Beacon News

Besides canvassing the vote, the Supervisors also heard from Dave Dixon representing Mahaska Health Partnership over the matter of a corrective quit claim deed on a portion of the property that was still listed as Mahaska County as the owner of the land.

Area residents once again headed to the polls Tuesday to decide the remaining city council seats in three local communities.

Call to order: In the absence of Mayor Shawn Maxwell, Mayor ProTem Richard Thomas called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. Council members present were: Tom VanDerVeer, Aron Whitlatch and Wayne Braden.

Editor's note: Michael Gartner was asked to speak about the late John Ruan as part of the opening-week ceremonies at the World Food Prize Building last week.

Linda Kay Shappell, 63, of Oskaloosa passed from this life to be with her Savior on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, while being cared for at the Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa.