William Edward Simmons December 28, 1954 – February 19, 2022 Union, Missouri (Oskaloosa, IA) | Age 67 William Edward Simmons, 67, of Union, Missouri, and formerly of Oskaloosa, Iowa, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Ed was born December 28, 1954, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Donald […]
Donna Slagter December 19, 1949 – February 18, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 72 Donna Slagter, 72, of Oskaloosa passed Friday, February 18, 2022, at the MHP Hospital Emergency Room. She will be deeply missed by her husband Irvin Slagter of 49 years who was a wonderful caretaker during her illness and the love of […]
Brian Michael Kitzman November 28, 1972 – February 18, 2022 Gibson, Iowa | Age 49 Brian Kitzman, 49, of Gibson, Iowa, passed away on Friday, February 18, 2022, at his residence. Brian Michael Kitzman was born on November 28, 1972. Brian was raised in What Cheer, Iowa by his parents, Sam and Diane Allgood Kitzman […]
by Jennifer Konfirst A ROUGH START TO SESSION We’ve been in session for just over a month now and it’s been a rough start. We were elected to represent everyone in our districts, not just those who agree with us. In the first six weeks, it seems some of my colleagues have forgotten that. Instead […]
PELLA—It was a Senior Night to remember for Caden Mauck (5th-year, Kansas City, Mo., Blue Springs South HS) and the Central College men’s basketball team Saturday. Mauck topped the 1,000-point mark for his career and pumped in a team-high 16 points to propel the hot-shooting Dutch to an 89-73 season-ending triumph over Simpson College before […]
PELLA—Some early turnover issues for the Central College women’s basketball team gave nationally ranked Simpson College the only opening it needed to roll up a 109-64 win Saturday. The young Dutch close the year at 6-15 overall and 4-11 in American Rivers play. They committed 31 turnovers, including 12 in the first period. “Our turnovers […]
Robert “Bob” Dow October 23, 1931 – February 17, 2022 Keomah Village, Iowa | Age 90 Robert “Bob” Dow, 90, of Keomah Village, died Thursday, February 17, 2022, at his home. He was born October 23, 1931, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the son of Frank and Lottie Dunsmoor Dow. Bob graduated from Oskaloosa High School with […]
Lyle David Davis July 14, 1942 – February 17, 2022 Barnes City, Iowa | Age 79 Lyle Davis, 79 of Barnes City passed away Thursday evening, February 17, 2022 at the Meadow View Assisted Living and Memory Care in Cedar Rapids. Lyle David Davis, the son of Clifford “Checker” and Elsie (Moore) Davis, was born […]
by Senator Adrian Dickey Week six is funnel week and is the first legislative deadline of the session. It certainly is one of the busiest weeks of the year. With the exception of bills in Appropriations, Ways and Means, and Government Oversight committees, the rest of the Senate bills need to be out of their […]
by Travis Wahlert Last night the 8th grade boys traveled to Pella. In the A game Osky came out very strong on the offense. We let Pella stick around by not rebounding and not getting back on defense. The second quarter was much different on defense. We were still hitting shots but we were attacking […]
