Signourney, Iowa- With its unassuming exterior and straight forward sign, the Dumont Museum may not look like much of an attraction, but once you step through those doors, what you find inside is anything but ordinary. Over the weekend, hundreds of people made the trek three miles south of Sigourney on Highway 149 to view […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa Firefighters responded to an early morning fire Monday at 1207 S. Second Street. The property is listed as belonging to Jeff Adams. When the call came in at 4:16 am, there were five people in the residence (2 adults and 3 children) at the time, and they were woken up by […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Besides canvassing the vote, the Supervisors also heard from Dave Dixon representing Mahaska Health Partnership over the matter of a corrective quit claim deed on a portion of the property that was still listed as Mahaska County as the owner of the land. The last time the deed had been updated was […]
Oskaloosa, December 9, 2011 – The Mahaska County YMCA Dolphins Swim Team has begun the competitive swim season with a splash, having over 75 members this year, and competing in four swim meets before the calendars hit 2012. Already attending a meet at the Ankeny YMCA on November 19 against the Ankeny, Waukee, Ottumwa, and […]
Leighton. Verma P. Cox, 79, of rural Leighton, died Sunday afternoon, December 11, 2011, at Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born August 23, 1932 at Strawberry Point, Iowa, the daughter of Wilson and Mary Theve Sickels. She lived many years in Manchester, Iowa before moving to California. On June 6, 1969, […]
Des Moines, Iowa- After the debate Saturday, many different campaign representatives, elected officials, and other commentators gathered in the Debate Spin Room away from the debate hall to give statements after the debate. Branstad was the one of the first persons to arrive. “I think they all made good points but I think it’s really […]
Des Moines, Iowa – The stage was set Saturday for a slug fest between the two Republican frontrunners in the small stage set at Drake University in Des Moines. Newt Gingrich, who has been on a rocket sled ride to the top of the polls based mostly upon his skill in debate form, once again […]
Storm Lake—Kyle Soderlbom (Fr., Newton, Lynnville-Sully HS) continues to impress in his inaugural collegiate campaign as he led the Statesmen wrestling team at the Buena Vista Open Saturday. The freshman went 4-0 on the day, including two falls, to claim the 184-pound championship. He entered the event as the #3 seed and knocked off the […]
Ames–The William Penn track and field teams are competing with nearly completely new lineups, but success was still abundant as they opened their indoor seasons at the Iowa State Holiday Preview Friday. Gabriel Green (Jr., Anniston, Ala., Anniston HS) had a great start to his junior campaign, posting two national-qualifying times in the sprints. He […]
Oskaloosa–Alan Douglas (Sr., Champaign, Ill., Lakeland CC) had 29 points for the second game in a row, but a baseline jumper by Austin Emerson (Jr., Des Moines, Southwestern CC) would not drop as time expired and the Statesmen basketball team again lost a tight one, this time 86-85 to St. Ambrose in Midwest Collegiate Conference […]
