Montezuma voters trooped to the polls again on Tuesday to vote on a school tax levy for the 2nd time since September. Preliminary vote totals from the Poweshiek County Auditor’s office show that the issue was defeated after failing to gain the 60% required majority needed in order to be approved. Of those who voted, […]
Sigourney, IOWA — The family of Sgt. Eric John Stein, 54-3, has finalized funeral arrangements for the 11 year veteran of the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office. Visitation & Funeral Visitation for 39 year old Sgt. Stein will be held Friday, April 8, 2011 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Sigourney Jr/Sr High School. […]
Oskaloosa Lions Club Treasurer John Stearns (right) and the Oskaloosa Lions Club mascot presented an award to Kate Van Donselaar for providing the winning name in the “Name the Lion Contest.” Stearns, store manager of Oskaloosa Fareway, is a community advisor for the third and fourth graders at Oskaloosa Christian School. He is also a […]
At 8:34 p.m. Saturday evening local authorities attempted to stop a 1995 Ford Probe driven by Shawn O’Brien. O’Brien lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree. The chase was traveling South on 130th Place (nearly 4 miles south of the Knoxville Airport) as O’Brien was, allegedly, attempting to elude police. After losing control […]
From April 1 to 30, Oskaloosa Curves would like to challenge our community to help us out in participating in our 13th annual Curves’ food drive by bringing in any non-perishable food items or monetary donations ($1 is equal to three pounds of food) to Curves during the month of April. We will weigh the […]
William Penn University hosts girls Midwest Collegiate Conference Softball Weekend at the Lacey Recreation Complex: This past weekend William Penn University hosted a weekend girls softball conference with nine teams coming in from as far away as La Crosse, Wisconsin to the Lacey Recreation Complex. This is the second year for the conference games to […]
A group of citizens, concerned with a recent vote by the Mahaska County Supervisors, decided to petition for a public vote on the matter. The vote by the Mahaska County Supervisors had cleared the way for the county to provide funding for Mahaska Health Partnership, in the way of issuing general obligation bonds. This would […]
Beacon City Council Agenda Tuesday, April 5, 2011 I. Call Meeting to Order II. General Business A. Review Minutes of the March 8, 2011 Meeting B. Treasurer’s Report C. Claims Report D. Sewer Report E. Water Reports F. Hall Rentals G. Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter Report H. Sheriff Report III. Old Business A. Alley Ordinance […]
OSKALOOSA – One in three adults has pre-diabetes and most do not know it. If you are at risk, plan to attend one of three FREE Pre-Diabetes Classes on Thursday, April 7, sponsored by Mahaska Health Partnership. According to MHP fulltime Diabetes Educator Sharon Ferguson, RN, approximately 5.7 million people in the United Sates have […]
Sigourney, IOWA — After a short exchange of fire at 18327 249th St., Sigourney, Iowa, 38 year old Sheriff’s Deputy Eric Stein was shot and killed. Shortly before noon on Monday, April 4, 2011, three deputies with the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office went to the 249th Street address, to talk to 53 year old Jeff […]
