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LeRoy Patterson January 1, 1933 – December 12, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 88 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran (Vern) LeRoy Patterson, 88, of Oskaloosa died Sunday, December 12, 2021, his home in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He was born January 1, 1933, in Mahaska County the son of Raymond and Ruth Wittrup Patterson. […]
Dec 13 2021 | Posted in
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Jeannie Moody November 26, 1960 – December 11, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 61 Jeannie Moody, 61, of Oskaloosa died Saturday, December 11, 2021, at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She was born Saturday, November 26, 1960, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Richard and Alice (Fears) Beeman. Jeannie graduated from Pleasantville HS […]
Dec 13 2021 | Posted in
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An Oskaloosa Main Street Press Release December 13th, 2021 Oskaloosa Main Street Lighted Christmas Parade “Miracle on Market Street” took place Saturday evening, December 4th, 2021, in downtown Oskaloosa beneath the beautiful Painting With Lights Display. Winners selected by a panel of judges include: Outstanding Non-Profit – Mahaska Health Outstanding Profit – Cablevey Most Outstanding […]
Dec 13 2021 | Posted in
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by Tony Witt The Boys and Girls teams both got wins yesterday against Pella Christian at Pella. The Boys improve to 5 and 2 on the season and the girls are 2 and 4. Kyrsten DeWees had a team-high game(172) and team-high series with a 302. The girls are improving and getting more consistent with […]

Centerville, IA – On a historic day for the No. 1 nationally ranked Indian Hills Women’s Wrestling program, the Warriors swept all three of its dual opponents at the Multi-Purpose Building on the Indian Hills Centerville campus. The home duals were the first in program history. The Warriors welcomed Chadron State College (NE), Hastings College […]
Dec 12 2021 | Posted in
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CRETE, NEB. — In a loaded field of heptathletes at the Doane University Happy Holidays Multi-Event, three Central College men’s track and field athletes completed the first four events of the heptathlon Friday. Lucas Heitz (junior, Adel, ADM HS) is Central’s leader in fifth at 2,592 points. Jaxon Thompson (sophomore, Marion, Linn-Mar HS) is seventh […]
Dec 11 2021 | Posted in
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by Laura Ross Storybook Players took to the stage for the second time this season with two performances at George Daily on Saturday. Nine rookies managed nerves well as they navigated their way through their first Storybook performance during the 9:30 show. Special shout-outs go to Madelyne Vernooy, Taylor Drost, Lawson Morris, and Andrew Katko […]

Ottumwa, IA – The No. 12 Indian Hills Men’s Basketball team closed out the Hy-Vee Classic in style, defeating Northeast Community College 92-58 at the Hellyer Center on Saturday night. The Warriors wrapped up the classic with a 2-0 record on the weekend. The Warriors claimed its second 30-plus point victory in as many games […]
Dec 11 2021 | Posted in
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PELLA—A promising Central College men’s basketball start dissipated into an 83-65 defeat against Coe College Saturday. A 3-point Kole Tupa (sophomore, Center Point, Center Point-Urbana HS) bucket with 8 seconds left in the first half got the Dutch (3-7 overall, 0-3 American Rivers) within 33-32 but Coe countered with a three at the buzzer. The […]
Dec 11 2021 | Posted in
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PELLA—An 18-point third quarter gave the shorthanded Central College women’s basketball team a chance Saturday but the Dutch were ultimately doomed by a nightmarish start in a 56-46 American Rivers loss to Coe College Saturday. Coe (4-5 overall, 1-3 conference) bolted to a 17-1 lead less than seven minutes into the game and was up […]
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