Betty Carroll March 3, 1947 – April 12, 2024 Leighton, Iowa | Age 77 Betty Carroll, 77, of Leighton, passed away Friday, April 12, 2024, at Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Betty Lou Carroll, daughter of Glen and Barbara (Gable) Sytsma, was born March 3, 1947, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Her first school […]
Glenys Sarver March 8, 1943 – April 11, 2024 University Park, Iowa | Age 81 Glenys Sarver, 81, of University Park, died Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born March 8, 1943, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Helen Hoit Swim. Glenys graduated from Oskaloosa […]
Mahaska Health, Iowa Center of Excellence Maternity Care and Birthing Center, is hosting the third annual ‘Baby Fair,’ to offer free maternity care resources to the community. The event is open to the public and current patients. The fair will take place at the Mahaska Health main campus through door #4 on Saturday, April 13th […]
Ralph Sprunk May 20, 1929 – April 8, 2024 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 94 Ralph Sprunk, 94, of Oskaloosa, passed on to his heavenly home on Monday, April 8, 2024, at The Cottages in Pella. He was born Monday, May 20, 1929, in Devils Lake, North Dakota, the oldest of seven children born to Ralph […]
by Rob Sand, Iowa State Auditor Lots of topics get swept under the rug because they’re not comfortable for us to confront. Sometimes we’d rather pretend the problems don’t exist or couldn’t happen in a place like Iowa. But they do, and it can happen anywhere—even in our great state. It is our obligation to […]
Retro Antique Tour, a tour organized by a group of retailer’s shops in Oskaloosa will offer a unique experience for antique lovers with their Retro Antique Tour this 19th and 20th of April 2024. Starting at 10 am. The purpose of this two-day event is to invite the community of southeast Iowa for a journey […]
New Sharon Fire and Rescue Press Release On April 7, 2024 at 2:57 PM, the Mahaska County 911 Communications Center received a 911 call from a subject reporting a structure fire with flames coming from the roof in the 2200 block of 193rd St. Oskaloosa Fire Department and Barnes City Volunteer Fire Department were requested […]
Congressional candidate Christina Bohannan praised the Mahaska County YMCA as a center of the community and pledged to support programs that promote the health and wellbeing of both seniors and children while touring the facility. Bohannan, a Democrat who will face Republican incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks in the November 5 election, was on a listening tour […]
by Representative Helena Hayes April 8, 2024 While Iowa farmers prepare for the planting season, the state legislature is considering a bill that would limit civil liability for chemical companies that manufacture pesticides. The bill recently passed the Senate while a similar version in the Iowa House has been unable to move out of several […]
by Rep. Helena Hayes Week 13 Every Tuesday, legislators are blessed as pastors from all across the state make the drive to Des Moines to meet and pray for us. In the last couple of weeks, they have caught me off guard when they ask me what my prayer requests are…but not this time; I […]
