Beacon City Council Special Meeting Agenda Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. I. Call Meeting to Order II. General Business A. Final Budget Approval III. Next Scheduled Council Meeting: March 6, 2012 IV. Adjournment
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – February 14, 2012 – Practice sessions will take on an entirely new dimension at IZOD IndyCar Series oval event June 22 at Iowa Speedway. That’s when heat races will replace single-car qualifications to set the starting grid for the Iowa Corn Indy 250. INDYCAR, the sanctioning body of the IZOD IndyCar Series, […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College cross country runner Ben Tyler ’14 has been named to the 2011 NCAA Division III Men’s All-Academic Team released by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Tyler is a two-time All-Midwest Conference performer and took runner-up honors in the league meet last fall. He later […]
by R.D. Keep Oskaloosa, Iowa – Fee structure for the school district was a key of discussion at Tuesday’s Oskaloosa school board meeting. Student body president Bob Leonard spoke on behalf of the student body for fees for the next school year during the public comment portion of the meeting. He brought to the attention […]
Irvin “Dutch” Den Adel, 85, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. He was born February 21, 1926, near Pella, Iowa, the son of Walter Edwin and Grace Zylstra Den Adel. Early on he went to work at a service station and sold newspapers. In April of 1944, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Town hall meetings are a good way for residents to hear and interact with their elected officials, and two major stops are in the near future for Oskaloosa. Governor Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds will be hosting a town hall meeting Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 3:30 pm inside Smokey Row. […]
Pella, Iowa – Blake Mattingly Van Vark, 16, of Pella, was killed last night when the 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee he was driving was involved in a two vehicle accident. The accident happened about 1/2 mile west of Adams Ave on Vermeer Road at 6:46 pm (In front of plants 5 and 6). According to […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Linda Lanphier had her blood drawn at Mahaska Health Partnership’s annual Community Cholesterol Screenings on Tues, Feb. 14. Lanphier said this was her first time at the event, “My insurance doesn’t cover having my cholesterol checked because I don’t have any pre-existing conditions.” Lanphier was grateful for the reduced rate screening and […]
New York City, N.Y.–The professional career of former William Penn track and field athlete Katie Burnett continues to be impressive as she competed at the prestigious Millrose Games over the weekend. Burnett, who was a six-time NAIA All-American race walker, claimed runner-up honors in the USATF National Championship Mile Walk event in a time of […]
PELLA — Theatre Central will host seven performances of the musical “Guys and Dolls” Feb 23-March 3 in the Central College Kruidenier Center. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23-25 and March 1-3 with a 2 p.m. matinee on Feb. 26. Based on two short stories by Damon Runyon, “Guys and Dolls” was written by Jo […]
