OSKALOOSA, IA – In a ceremony held on Sunday, December 17th, at 2 pm, the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office and the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Reserve Unit paid tribute to two of its longest-serving reserve deputies, Dennis Dursky and Verlan Uitermarkt, for their 50 years of service. The event, at the Mahaska County Environmental Learning Center, […]
Atchison, Kan.–The William Penn men’s basketball team leaned on its defense to take down Benedictine 68-53 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday. WPU (4-9, 3-6 Heart), which snapped a three-game losing streak, limited the Ravens to just 32.8% from the floor, while posting a dominating 53-28 advantage in rebounding. That helped the visitors […]
Atchison, Kan.–The Statesmen women’s basketball team was on the verge of a big win before the holiday break, but could not put the finishing touches on it in a 69-66 Heart of America Athletic Conference loss to Benedictine Saturday. William Penn (3-10, 2-7 Heart) was outshot 42.2%-37.5% and outrebounded 45-34, but knocked down nine three-pointers, […]
Kansas City, Mo.–The William Penn men’s wrestling team closed out its pre-holiday schedule with a 2-2 record at the Avila Eagle Duals Saturday. WPU (3-5) opened with a 43-6 win over Missouri Baptist before also knocking off Friends 44-9. The squad then fell 29-22 to Saint Mary (Kan.) and finished the event with a 34-10 […]
by Zach Wendling, Iowa Capital Dispatch December 17, 2023 LINCOLN, Nebraska — One Nebraska lawmaker’s efforts to increase recycling have led her to explore an Iowa program to donate and reuse prescription drugs and tackle rising medication costs. Freshman State Sen. Jana Hughes of Seward is looking to join forces with Iowa nonprofit SafeNetRx, which […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – We recently had an opportunity to ask Mahaska Health Emergency Services Medical Director Matthew Gritters, MD, about the best practices for protecting yourself from extreme cold and preventing conditions like frostbite and hypothermia. Dr. Gritters explains, “Hypothermia involves your body temperature dropping below 95 degrees Fahrenheit. The colder your core temperature gets, […]
The Oskaloosa boys wrestling team traveled to Pella on Saturday to compete in the Bill Van Horne Invitational. Osky came away with 2 champions on the day. Ty Lorentzen won at 113, and JT Baker won at 157. Kaiden Parker ended in 3rd place, and Luck Abrahamson finished in 5th place. The Indians will compete […]
James Cocking December 16, 1948 – December 17, 2023 Fairborn, Ohio | Age 75 James Cocking, 75 of Fairborn, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2023 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. James Robert Cocking was born on December 16, 1948 in Moline, Illinois to Harold and Cheryl Hoerler […]
Sherry Colleen Pfeiffer August 6, 1944 – December 15, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 79 Sherry Colleen Pfeiffer, age 79, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, passed away on Friday, December 15, 2023, at the MHP Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 6, 1944, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter […]
Marsha Ferree June 24, 1947 – December 15, 2023 Ottumwa (Oskaloosa), Iowa | Age 76 Marsha Ferree, 76, of Ottumwa and formerly of Oskaloosa, passed away Friday, December 15, 2023, in Ottumwa, Iowa. Marsha Lynn Ferree was born June 24, 1947, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, while her father served in the United States Army. […]
