Donald Lester Bates February 10, 1926 – December 14, 2021 Keswick, Iowa | Age 95 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Donald Bates, 95 of rural Keswick passed away Tuesday morning, December 14, 2021 at Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney. Donald Lester Bates, the son of Cecil and Bessie (Lester) Bates, was […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced today that it is providing $52.5 billion in funding to all 50 states and the District of Columbia under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The $52.5 billion in apportioned funding for Fiscal Year 2022 represents […]
by Rachel Brown The Oskaloosa Swim Team competed last night in Williamsburg against Williamsburg, Centerville, and Vinton-Shellsburg. The boys did a great job of competing and although many of them did not see times they were wanting, we came away with ideas of what we can do to keep on improving. There are a couple […]
Jerry Mitchell May 30, 1960 – December 12, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 61 Jerry Mitchell, Age 61, of Oskaloosa, passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021, at the MHP Serenity Hospice House in Oskaloosa surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on May 30, 1960, at the Mahaska Hospital, the son of Larry […]
MONTEZUMA – Montezuma’s girls do not lose very many basketball games. They lose even fewer at home especially when they are ranked. The 10th-ranked Bravettes became North Mahaska’s 6-1 Warhawks came into the South Iowa Cedar League game Tuesday ranked eighth and undefeated in league play and routed the Bravettes on their home court 55-37. […]
MONTEZUMA – For the second year in a row North Mahaska has beaten Montezuma in their first meeting of the season. The Warhawks won a two-point affair to begin the 2020-21 season. Tuesday, the Warhawks rallied to outscore the Braves 20-3 in the fourth quarter to post a 50-34 South Iowa Cedar League win. Neither […]
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska, ranked eighth in Class 1A, knocked off Class 3A PCM Monday 68-28 in nonconference action. The Warhawk defense forced 19 PCM turnovers, 13 of them in the first half as NM built a 35-13 lead at intermission. The victory also came with a loss. Senior forward Breanna Fogle was injured […]
NEW SHARON – North Mahaska stepped up a class to host PCM Monday night and was able to secure a 77-71 victory over the Mustangs. The win moved North Mahaska to 5-0 on the season and 4-0 in the South Iowa Cedar League. The two combatants went toe-to-toe throughout the first half with PCM earning […]
by Tony Witt The Oskaloosa boys and girls both split the day with a win and a loss. They both beat Pella but both lost to Davis County. The girls just barely lost to Davis County by 8 total pins. The girls were led by Abby Drost who had team high game(164) and high 2 […]
Nancy Ann McDonald November 16, 1939 – December 12, 2021 Albia, Iowa | Age 82 Nancy Ann (Vance) Hope McDonald died on December 12, 2021 of complications from Multiple Myeloma Cancer. Nancy was born on November 16, 1939, to Marvin and Dorothy Vance. Nancy was the youngest of five, and grew up on a farm […]
