Jeannie Sparks March 12, 1969 – September 14, 2023 Stover, Missouri (Oskaloosa, IA) | Age 54 Jeannie Sparks, 54, of Stover, Missouri, passed away Thursday, September 14, 2023, at her daughter’s home in Oskaloosa. Jeannie Marie Sparks, daughter of Marion “Buck” and Donna (Burkhart) Van Helten, was born March 12, 1969, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Her […]
by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (September 14, 2023) – Ricky Thornton Jr. emerged victorious with a last lap slide job, edging Brandon Overton on Night #1 of the 19th Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals Presented by Your Life Iowa. The whole night saw exciting racing from beginning to end. The Chandler, Arizona driver nailed […]
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, September 15, 2023, in honor and remembrance of Kevin Cram of the Algona Police Department who was shot and killed in the line of duty on September 13, 2023. Cram was attempting to […]
An Iowa DPS Press Release September 14, 2023 ALGONA, Iowa – On September 13, 2023, at approximately 7:53 p.m, Officer Kevin Cram, age 33, of the Algona Police Department was on patrol duty in the City of Algona when he was made aware of an active arrest warrant for Kyle Ricke. The arrest warrant was […]
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska hosted HLV’s volleyball team Tuesday and after winning the first two sets, the visiting Warriors rallied for three straight set wins to upset NM 3-2. HLV won the match 21-25, 24-26, 25-16, 25-13, 15-11. HLV is now one of five teams that are undefeated in South Iowa Cedar League play, […]
DES MOINES – This football season, State Treasurer Roby Smith is cheering about IAble, Iowa’s Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) plan. “Individuals with disabilities utilizing federal benefits, such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Medicaid, get tackled by asset caps when trying to save money,” said Smith. “These asset caps often limited them to […]
ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS — Suffering its first defeat of the season, the Central College women’s soccer was dropped 2-0 by Augustana College (Ill.) Wednesday. The Dutch (2-1-2) outshot the Vikings (5-1-0) by an 18-8 margin and had eight shots on goal compared to four for Augustana. The Dutch also had 5-2 advantage on corner kicks. […]
The Oskaloosa Girl’s Swim Team is off to an amazing start this season and I wanted to give a quick update. We have 16 girls out for the team this year which is the largest team we have had in the last couple of years. We have 3 seniors and 1 senior manager leading the […]
Craig J. Downing April 12, 1922 – September 12, 2023 Oskaloosa (Sigourney), Iowa | Age 101 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Craig J. Downing, age 101, of Oskaloosa passed away peacefully September, 12, 2023, at the Oskaloosa Care Center. Born April 12, 1922, in Floris, Iowa, Craig was the last surviving son […]
