as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Julie Kenney to depart after nearly 5 years of dedicated service DES MOINES, Iowa (Dec. 19, 2022) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that Julie Kenney will leave the Department for a new opportunity shortly after the new year, after nearly five years of exceptional leadership in the role. […]
by Travis Miller The Indians traveled to Pella Saturday for the Bill Van Horn Invitational. Oskaloosa came away with a 2nd place finish, a 3rd place finish, a 4th place finish, a 5th place finish, and a 6th place finish. The Indians only took 8 wrestlers due some sickness and injuries. The wrestlers will […]
Vernie Wells February 28, 1926 – December 16, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 96 Served With Honor ~United States Military Veteran Vernie Wells, 96, of Oskaloosa, passed away Friday evening, December 16, 2022, at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Vernon Gene Wells, the son of John “Joe” Edward and Nora Eva (Silvers) […]
by Tony Witt The Osky girls get the wins against Knoxville and Davis County at home on Saturday. The girls bowled their best team score of the season with a 2267 team score. Freshman Regan Abrahamson, bowling in just her 2nd varsity match, led the way for the girls with a new high game of […]
William F. Jamison January 30, 1939 – December 16, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 83 William F. Jamison, 83, of Oskaloosa died Friday, December 16, 2022, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born January 30, 1939, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Frances Launa Jamison. Bill graduated from Oskaloosa High School […]
Danny Mitchell November 21, 1949 – December 16, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 73 Danny Mitchell, 73, of Oskaloosa, passed away Friday, December 16, 2022, at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Daniel Ray Mitchell, son of Jack Lewis and Norma Jean (Rogers) Mitchell, was born November 21, 1949, in Albia, Iowa. After […]
Somthawin “Winnie” Peverill December 16, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa Somthawin Peverill of Oskaloosa, died Friday, December 16, 2022, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Her family includes her husband, Donald Van Mersbergen of Oskaloosa; her mother in law, Joyce Current of Oskaloosa; and a brother in law, M. Ray Van Mersbergen of Florida. A […]
Sherry Graham December 15, 1943 – December 16, 2022 University Park, Iowa | Age 79 Sherry Graham, 79, of University Park, passed away Friday, December 16, 2022, at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Sharon Lee Graham, daughter of Charles Earl and Ruth Geneva (Cochran) Loudenback, was born on December 15, 1943, in […]
An Iowa Department Of Public Safety Press Release December 15, 2022 SIGOURNEY, Iowa – On December 13, 2022, the Keokuk County Emergency Management Coordinator Larry Gene Smith (66) was arrested for Theft in the 2nd Degree a Class D Felony based on an investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. The Office of the […]
John W Porter July 7, 1926 – December 12, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 96 John W. Porter, 96, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, December 12, 2022, at Mahaska Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born July 7, 1926, into two prominent, pioneer Oskaloosa families, the son of Rex Van Fleet Porter and Irene Barnhouse Porter. […]
