Damian Michael Sunkle January 25, 2011 – June 12, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 12 Damian Michael Sunkle, 12, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, June 12, 2023, at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. He was born January 25, 2011, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Adam Sunkle and Amanda Williams. Damian had just […]
PELLA—Adding yet another staff member with head coaching experience, Aaron Fuller is returning to Central College as assistant men’s and women’s track and field coach. Fuller has served as head men’s and women’s track and field coach at Simpson College since 2021. A 2014 Central graduate, Fuller returns to take on many of the duties […]
by Bill Almond Tuesday’s game against Indianola was a heartbreaker for Oskaloosa Indians (Varsity), as they lost the lead late in a 7-5 defeat. The game was tied at five with Indianola batting in the top of the ninth when Brady Blake doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring two runs. Oskaloosa […]
Alzada Utterback January 19, 1926 – June 11, 2023 Pella, Iowa | Age 97 Alzada Utterback, 97, of Pella, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2023, at the Pella Hospice House. She was born on January 19, 1926, in Rose Hill, Iowa. The daughter of William Walter (Bill) Huff and Sylvia Kelley Phillips. Alzada attended […]
Junior Evans October 19, 1932 – June 11, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 90 Junior Evans, 90, of rural Oskaloosa, passed away June 11, 2023, at the Monroe Care Center in Albia, Iowa. Harold Junior Evans, son of Eddie and Mildred (Derby) Evans, was born on October 19, 1932, in Ottumwa, Iowa. Junior was an […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (June 12, 2023) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during […]
Garet Williamson Adds His First 360 Win to WoO Podium Finish by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 10, 2023) – David Gravel capped off the Premier Chevy Dealers NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws weekend with his eleventh career Knoxville feature win Saturday at Knoxville. The Watertown, Connecticut native earned $10,000 for his victory. Knoxville […]
BELLE PLAINE – North Mahaska’s softball team rolled past the Plainsmen in three innings 17-1 while the baseball team lost a tough one 7-4. The games ended a busy week and began a much needed rest. North Mahaska girls tallied three runs in the first inning then exploded for eight in the top of […]
Willie Van Weelden May 17, 1946 – June 10, 2023 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 77 Willie Van Weelden, 77, of New Sharon, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2023, at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Henry Willis Van Weelden, son of Sjoerd Henry and Grace (Meppelink) Van Weelden, was born May 17, 1946, […]
John Allard November 20, 1934 – June 10, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 88 John Allard, 88, of Oskaloosa, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2023, at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Orval John Allard, son of Arthur H. and Iona P. (Roland) Allard, was born November 20, 1934, in Knoxville, Iowa. John […]
