Oskaloosa, Iowa – Governor Branstad was in Oskaloosa on Tuesday afternoon where he was discussing, “The State’s burdensome property taxes, and his solution to stave off the $2.3 billion property tax increase that looms for Iowa in the next 8 years.” After his town hall-style meeting, we had a moment to talk with the Governor […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Homework many times is a boring experience, seeming to take up time one would rather spend doing something else. One local middle school student got a rare opportunity to sit down and talk to Lt Gov Kim Reynolds about China for a social studies project. Thanks to the Lt. Governor for taking […]
Marsha R. Rust, 69, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. She was born July 10, 1942 at Oskaloosa, the daughter of Marion and Georgia Gibson Schwab. She was married to Richard Silvers, Sr. in 1958, and later divorced. She was a homemaker and worked as […]
Bernice Hasselman, 99, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born November 23, 1912, at Evans, Iowa, the daughter of Alfred Ira and Sarah Elizabeth Woodcock Kaskadden. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1929. She earned her teaching certificate from William […]
PELLA—After edging Luther College in double overtime just 10 days ago, the Central College men’s basketball team saw its season cut short in the opening round of the Iowa Conference tournament Tuesday night, suffering a 63-60 defeat. Unlike the last meeting, Central was unable to come up with the clutch plays. The Dutch held a […]
PELLA—The Central College wrestling team is hungry for more. After compiling its most successful dual season in 17 years, Central (13-11) is looking to make some noise in the Iowa Conference tournament Friday. Coe College hosts the tourney in Cedar Rapids. Varsity action will begin at 10:30 a.m. and the championship finals are slated to […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Sarah Burnell ’14 has been named the Midwest Conference Women’s Track Performer of the Week. Burnell, from Grinnell, Iowa (Grinnell), played a part in two school-record performances at the Wartburg Indoor Invite on Saturday. In the 800-meter run, she toured the track in 2:16.52 to eclipse her school mark of […]
PELLA—Prior to 2010, Central College had never won an Iowa Conference indoor track and field title. On Friday and Saturday, the men’s squad will attempt to complete the first three-peat in program history in Mount Vernon. The indoor championships have been contested since 2003 and eluded the Dutch for seven seasons despite winning a pair […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Sanitarian report was the first major item of business on the Supervisors agenda for the day, with Sanitarian Eric Dursky presenting an update on the residents decision that live along Carbonado Road. They have informed Dursky as to their decisions on continuing to use septic systems or having the city put […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met with one of its largest agendas to date, that brought about a fair amount of discussion between the council members. The first item up for a motion of approval was the parking lot rental for Hy-Vee’s yearly green house. The future of the agreement between Oskaloosa and […]
