(Note: By popular demand, DeeZee is back by featuring his columns from the past 40-50 years of “his scribbles” as he calls them and his promised rare thoughts he might just have to rarely scribble down once again if the spirit ever moves him to! At least once a week or oftener we receive a...
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Rex Cheney, 58
Rex Cheney, 58 of Deep River, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Mar. 30, 2022, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Apr. 4, at Community Hope Church in Montezuma. Burial was in the Golden Rod Cemetery in Deep River with a luncheon following at Deep...
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Melanie Blunk, 67
Melanie Blunk, 67, of Fremont, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Mar. 29, 2022, at Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 2, at Union Mills Christian Church with Pastor Josh Martin officiating. Burial was in the Union Mills Cemetery with a luncheon following in the fellowship hall...
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Rod Jolly, 71
Rodney Jolly, 71, of Pleasantville, passed on Apr. 3, 2022, at Pleasantville Care Center. A visitation will be held Saturday, Apr. 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mason Funeral Home. Private family burial will be held at Pleasantville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Pleasantville FFA. Online...
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Jameson Russel
Dusty and Lisa Briggs of Grinnell are the parents of a son, Jameson Russel, born Tuesday, Mar. 29, 2022. He weighed 8 pounds 5 ounces and measured 20.75 inches long. He has seven siblings: Emma (14), Liam (10), Ty (7), and Maya Johnson (5); Landon (13), Lilly (11), and Liam Briggs (5).
Grandparents are Stan and...
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Blake Gene
Nick and Kate Beyer are the parents to a son, Blake Gene, born Saturday, Apr. 2, 2022. He weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces.
Grandparents are Marlin and Laureen Van Wyk and Barry and Linda Beyer.
Great-grandparent is Marcella Rook....
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Jumping on the air fryer craze
By Megan Pothoven
So many new kitchen gadgets are coming out, and it can be difficult to know if they are worth the storage of them. Sometimes just plain pots and pans and the stove are still the way to go! I did recently get an air fryer and have been experimenting with some recipes. I...
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