Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Value Voters bus made a stop in the Oskaloosa Downtown Square over the noon hour on Tuesday. Connie Mackey, with the Family Research Council in Washington D.C., said they are helping to sponsor the bus and its’ stops under the name “The Faith Family Freedom Fund Tour.” Mackey went on to […]
New Sharon, Iowa, August 27th – Pig Roast and Benefit Auction for the Gillam family after severe motorcycle accident. On July 8, 2011, Doug and Renae Gillam were seriously injured in a motorcycle accident and were transported by Life Flight to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Since the accident Renae has required five surgeries […]
Local bowlers Randie Dixon and Josh Mc Danel recently returned from the AAU National Junior Olympics in New Orleans, LA. They represented the community well and both came home toting hardware from down south. Dixon’s team finished 2nd in the nation and she received a silver medal in the team competition. Mc Danel received a […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Juan Carlos Perez ’11 and Dmitriy Glumov ’11 have been named Academic All-America by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. To earn the honor, a player must have a grade point average of at least 3.50 for the current academic year, be a varsity letter winner and be enrolled at his present […]
(DES MOINES) – Rep. Guy Vander Linden (R-Oskaloosa) released information from the Iowa Workforce Development and the Iowa National Guard regarding bringing workforce services directly to Iowa’s veterans. These two departments will be bringing workforce services through access points to 42 armories throughout the state. Veterans will be offered a variety of services and resources […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today announced the launch of a mobile site developed in partnership with the Iowa State Fair and Iowa Interactive. The site, which was developed by Iowa Interactive’ s self-funded model, will enhance Iowa State Fair attendees’ experience by providing information on the Iowa State […]
The Oskaloosa City Band will perform its final concert of the summer on Thursday night at 8 p.m. in the bandstand on the city square. It has been a great season and the band has enjoyed playing each week. This week’s marches include “National Emblem” by E.E. Bagley and “Americans We” by Henry Fillmore. Other […]
October 15, 1929 – August 09, 2011 Sigourney, Iowa Visitation: Open after 1:00 PM with family present from 5:00 until 7:00 PM August 12, 2011 at Fremont Funeral Chapel Funeral Service: 10:00 AM August 13, 2011 at Ollie Baptist Church Interment: Ollie Cemetery Betty Lou Wonderlich, 81, of Sigourney and formerly of Ollie died at […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The annual invasion of the winged warriors kicked off its’ first of two nights of high energy racing at the Southern Iowa Speedway. All the biggest and brightest stars of the series found their way to the fast half-mile dirt track just a half hour East of the Knoxville Speedway for a […]
The William Penn softball program will once again host its Glow Ball Fundraising Tournament later this month. On Saturday, August 20, Edmundson Golf Course will be the site of the two-man best ball event. Check-in begins at 5 p.m. with shotgun golf starting at 5:30 p.m. The tournament costs $50 per person and is limited […]
