Donald Dykstra August 21, 1937 – May 11, 2024 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 86 Donald Dykstra, 86, of Oskaloosa and formerly Eddyville, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House. Don was born August 21, 1937 to Alva and Nellie Fern (Denburger) Dykstra, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Don attended rural school […]
Aaron Reutzel Tops 360’s; Mike Mayberry Triumphant In the Pros by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 11, 2024) – Dusty Zomer won his first 410 feature event at Knoxville since 2015 in an exciting battle with Brian Brown Saturday at the Knoxville Raceway. The Sioux Falls, South Dakota driver’s eleventh career win here came aboard […]
PELLA-American Rivers champion Central College couldn’t follow up its crown with the conference tourney title as well, but bigger things lie ahead. The No. 24-ranked Dutch (29-10) toppled Simpson College Saturday 7-2 but dropped the title game of the six-team tourney to Coe College 5-3. Coe (31-9) receives the conference’s automatic berth in the NCAA […]
SIGOURNEY – Despite cool temperatures and a steady rain North Mahaska’s track teams qualified 12 events for next week’s Class 1A state meet. The boys earned their ticket in eight events while the girls added four. Andy Knockel, Brayden Veiseth and Nataliya Linder each qualified in two individual events apiece. Knockel notched spots in the […]
Keith Bartlow August 5, 1961 – May 10, 2024 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 62 Keith Bartlow, 62, of New Sharon, passed away at his home on Friday, May 10, 2024. Keith Edward Bartlow, son of Lester Leroy and Norma Faye (Jansen) Bartlow, was born in Oskaloosa on August 5, 1961. He attended Oskaloosa High […]
SIGOURNEY – Aly Steil admitted Friday’s regional golf meet was not her best outing of the season. However, at the end she advanced to next Wednesday’s regional final at Honey Creek Resort at Moravia. North Mahaska placed sixth in the team race with a 489. Steil carded a 13-over par 48 on the front nine […]
Join Master Gardener John Langstraat and other Mahaska County Master Gardeners for this hands-on two session workshop to create your own leaf casting. The first session will be held Monday, June 10 at 6 pm. Leaf casting is a process that creates cement molds from plant leaves. The natural depressions and veins in a leaf […]
Charles L. Mick August 29, 1927 – March 26, 2024 The United States Navy Chuck graduated from Oskaloosa High School in 1945, enlisted in the Navy, and began his active duty on October 24, 1945, at the Naval Training Center in San Diego, California. He served as a Yeoman, was discharged August 7, 1946, and […]
LYNNVILLE – Under sunlit skies seven teams including North Mahaska traversed the par-72 golf course at Diamond Trail in Lynnville in the Class 1A boy’s sectional on Wednesday. North Mahaska placed fifth in the meet with a 351. Hillcrest Academy and BGM advanced as teams. Hillcrest scored a 313 while BGM carded a 315. Roman […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa: It was Kraig Ford Hall of Fame voting night at the Southern Iowa Speedway on Wednesday night and the Southern Iowa Fairboard spiced things up by adding an additional $7,500 to the prize money money to the drivers with all funds coming from the outstanding community support the Southern Iowa Speedway receives through […]
