PELLA—For the fourth straight year, Central College’s Jill Ziskovsky Halcomb (Dallas Center, Dallas Center-Grimes) and Emily Teas (Indianola) have been named to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division III women’s All-Academic track and field team. Junior Rachel Purdy (Ankeny) also received recognition. To qualify for the honor student-athletes much […]
The fourth, and final session of the Summer Webinar Series: Garden Natives and Invasives 2011, hosted by the Iowa Master Gardener program, is scheduled for Aug. 23 to integrate information from previous sessions into practical application. The session, titled “Native Friends and Invading Forces,” will be presented by Rich Pope, Harrison County Extension coordinator. Iowans […]
Children’s author Lisa Broadie Cook made a stop by The Book Vault today to read her new book, Peanut Butter and Homework Sandwiches to a gathered group of children. According to the description of the book, it’s about a boy named Martin MacGregor who is having a rotten week. You follow his troubles from when […]
Beacon, Iowa -The Agenda for the Beacon City Council is as follows: I. Call to Order II. General Business A. Review Minutes from July 7, 2011 Meeting B. Treasurer’s Report C. Claims Report D. Sewer Report – Kevin Bork E. Water Reports – 1. Shirley Mitrisin 2. Elwood Hanna 3. Justin Scholtus F. Hall Rentals […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The idea that has continued to grow. Osky News continues to grow and evolve. Our first days readership included 17 people, (I really want to thank my friends and family for reading that day). It’s now grown to the point where on average, 5,000 unique readers visit Osky News daily. We are […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Young Alivia Phillips has been measuring her hair for over a year and preparing for the day when she could donate her own hair to Locks of Love for a little girl that has cancer. I asked Alivia why she wanted her hair cut, and she informed me “Because I wanted to […]
The Oskaloosa City Band will perform on Thursday night at 8 p.m. as the finale to Sweet Corn Serenade. The band has prepared a special concert this week and will be playing “Za-Ga-Zig’s”, more commonly known as “The Iowa Corn Song”. Follow the band while “Marching Down Broadway” with John Moss’ medley arrangement of “Hey, […]
Eddyville, Iowa – Taking the time to re-evaluate and show what they have accomplished in 25 years, and once again letting everyone know what they have to offer and what they can become even yet is part of a reason why the Indian Hills Regional Development hosted Governor Branstad at the Cargill Complex in Eddyville […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – As summer nears an end and people look for relief from the heat that has settled over the area, the Sprint Car Hall of Fame gives you one more excuse to head for the air conditioned space of Penn Central Mall. Tom Schmeh, the curator at the National Sprint Car Hall of […]
Fremont, Iowa- Voters in Fremont headed off to the polls today to vote on a franchise agreement between Mahaksa Rural Water and the City of Fremont. In short, the issue on the ballot was whether or not Mahaska Rural Water should supply the City of Fremont with water for the next 25 years. The polls […]
