DES MOINES – Iowa Workforce Development announced a reformed and enhanced delivery system for statewide workforce services to begin July 1st. “Iowa’s changing economy deserves an enhanced system that provides multiple access points for workforce services throughout the state while providing intensive, fully integrated services within the regional offices for those in need of additional […]
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DES MOINES – The new system for Iowa state park campsite, cabin and lodge reservations will debut Thursday at 7 a.m. central time at http://iowastateparks.reserveamerica.com. The system will require users to create a new account, unless the user had an account on the national website, Reserve America. The previous system was shut down on Feb. […]
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Iowa has lost an estimated 94 percent of its 1.4 million native butternut trees since 1990 to a disease causing fungus transported by rain splash, wind and insects. There is no known treatment for the fungus so conservation efforts are focused on finding and protecting butternut trees that have survived among neighboring butternuts that are […]
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Meet Bandit, a 5 year old blind Siamese cat. While she is a special needs girl, she has no problem getting around. She gets along well with other cats and dogs. She is just looking for a warm lap to curl up in. So, if you are looking for a girl that appreciates quiet nights […]
World Renowed opera singer Simon Estes will hold a concert tonight at the George Daily Auditorium. Estes, a graduate of Centerville High School, will be performing songs with the Oskaloosa High School Choir. In addition, Bob Auld, childhood friend of Simon Estes, will join Estes on stage. The concert is part of Estes’s 99 county […]
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OSKALOOSA — Sports enthusiasts of all kinds are invited to the annual Sportsmen Banquet at Fellowship Bible Church. Rich Kacmarynski, head football coach at Pella Christian, and Mike Hartwig, an avid outdoorsman, will be speaking at the event. There will also be a meal, a BB gun shoot for kids, and a hunting simulator from […]
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PELLA — Central College welcomes Roderic Ai Camp to campus Thursday, March 3. Camp will give a talk titled “Violence, Security and Crime: Mexico’s War on Drugs” as part of the Mark and Kay De Cook Lecture Series in Leadership in Cox-Snow Recital Hall at 11 a.m. This speaker is funded by the generous support […]
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Cheer Qualifies for NCA/NDA Nationals Oskaloosa–The Penn competitive cheer squad put on quite a show in its first competition of the year, landing itself a spot at NCA/NDA Collegiate Nationals. The team competed at the 2011 Midwest NAIA Regional Competitive Cheer and Dance Invitational in Des Moines last Saturday and won the Small Co-Ed Cheer […]
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PELLA—Central College jumped 17 spots in the NCAA Division III men’s indoor track and field power rankings after its third week of competition. The Dutch climbed to No. 6 in the polls after a previous No. 23 ranking. Central opened its schedule at 72nd. Central produced NCAA Division III automatic qualifying marks in two events […]
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2010 record: 25-19 (14-10 MCC, 4th) Starters returning/lost: 4/5 (7/2 pitchers) Letterwinners returning/lost: 17/11 Notable returners: Eric Krause Sr. San Diego, Calif. (MCC Pitcher of the Year, 8-1, 2.76 ERA, 75 IP, 87 K, 9 BB) Kyle Humphrey Sr. Boise, Idaho (First-team all-MCC, .427 BA, 14 HR, 56 RBI, 42 R) Jerry Hernandez Sr. […]
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