Edna Miller November 24, 1927 – December 8, 2023 North English (Grinnell), Iowa | Age 96 Edna Joan Miller, 96, formerly of North English and Grinnell, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2023 at the English Valley Care Center. Edna Joan Miller was born on November 24, 1927 to Albert and Edna J. Courtney Pontzius […]
Donna M. Davis May 24, 1945 – December 7, 2023 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 78 Donna Davis, 78 of Montezuma passed away Thursday afternoon, December 7, 2023 at the Pella Regional Medical Center in Pella. Donna Mae Davis was born on May 24, 1945 at Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Lyle and Esther Peterson Thomason. […]
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska wrestlers hosted BGM, Baxter and Knoxville in a quad in New Sharon Thursday. Four Warhawk wrestlers went 3-0 on the night as NM defeated BGM, 39-35, Baxter 42-25 and fell to Knoxville, 54-30. Ryan Groom at 132, Hunter Wernli at 144, Gage Reis at 157 and Angello Wittenburg at 165 […]
Since President Biden took office, there have been greater than 6.4 million illegal crossings over our southern border. This includes 169 encounters with individuals whose names appear on the terror watch list, not to mention the record levels of illicit narcotics, such as fentanyl and opioids, crossing the border every day. Instead of working to […]
OSKALOOSA, IOWA — The Oskaloosa Community Schools would like to express its gratitude to Book Vault and the community members who participated in the “Christmas Around the World” event in November. The initiative aimed to spread the joy of reading and cultural diversity by encouraging individuals and families to donate books to school libraries. The […]
VICTOR – North Mahaska improved its record to 4-0 on the season and 3-0 in South Iowa Cedar League play with a 57-22 win at HLV Tuesday. The seventh-ranked Warhawk girls held the Warriors to single-digit scoring in every quarter including a 1-point third period. North Mahaska led 17-9 after the first quarter and increased […]
PACKWOOD – North Mahaska’s four wrestlers had a successful night at Pekin High School Monday winning two titles and two fifth places. Kaylia Shipman at 125 pounds and Macie Little at 130 took first place while Kieren Perez at 145 and Amara Edwards-Hinton placed fifth. Shipman pinned her way to the title taking down Brooklyn […]
Terry Steel January 8, 1952 – December 5, 2023 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 71 Terry Steel, 71 of New Sharon passed away Tuesday morning, December 5, 2023 at his home in New Sharon under hospice care. Terry Lee Steel, the son of Harold and Bernice (Heaton) Steel, was born on January 8, 1952 in […]
Secretary Naig serves as the states’ co-chair DES MOINES, Iowa (Dec. 6, 2023) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, who serves as the states’ Co-chair of the Mississippi River / Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force, addressed the annual meeting today in Fayetteville, AR. The task force brings together federal agencies and tribes along […]
Project in Wapello, Keokuk, Jefferson and Mahaska Counties will cover more territory and include more water quality practices DES MOINES, Iowa (Dec. 6, 2023) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that a successful Water Quality Initiative (WQI) project in Wapello, Mahaska, Keokuk, and Jefferson Counties is expanding in territory while beginning a […]
