Jeffrey Cook August 7, 1953 – June 10, 2023 Knoxville, Iowa | Age 69 Jeffrey LaVerne Cook, 69, of Knoxville died June 10, 2023, at his home in Knoxville. He was born August 7, 1953, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Nelson and Laura Rice Cook, Sr. Jeff graduated from Oskaloosa High School with the […]
Dorothy Van Zee July 7, 1927 – June 10, 2023 Gibson, Iowa | Age 95 Dorothy Mae (Perkins) Van Zee, 95, formerly of Gibson, passed away on June 10, 2023 at the Highland Ridge Care Center in Williamsburg. Dorothy was born on July 7, 1927 in Fremont, Iowa, the daughter of Clarence and Maude (Ahrens) […]
Mary Lou Sedrel November 30, 1929 – June 9, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 93 Mary Lou Sedrel, 93, of Oskaloosa passed away Friday, June 9, 2023, at the Bishop Drumm Care Center in Johnston, Iowa. Mary Lou Sedrel, daughter of James “Alex” Alexander and Verla Margaret (Stout) Gable, was born November 30, 1929, at […]
Chase Young Wins Pro Sprints Feature by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 9, 2023) – Brian Brown won one for the Knoxville regulars Friday night on Premier Chevy Dealers Night featuring the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws. The win was Brown’s 63rd career victory at Knoxville, was worth $10,000 and came aboard the Brian […]
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska took advantage of our errors by Iowa Valley then used solid defense to score a 5-3 victory over the Tigers. The victory kept the Warhawks in third place in South Iowa Cedar League race. North Mahaska got the ball rolling in the bottom of the first inning with two outs. […]
NEW SHARON – Tri-County’s Delanie Little tossed a two-hitter Wednesday to help the Trojans to a 3-1 victory over North Mahaska. The host Warhawks had trouble moving runners around the bases and Little struck out six Warhawks. After three scoreless innings Tri-County got on the board with a Lily Randall homer. North Mahaska answered […]
Center fielder Emma Johnson (junior, Davenport, Assumption Catholic HS) received the LeRoy Timmer Most Valuable Player Award for the second straight year while shortstop Carson Fisk (senior, Searsboro, Lynnville-Sully HS) won the Defensive Player of the Year Award, second baseman Haley Bach (freshman, Council Bluffs, Lewis Central HS) won the Offensive Player of the Year […]
by Bill Almond Oskaloosa Indians (Varsity) watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 12-0 loss to Pella Dutch on Thursday. Pella Dutch scored on a double by Isaiah Kettler and an error in the first inning. The Oskaloosa Indians (Varsity) struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College will welcome Matthew Hedman as its new swimming and diving coach starting this summer. Hedman replaces longtime coach Erin Hurley, who retired from the post following the 2022-23 campaign. Hedman has enjoyed a successful run as an assistant coach at Hope College in Holland, Mich. In 2022-23, Hope’s women won […]
Lake Edward Crookham January 29, 1937 – January 8, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 85 Lake Crookham, 85, of Oskaloosa, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 8, 2023, at Mahaska Health Hospital in Oskaloosa. Lake Edward Crookham, son of Lake Mitchell and Gracia Marsh (Williams) Crookham, was born January 29, 1937, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Lake attended […]
