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Oskaloosa Main Street Celebrates a Successful 2023 Lighted Christmas Parade The 2023 Lighted Christmas Parade held in downtown Oskaloosa was a huge success. “The festive spirit and enthusiasm from the community made this year’s celebration truly special. The Dancing Lights, Oskaloosa City Band, and vibrant decorations created a magical atmosphere that brought people together in […]
Feb 5 2024 | Posted in
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Preregister before February 13 for spring commercial pesticide applicator Continuing Instruction Course Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Mahaska County will host a Seed Treatment Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators Tuesday, February 20, 2024. The program, provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP), is available at office […]
Feb 5 2024 | Posted in
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PELLA-For the second week in a row, Central College center Joshua Van Gorp (senior, Pella) was named the American Rivers men’s basketball player of the week. Van Gorp continued his scoring rampage, scoring 21 with 10 rebounds in a 104-89 home-court victory over Buena Vista University Wednesday and 28 points with 13 boards in knocking […]
Feb 5 2024 | Posted in
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BROOKLYN – North Mahaska was firing on all cylinders Friday as they wrapped up the South Iowa Cedar League contests with a 79-53 victory at BGM. The Warhawks drained a dozen 3-pointers and took advantage of 26 BGM turnovers to secure the win. Four Warhawks finished in double figures and another had nine. NM doubled […]
The Indian Hills JazzFest, a tradition that has been taking place for 31 years, will be held in Warrior Junction in the Advanced Technology Center on the Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa campus on Friday and Saturday, February 23- 24, 2024. The weekend of jazz will feature a high school jazz band competition on Friday […]
Feb 5 2024 | Posted in
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Thomas Michael Lawrance June 14, 1963 – February 2, 2024 Pella, Iowa | Age 60 Thomas Lawrance, 60, of Pella, passed away Friday, February 2, 2024, at the Pella Comfort House. Thomas Michael Lawrance, son of Donald Jack and Miriam Louise (Roberts) Lawrance, was born on June 14, 1963, in Sigourney, Iowa. He graduated from […]
Feb 3 2024 | Posted in
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by Rep. Helena Hayes 636. That is number of followers I have on my Helena for House facebook page, 636. By no means an impressive number but compared to how many posts that “reach” followers, it is a huge number! I can post a do-nothing, feel-good smiling photo and get almost 500 reaches but anything […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey It was an exciting week at the statehouse with several great pieces of legislation being passed through subcommittees and committees! On Tuesday, I loved seeing two FFA groups from our district visit us at the Capitol! It was so incredible talking to the students who are actively pursuing leadership responsibilities through […]
February 2, 2024 KEOKUK COUNTY, Iowa – On February 1, 2024, investigators with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), Ottumwa Police Department, and Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at 21891 Highway 78 near Ollie. The search warrant was part of an effort to locate 40-year-old Craig Smith, who was reported missing on […]
Feb 2 2024 | Posted in
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Vernon Dale Dykstra February 11, 1934 – February 1, 2024 Bussey, Iowa | Age 89 Vernon Dale Dykstra, age 89, passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2024, at his home. Vernon was born on February 11, 1934, the son of Nicholas and Minnie (Walraven) Dykstra. He was born in Oskaloosa, IA where his family resided […]
Feb 2 2024 | Posted in
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