The Lacey Recreation Promotions and Fund Raising committee hosted a bowling tournament last Friday night at Mahaska Bowl in Oskaloosa which raised near $3,000 for the Kentfield Babe Ruth fields. The new ballfield will be established in honor of Oskaloosa resident Charlie Kentfield who dedicated over 65 years to Babe Ruth in the community. Sixteen […]
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NEWTON, Ia. (Feb. 28, 2011) — What do books, cameras and jump ropes have in common? Students of all ages across Iowa need more of them – and Iowa Speedway has stepped in to help through DonorsChoose.org, which is U.S. Cellular’s philanthropic partner. Iowa Speedway used money raised from last year’s Rusty’s Roast of Richard […]
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Increase in U.S. Driving Underscores Need for Continued Investment in Roads, Bridges and Tunnels WASHINGTON – Americans drove three trillion miles in 2010, the most vehicle miles traveled since 2007 and the third-highest ever recorded, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today. The increase in traffic volume comes as the U.S. in 2009 posted its […]
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DEA Will Study Whether To Permanently Control Five Substances WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today exercised its emergency scheduling authority to control five chemicals (JWH-018, JWH-073, JWH-200, CP-47,497, and cannabicyclohexanol) used to make so-called “fake pot” products. Except as authorized by law, this action makes possessing and selling these chemicals […]
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WASHINGTON—David L. Place, owner of Manor House Antiques Cooperative in Nantucket, Mass., was sentenced to 33 months in prison for illegally importing and trafficking in Narwhal tusks and Sperm Whale teeth, the Department of Justice and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) announced today. On Nov. 19, 2010, a federal jury in Boston convicted […]
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Class action is part of FDA’s Unapproved Drugs Initiative The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today took action against companies that manufacture, distribute, or market certain unapproved prescription oral cough, cold, and allergy products. The affected products cannot be legally marketed in the United States. Unapproved prescription cough, cold, and allergy drug products have not […]
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DAVENPORT, IA—On February 28, 2011, Justin David Carter, 27, of Jacksonville, Florida, plead guilty in federal court in Davenport to transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. According to the written plea agreement, Carter traveled from Jacksonville, Florida, to Muscatine, Iowa, to meet […]
Vicki Wright got yesterdays Where in Mahaska County, with Mark Tennison right there as well. Good luck with today’s picture, will we have an “Anonymous” winner? All puns aside, have fun and good luck. If you have suggestions or pictures you would like to share please email them to info@oskynews.org. After I post the picture, […]
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Washington D.C.- Congressman Steve King (R-IA) released the following statement after voting against H.J. Res. 44, legislation providing a two week extension of funding for continued government operations. Unlike the long-term continuing resolution previously passed by the House, the two week extension King voted against today does not contain important legislative safeguards blocking federal spending […]
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AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University has scheduled a series of certification workshops in April for people who want to sell morel mushrooms. “The aim of the workshops is to help assure that misidentified mushrooms are not sold as morels. People can be poisoned by eating mushrooms that are misidentified as morels,” said plant pathology […]
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