Michael “Mike” Edward Sullivan October 18, 1949 – December 1, 2021 Albia, Iowa | Age 72 Michael “Mike” E. Sullivan, age 72 of Albia, IA, passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Oakwood Specialty Care in Albia, under the care of Care Initiatives Hospice. Mike was born on October 18, 1949, at St. Joseph’s […]
PELLA—A gritty defensive effort put the Central College men’s basketball team within striking distance before Nebraska Wesleyan pulled away with a 67-58 decision in the American Rivers Conference opener for both clubs Wednesday. The Dutch (3-5 overall, 0-1 conference) trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half, betrayed again by their shooting […]
Velma “Louise” Kosmach December 4, 1938 – November 30, 2021 Albia, Iowa | Age 82 Velma “Louise” Kosmach, age 82, of Albia, IA, passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at the Monroe Care Center in Albia. Louise was born December 4, 1938, to Jess and Icle (Moss) Carter. Louise attended school in Albia, graduating […]
Richard Lee Bartlow Feb. 10, 1942 – May 2, 1968 The United States Marine Corps. The flag flying over the bandstand during December is in honor of Richard Bartlow. A 1960 graduate of Oskaloosa High School, Richard enlisted in the Marines on October 4, 1960. He had been in Vietnam only a few months when he was […]
by Rachel Brown The Oskaloosa Boys Swim Team was in action tonight in Burlington for the first time this season. We have 4 returning swimmers this year as well as adding 8 more. With a lot of new talent on the team I was really looking forward to our first meet and they did not […]
John E. Sutton July 31, 1961 – November 29, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 60 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran John Edward Sutton, 60, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, November 29, 2021. He was born July 31, 1961, in Oskaloosa, the son of Howard and Merna Rice Sutton. John attended Grant School and […]
by RD Keep NEW SHARON – Local farmer Paul Groenenboom recently directed a $2,500 Bayer Fund America’s Farmers Grow Communities donation to North Mahaska School District. North Mahaska will use the funds to for various school activities. “We are so grateful for the donation and the continued support of our school by community patrons,” said […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Nov. 29, 2021) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “This week marks the end of the 2021 weekly crop progress and condition report from […]
November 29, 2021 The Oskaloosa Main Street Young Ambassador Contest winners were announced in an enjoyable event at Penn Central Mall on Monday evening. In attendance were twenty-five contestants and their families and friends. All of the Young Ambassador Contestants were introduced by Master of Ceremonies, Joe Milledge of KIIC Radio. Eddie Pierson from MCG […]
Celebration planned for December 4 OSKALOOSA – Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows approximately 20% of new businesses fail during the first two years of being open and 45% during the first five years. Neither of those statistics apply, however, to local small business Stella’s Salon and Boutique which is celebrating five years of being […]
