by Justin Burtis Oskaloosa –The celebration of life for Ian Andrew Barnhart was held Saturday as the community of Oskaloosa tried to find some closure after the news of his tragic passing. Only 23 years old, Ian was found dead, ruled a suicide, on June 18. He had been working for two years as part […]
LAKE PONDEROSA STAR: Dave Sutherland, a former MHS athlete, is one of the area’s best water skiers and receives frequent offers to ski in competitive meets. Here he is shown enjoying the July 4th weekend in 1970. PRESIDENT MILLER & A RISING STAR: Montezuma Country Club president, Calvin Miller, presents the Poweshiek County Mens’ Golf […]
by Justin Burtis Oskaloosa – With games against the top teams coming up, the Indians took care of business this week despite one loss to sour an otherwise productive stretch. The Indians played the Indians of Indianola to start the week and with both teams at the top of the standings, the action did not […]
by Justin Burtis Oskaloosa — The Indians had four wins on the week and were very close to having a clean slate as they solidified their hold on second in the conference. To start the week, Osky played the Indianola squad and used a big fifth inning to lift themselves to victory. Neither team had […]
by Justin Burtis Oskaloosa — Once again, the Oskaloosa Indians put up more wins than losses as they entered the second week of the season. The Indians ended the week in second spot in the Little Hawkeye conference with a record of 7-3 and a conference mark of 6-3. They are three games behind Dallas […]
by Justin Burtis Entering the week on a loss at Dallas Center-Grimes, Oskaloosa High School softball had to battle again and emerged with a 4-2 mark on the week. That puts the Indians at 7-3 overall with a Little Hawkeye record of 5-2. The week started on a rough note as the Indians were blanked […]
By Al Rabenold Where were you the week of June 18, 1970? High school football playoffs have been approved and will start with the 1972 season according to an announcement by the IHSAA. Montezuma Schools Superintendent James Carroll voted in favor of the playoffs. The newly paved entrance to the east side of Lake Ponderosa […]
By Lyle Muller / IowaWatch Iowa hospitals received $190.3 million in CARES Act relief fund payments in April and were expecting as much as $360 million more in a second round of federal relief aid underway now, interviews and documents shared with IowaWatch show. Some of the state’s 118 hospitals also received in April advance […]
by Nolanne Rust Yesterday, I had noticed my newsfeed started accumulating posts about an activity for kids during this time of social distancing. Many parents of younger children are familiar with the book “Going on a Bear Hunt.” (I have an extra kiddo that ‘goes on a bear hunt’ each time he comes to Nolie’s.) […]
PELLA- The South Central Regional Airport agency met in regular session on December 30th, 2019. During the public comment portion of the meeting, John Bandstra rose to speak regarding the way the meeting was posted. Bandstra expressed concerns with whether or not the airport agency had complied with the open meetings requirements with regards to […]
