Rick Reese Memorial Race Trick-Tools.com Jr. Dragster Winner: Dalton Dorsett, Panora, 7.91 dial-in, 10.839 elapsed time, 51.16 mph, -.017 reaction time Runner-up: Chad Bacon, Fort Dodge, 7.95 dial-in, 8.312 elapsed time, 64.37 mph, -.036 reaction time. Semi-finalist: Logan Carter, Carlisle, 13.07 dial-in, 13.092 elapsed time, 47.83 mph, .093 reaction time. Jr. Dragster Consi Winner: Kenzie […]
Jun 20 2011 | Posted in
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Larry Lewis, a community member who visits the Lacey recreation complex often to watch his grandson and granddaughter play ball, volunteered to use his experience and talent trimming trees and scrubs Friday 6-16-11. He began the project at the baseball/softball complex and will finish he says with the help of his son-in-law Clint Shaull who […]
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PELLA — Central College is No. 15 in Lindy’s preseason Division III top 25 football rankings while another football preview magazine, Sporting News College Football, calls the Dutch a team to watch. In a predictable prediction, defending champion Wis.-Whitewater and powerhouse Mount Union (Ohio) hold the top two spots in both magazine rankings. Those two […]
Jun 20 2011 | Posted in
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Pella, Iowa – The power plant could provide up to 50,000 people with needed electricity Nelson Energy of Minneapolis, Minnesota is looking to develop a traditional hydroelectric power generating facility at the Red Rock Dam located near Pella, Iowa. They are a group that focuses on the development of hydroelectric projects with one about to […]
Jun 20 2011 | Posted in
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Last week we asked you, Are lawmakers held to a higher standard? 40 (70%) residents responded with 28 residents (59%) saying Yes, 12 residents (30%) saying No, and there was no middle ground taken on this question. The Question of the Week poll is unscientific and does not reflect the view or opinions of Osky […]
Jun 20 2011 | Posted in
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This past Thursday night, the youth and other members of the community gathered, in the parking lot just West of Hardees, for the official ground breaking for Oskaloosa’s new Urban Park. During the opening remarks, JT walker told the crowd, “I was one of the ones to help get the ball rolling in the design […]
Jun 20 2011 | Posted in
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OSKALOOSA – Every mother wants what is best for her child. One of the best choices a mother can make for the nutritional well-being of her baby is to breastfeed. Studies have shown that breastfed babies have stronger immune systems, fewer colds and less ear infections. At the Mahaska Health Partnership Birthing Center, nurses strive […]
Jun 20 2011 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa. Elmer “Junior” Smith, 85, of rural Oskaloosa, died Sunday, June 19, 2011, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born April 16, 1926, in Washington County, Iowa, the son of Elmer A. and Sylvia Hervey Smith. He graduated from the What Cheer High School in What Cheer with the class […]
Jun 20 2011 | Posted in
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January 21, 1924 – June 19, 2011 Fremont, Iowa Visitation: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. June 21, 2011 at Fremont Funeral Chapel Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. June 22, 2011 at Hedrick- Martinsburg United Methodist Church Interment: Evergreen Cemetery, Leighton, Iowa Norman Vander Linden, age 87, of Fremont, died Sunday, June 19th, 2011, at Hospice Serenity House […]
Jun 20 2011 | Posted in
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DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.0 percent in May, but was down slightly from the year ago rate of 6.1 percent. Nationwide, the unemployment rate rose to 9.1 percent in May from 9.0 percent in April, while U.S. employers hired only 54,000 workers, the fewest in eight months. […]
Jun 19 2011 | Posted in
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