Fairy Louise Hartman May 18, 1921 – December 4, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 102 Fairy Louise Hartman, 102, of Oskaloosa, Iowa passed away on December 4, 2023. Fairy Morris Hartman was born on May 18, 1921, to Jake and Rebecca Morris. She graduated from Moravia High School in 1940. She worked at the A […]
DES MOINES – State Treasurer Roby Smith is reminding Iowans to register for the College Savings Iowa Year-End Giveaway before it ends December 31, 2023. “If you know a child and want to start their education savings or give their existing savings a boost, register to win one of two $5,290 College Savings Iowa account […]
Eggs and Issues Gets A New Name The Mahaska Chamber & Development Group is announcing the anticipated 2024 lineup for its Coffee & Conversation event, previously known as Eggs and Issues. This engaging series of informative sessions provides Mahaska County residents with invaluable insights into state, county, and local topics, fostering opportunities for community members […]
Public Comment Sought on Draft National Strategy That Aims to Reduce Food Loss and Waste in the U.S. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a national strategy that will drive progress toward the national goal to reduce food loss and waste […]
by David Skidmore, Iowa Capital Dispatch December 2, 2023 If, as the late Henry Kissinger once confided, power is the ultimate aphrodisiac, then few men have more fully or openly surrendered themselves to its seductions than America’s most celebrated (and reviled) statesman. Throughout Kissinger’s century-spanning life, his thoughts and actions were rooted in a political […]
by Michael Bugeja, Iowa Capital Dispatch December 3, 2023 I am a technological determinist who believes humans do not control machines; they control us. In the age of artificial intelligence, we should revisit that viewpoint to glimpse what awaits us. During the heyday of internet in the 1990s, developers created algorithms to glue us to […]
Scott Witt Sr April 27, 1966 – December 3, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 57 Scott Allen Witt Sr, age 57, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly at his home peacefully in his sleep on December 3, 2023. Scott was born on April 27, 1966, in Ottumwa, Iowa. The son of Roger Witt Sr and […]
November 28, 2023 “Wolves and Wild Lands” Exhibit Makes a Stop at the Environmental Learning Center- The International Wolf Center’s “Wolves and Wild Lands” exhibit has been traveling across Iowa and is making a stop at the Mahaska County Environmental Learning Center from December 1-29, 2023. This exhibit brings fascinating stories of wolves and their […]
PACKWOOD – North Mahaska’s wrestlers took to the mats at the Bill Rex tourney hosted by Pekin High School and placed second in the meet. Albia took the team title with 170 points and North Mahaska placed second with 113. Davis County was third with 102 points. Brackets on Track Wrestling were incomplete as of […]
DECATUR, ILL. — En route to winning the 141-pound title at the MSOE Invitational, Central College men’s wrestling sophomore Pierre Baldwin (sophomore, Carol Stream, Ill., West Chicago HS) knocked off the No. 1 wrestler and reigning Division III champion in the championship bout. Baldwin went 4-0 Saturday, but it was his victory over Sam Stuhl […]
