must be 3.30 or higher (4.0 […]
PELLA— Both the Central College’s men’s and women’s tennis teams were back on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team award list announced Wednesday. Additionally, 21 student-athletes captured ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition. The men’s squad compiled a 3.29 combined team grade point average (4.0 scale) and posted a 12-11 overall record. The Dutch women tallied a […]
AUBURNDALE, FLORIDA — The starting right fielder for the Central College baseball team, Colton DeRocher (senior, Sioux City, East HS) is set to make his debut with the Louisville Slugger Warriors National Amputee Baseball Team next Saturday, July 22 in Vermont. The Louisville Slugger Warriors are a public charity organization and the only nationally sponsored […]
MAHASKA COUNTY, IOWA — State officials are on their way to Oskaloosa to celebrate and begin promoting Iowa’s latest certified site for development. The official announcement will happen on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 9 AM at the Oskaloosa Bandstand in the Downtown Square (106 S 1st Street, Oskaloosa). The entire community is invited. Debi […]
July, 10th, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s been hot so far this summer, but it’s not diminished the desire of young Levi Jarvis to help others in his community. All of that hard work recently came with a reward when Rodney Smith Jr came to Oskaloosa to award Jarvis and his parents their black t-shirts […]
James Dean Nicholson August 20, 1941 – July 11, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 81 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran James Dean Nicholson, 81, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born August 20, 1941, in Knoxville, Iowa, the son of Norman […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Over ten years ago, the area was in the middle of significant rains, and small creeks to larger rivers were overflowing their banks. A local landowner and his family were using the opportunity to look for artifacts that those floods may have uncovered. What they found looked like a basketball stuck in […]
