Lawmakers seek meeting after USPS fails to respond to requests for information about decision to close Sioux City Facility Washington D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), announces that he, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Congressmen Steve King (R-IA), have requested a meeting with Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to discuss the Postal Service’s plan to move […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Little League has come to the end of its season at the Lacey Recreation Complex this summer. Sunday night the Mahaska County Little League All Stars championship game was played between the Mahaska American and Newton to finish out the District 4 Little League 11-12 year old boys championship. Mahaska American, an […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Saturday morning, July 16th, brothers Luke and Eric Mulder were two youth who took advantage of the free soccer clinic hosted by the Oskaloosa YMCA & held at the Lacey Recreation Complex. The clinic was taught by Challenger Sports which is one of the largest and most popular camp programs in the […]
Des Moines, IA- Rep. Leonard Boswell will have a member of his staff in Sigourney and Grinnell on Wednesday, July 27th, for open office hours. Greg Johnson, Boswell’s District Representative in the area, will be at: Drake Community Library from 1:30pm – 2:30pm Johnson will be on hand to work with individuals who are having […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With temperatures of 100 degrees not an uncommon sight on local bank clocks, the Southern Iowa Fair in Oskaloosa officially opens at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. If your planning on coming to the fair, keep in mind that we are still under an Excessive Heat Warning that can cause problems for those […]
Ames, Iowa – Terryk Bellinger of Oskaloosa placed first in the Division 120 – boys ages 8 eight under – bowling competition at the 25th Annual Summer Iowa Games held in Ames on Saturday, July 16, 2011. Bellinger bowled a 792 series, with games of 102-80-103. A second grader at North Mahaska Elementary, Bellinger says, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Republican Presidential Candidate Tim Pawlenty will be visiting Oskaloosa on Wednesday morning, July 20th. The former Minnesota Governor will be at Smokey Row Coffee House on the square in downtown Oskaloosa at 8:00 a.m. The former governor will be speaking “about his pro-growth economic agenda to stop out of control spending and […]
Ottumwa, Iowa – The NTSB has listed a preliminary report about the June 30th airplane crash that occurred at the Ottumwa Regional Airport. The NTSB Report states “On June 30, 2011, about 17:33 central daylight time, an amateur-built Ray Aerial Spraying model 773 Racer, N773RY, impacted terrain and a tree while returning and attempting to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Last week, we asked you if unemployment would affect the way you voted in the 2012 Presidential Election. 118 residents responded with 78 residents (68%) saying Yes, 36 residents (31%) saying No, and 4 residents (3%) saying Unsure. The Question of the Week poll is unscientific and does not reflect the views of […]
PELLA, Iowa — President Mark Putnam has announced two leadership changes at Central College. Susan Canfield has accepted the position of director of conferences and events, and Mona Roozeboom will become associate athletics director for business affairs. Canfield has worked in the development office for 13 years as director of events/grant writing/communications coordinator. In her […]
