First Annual Rally to Debut July 26-29, 2012 NEWTON, Iowa – January 9, 2012 – The Inaugural Iowa Grand Motorcycle Rally is roaring to life at Iowa Speedway, just 30 minutes east of Des Moines, IA, on Interstate 80. The premiere weekend on July 26-29, 2012, promises to be one of the Midwest’s top-tier rallies. […]
Oskaloosa–Alan Douglas (Sr., Champaign, Ill., Lakeland CC) has been lighting up the scoreboards all year and his contributions have finally been noticed as he was named Midwest Collegiate Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week today. Douglas, a first-time honoree, guided the Statesmen (8-9, 3-2 MCC) to two victories over Viterbo and Iowa Wesleyan last […]
Iowa – Those who won, lost, and slid by with a tie The ads have ceased, the phone calls have ended, and the constant barrage of direct mail has been postmarked to other states. Yet even with the constant effort by candidates to get out the vote, Iowans effectively embraced the responsibility of being first […]
Des Moines, Iowa – At a time that Iowans are use to seeing more snow on the ground and the heat coming from the golden dome, the 2012 Iowa Legislature came to life in Des Moines Monday. The Iowa House was set to convene at 10:00 am, and by 10:01 they were in session with […]
On Saturday January 7th, students from Eddyville Blakesburg High School auditioned at Fairfield High School for the South East Iowa Bandmasters Association Honor Band. Jessica Jones, Riley Arnold, Anna Haselhuhn, and Emma Haselhuhn were selected to perform in the High School Honor Band. The SEIBA Honor Band is the showcase for all of the talented […]
Des Moines, IA – Congressman Leonard Boswell (IA-3) today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded the Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau a grant totaling $1,160,898.90. “This critical funding will help support the state’s traffic safety programs which work to prevent and reduce accidents and fatalities on Iowa […]
Streamlined, Modernized Department Central to 21st Century USDA WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2011-The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must be built to meet the evolving needs of a 21st century agricultural economy, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Monday in presenting USDA’s Blueprint for Stronger Service, a plan that helps producers continue to drive America’s economy by […]
OSKALOOSA- Oskaloosa minister, Mark Doland, said that he will be a strong voice with respect to a plethora of issues for his constituents. Doland announced his candidacy for the newly drawn Iowa Senate District #40, which includes Mahaska, Pella in Marion, Appanoose, Monroe and a part of Wapello counties. “Our voice has been missing for […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – An afternoon accident just East of Oskaloosa involving two vehicles resulted in traffic being diverted as emergency crews worked to get the injured to Mahaska Health Partnership Sunday afternoon around 3:15 pm. A 1996 Pontiac Grand Am driven by Lori Hazen, 45, of What Cheer was East bound on Highway 92 just […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Last time we asked you if you planned on caucusing, 56% of people responding said they planned on attending their caucus. This week we turn to a story we reported on earlier this week in which an idea has been raised of combining Mahaska County and the City of Oskaloosa into a […]
