DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 3.3 percent in November, up from 3.1 percent one year ago. Iowa’s labor force participation rate decreased to 68.1 percent in November (down 0.3 percent from October and 0.1 percent from one year ago) even as businesses gained 4,700 jobs. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Dec. 19, 2023) – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Mahaska County, Iowa. The affected site is a backyard mixed species flock. Commercial and […]
GALLATIN, TENN.—Knocking down eight 3-point buckets, the Central College women’s basketball team blasted Gallaudet University (D.C.) 83-50 to complete a two-game sweep in the Music City Challenge Wednesday. Guard Abby Johnson (junior, Ankeny) drilled three buckets from long range and put up a game-high 20 points for the Dutch (7-5). “Se’s been money from three […]
BELLE PLAINE – North Mahaska took advantage of more than 30 turnovers to roll past Belle Plaine 65-13. The Warhawks kept its South Iowa Cedar League perfect recording 29 steals and limiting the Plainsmen to just six field goals. It was a slow start for the No. 9 team in Class 2A as North Mahaska […]
Norma F. Courtney November 21, 1926 – December 18, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 97 Norma Francis McConnell Courtney, 97, of Oskaloosa and formerly Ottumwa, passed away on December 18, 2023, at Oskaloosa Care Center. Norma was born to Dale Grant and Lillian Alta (Beaumont) McConnell on November 21, 1926, on the family farm in […]
Patsy J. Roberts January 19, 1949 – December 18, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 74 Patsy Roberts, 74, of Oskaloosa, IA, passed away Monday, December 18, 2023, at Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Patsy Jean Roberts, daughter of Maston Hunter and Vivian Lois (Gravett) Jones, was born January 19, 1949, in Bloomfield, IA. […]
The Oskaloosa boys wrestling team traveled to Pella on Saturday to compete in the Bill Van Horne Invitational. Osky came away with 2 champions on the day. Ty Lorentzen won at 113, and JT Baker won at 157. Kaiden Parker ended in 3rd place, and Luck Abrahamson finished in 5th place. The Indians will compete […]
James Cocking December 16, 1948 – December 17, 2023 Fairborn, Ohio | Age 75 James Cocking, 75 of Fairborn, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2023 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. James Robert Cocking was born on December 16, 1948 in Moline, Illinois to Harold and Cheryl Hoerler […]
Sherry Colleen Pfeiffer August 6, 1944 – December 15, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 79 Sherry Colleen Pfeiffer, age 79, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, passed away on Friday, December 15, 2023, at the MHP Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 6, 1944, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter […]
Marsha Ferree June 24, 1947 – December 15, 2023 Ottumwa (Oskaloosa), Iowa | Age 76 Marsha Ferree, 76, of Ottumwa and formerly of Oskaloosa, passed away Friday, December 15, 2023, in Ottumwa, Iowa. Marsha Lynn Ferree was born June 24, 1947, in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, while her father served in the United States Army. […]
