NEW SHARON – Softballs were flying all over the diamond at North Mahaska Wednesday night as the Warhawks hosted Lynnville-Sully in a South Iowa Cedar League contest. Each team pounded out 14 hits and scored 22 runs before the visiting Hawks defeated NM 12-10. North Mahaska scored multiple runs in three different innings while L-S […]
Friday, July 15, 2022 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Mahaska County Environmental Learning Center The Mahaska County Conservation Board invites adults of any age to the O.W.L.S. (Older, Wiser, Livelier Souls) Lunch and Learn program on Friday, July 15th from 11:00 am -12:30pm at the Environmental Learning Center which is located at 2342 Hwy. 92., […]
by Bill Almond Oskaloosa Indians Varsity fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 10-0 loss to Pella on Thursday. Pella scored on a home run by Isaiah Kettler in the first inning. The Oskaloosa Indians Varsity struggled to contain the high-powered offense of Pella, giving up ten runs. In the first inning, Pella […]
6/22/22 By: Jerry Mackey Oskaloosa, Iowa: Mother Nature finally gave the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa a perfect night for racing and the fans responded by coming out in big numbers to support the racing action on the ½ mile on the Mahaska County Fairgrounds. Hot laps got underway promptly at 7: 15 with the […]
Wilmer “Junior” Blomgren November 29, 1938 – June 22, 2022 Ottumwa (Lovilia), Iowa | Age 83 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Wilmer Junior Blomgren passed away in Ottumwa, Iowa, at his daughter, Lana’s, house in the care of Everystep Hospice on June 22nd, 2022. Junior was born on November 29th, 1938, in […]
Christina Mich August 3, 1921 – June 22, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 100 Christina Mich, 100, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at the Northern Mahaska Specialty Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born August 3, 1921, in Wapello County, Iowa, the daughter of Christian and Gertrude Cornelissen Verploegh. Christina attended country school […]
by Jay Harms The Oskaloosa Softball team lost their 7th straight Little Hawkeye game as the Pella Lady Dutch went home with a 10-0 win in 6 innings. The Indians had defeated Pella 7-2 and 15-0 on June 6 but Wednesday night at Jay Harms Field, it was all Pella. Pella rapped out 15 hits […]
Will Gormally Game #1 Pella Runs Away With Early Lead In Victory The Indians watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 9-1 loss to Pella on Wednesday. The Indians struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Pella, giving up nine runs. Pella opened up […]
Lawrence “Larry” Edward Beary September 4, 1930 – June 21, 2022 Lovilia, Iowa | Age 91 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Lawrence “Larry” Edward Beary, age 91, of Lovilia, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at the West Ridge Specialty Care Center in Knoxville. Larry was born in Cedar Township near […]
Rick Caves February 11, 1946 – June 21, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 76 Rick Caves, 76, of Oskaloosa, passed away Tuesday morning, June 21, 2022, at his home in Oskaloosa. Richard Michael Caves, son of Kenneth “Jack” and Elsie Arlene (Stigers) Caves, was born February 11, 1946, in Oskaloosa. After his 1964 graduation from […]
