Ed Dursky May 19, 1948 – January 6, 2022 Ottumwa, Iowa | Age 73 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Ed Dursky, 73, of Ottumwa, passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Rehab Center in Ottumwa, Iowa. Ed George Dursky, son of George and Bettie (Cummings) Dursky, was born May […]
Donald Van Roekel February 14, 1949 – January 5, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 71 Donald Van Roekel, 71, of Oskaloosa, passed away while under Hospice Care in the Northern Mahaska Specialty Care Center in Oskaloosa on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Donald was born on February 14, 1949, at the Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa, Iowa, […]
PELLA—The 2022 Central College baseball schedule, the first under new head coach Casey Klunder, features three American Rivers Conference series at home and 16 non-conference contests. The Dutch open the season in Minnesota on March 8 indoors against the University of Wisconsin-Superior in U.S. Bank Stadium, the home of the Minnesota Vikings. The doubleheader starts […]
United Way of Mahaska County is now accepting applications from qualified 501(c)3 human services agencies for 2022 funding. To qualify, an agency must be established as a human service tax-exempt organization under the IRS Code Section 501(c)3. The grant requests agency information in the areas of constitution and bylaws, management, financial reports, statement of cooperation […]
Betty Swick June 2, 1929 – January 4, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 92 Betty Swick, 92, of Oskaloosa, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at the MHP Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa. She was born June 2, 1929, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Paul and Lillian Marie (Krile) Slay. Betty attended the Oskaloosa […]
PELLA—Flashing the offensive spark it lacked early in the year, the Central College men’s basketball team staged a furious second-half rally before dropping an 80-75 decision to American Rivers leader Wartburg College Wednesday. The Dutch (3-9 overall, 0-4 conference) trailed by as many as 15 points but erupted for 47 second-half points and grabbed the […]
Ottumwa, IA – A late second half from surge from No. 8 Indian Hills Men’s Basketball lifted the Warriors over visiting Kirkwood Community College at the Hellyer Center on Wednesday night. Sophomore Ahren Freeman (Jacksonville, FL/New Orleans) led the way with a team-high 17 points for Indian Hills. Trailing 33-27 at halftime, the Warriors regrouped […]
PELLA—Down three guards and a head coach, the Central College women’s basketball team mustered a scrappy defensive effort but came up empty on the offensive end in a 58-35 loss to No. 14/20-rated Wartburg College Saturday. The Dutch held Wartburg—rated No. 14 by D3hoops.com and No. 20 by the WBCA– scoreless for more than seven […]
Kenneth Moody February 9, 1961 – January 2, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 60 Kenneth Moody, 60, of Oskaloosa died Sunday, January 2, 2022, at Northern Mahaska Specialty Care in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He was born February 9, 1961, in Oskaloosa, the son of Robert and Shirley Ann Smith Moody. Ken graduated from Oskaloosa Senior High […]
Billie Gwen Allgood April 13, 1939 – January 2, 2022 Beacon, Iowa | Age 82 Billie Allgood, 82, of Beacon passed away Sunday evening, January 2, 2022, at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House. Billie Gwen Allgood, daughter of Raymond Herbert and Madeline Bernice (Quarton) Hurst, was born April 13, 1939, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Billie […]
