Oskaloosa, Iowa – Politics runs in the family, along with a desire to serve his community. Joe Judge is looking to become the next representative for Iowa House District 80. Judge is no stranger to public service, his mother was Lt. Governor under Governor Chet Culver. “Public service has been something in my family even […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Downsized Workers Can Cash in on Free Preparation the Week of (Dates) Oskaloosa, Ia. Liberty Tax Service is offering a perk to all employees who have lost their jobs in 2011. The company will waive tax preparation fees during its Displaced Workers Appreciation Days the week of 2/20-4/1. Laid-off worker who received […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It is day 32 of the Live Healthy Iowa 100 day wellness challenge and Mahaska County is exceeding all expectations. “We have 89 teams on our leaderboard with 664 adult participants. In 32 days we have averaged over 97 hours of activity time per team (8,300 hours total). And, we have lost […]
Des Moines–The Lady Statesmen basketball team did not go down without a serious fight, but in the end #9 Grand View proved why it was deserving of the #1 seed as William Penn fell 63-57 in overtime in the Midwest Collegiate Conference Tournament Semifinals Saturday. #4 seed William Penn (12-19) failed to avenge a regular […]
MOUNT VERNON-Led by Iowa Conference Track Events Most Valuable Performer Kyle Wood (senior, Newton), the Central College men’s track and field team took second place at the league championship meet Saturday while the women’s squad finished third. The Dutch men accumulated 182 points, but were unable to win their third consecutive indoor league championship. Wartburg […]
MOUNT VERNON—The Central College men’s and women’s track teams came away with three wins in their first day of competition at the Iowa Conference championships Friday. Through six and seven events respectively, the men’s squad is positioned in second place with 56 points while the women’s team is in third with 37. Wartburg is currently […]
CEDAR RAPIDS—For the second straight year, Central College will be wrestling in March. Junior Joseph Atwell (Jamaica, Panorama HS) muscled his way through the bottom half of the 157-pound bracket at the Iowa Conference Tournament Friday, knocking off a nationally ranked opponent and avenging a first-round loss to grab a spot in the NCAA Division […]
by Mark Doland – Park Church of Christ There are many studies and much research that shows that little difference between self professing Christians and those in the world. This is a sad testament to the church of Christ. We are truly called to be separate than the world in that our conversion should be […]
(Harley) James Hartman, Sr., 53, of Barnes City died Saturday, February 25, 2012, at his home in Barnes City. He was born Thursday, December 4, 1958, the son of Walter “Red” and Rose Bloomquist Hartman in Burlington, Iowa. On February 12, 1982 he was united in marriage to Mary Reeder in Burlington. He had several […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The 3rd floor of the Oskaloosa Public Library played host to US Senator Chuck Grassley. He listened for an hour to questions and comments from community members on a wide range of topics from health care, to trucking, and the light bulb. The informal meetings that Grassley holds every year in every […]
