by Charlie Comfort Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Monday evening, the Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session with Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt presiding. The council faced a rather light agenda, with most items having little discussion. The first item was the approval of the appointment of RD Keep to the Planning and Zoning Commission by unanimous […]
				
		
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – The 97 miles between Waterloo and Ottumwa took another step forward with the approval of an addendum to the nearly $300,000 agreement between Mahaska County, who acts as the lead agency in the project, and Snyder and Associates. The scope of the project is from the Mahaska/Wapello County line to U.S. 6 […]
				
		
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The Schedule for Oskaloosa Middle School Spring Conferences will be: Thursday 1:00 – 4:00 Conferences in classrooms 4:00 – 4:30 Teachers Break for dinner and transition to Gym/Commons 4:30 – 8:00 Conferences resume in Gym/Commons Friday 8:00 – 11:00 Conferences in classrooms Dear Parents and Families, We will be hosting parent/teacher conferences this Thursday from […]
				
		
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Indianapolis, Ind.–The William Penn women’s bowling team played for one national title in preparation for the big national event as it competed at the NAIA Invitational over the weekend. William Penn tallied 4,409 pins in 24 Baker games to place fourth after qualifying. Webber International (Fla.) claimed the top seed for the bracket tournament with […]
				
		
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Indianapolis, Ind.–The William Penn men’s bowling team produced one more great showing before closing the book on its season as it competed at the NAIA Invitational over the weekend. William Penn tallied 4,807 pins in 24 Baker games to place fourth after qualifying. Robert Morris (Ill.) claimed the top seed for the bracket tournament with […]
				
		
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ST. LOUIS, MO.—Central College extended its lead to nine strokes and captured the men’s golf crown at the Webster University (Mo.) Gorlok Invitational Monday. After firing an 8-under-par 288 Sunday, the Dutch turned in a 302 on the par-72 Sunset Country Club to finish at 590. Millikin University (Ill.) rallied for second in the 14-team […]
				
		
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Dr. Steve Shoup has volunteered for the second year in a row to help clean the trial. As a regular user of the trail, the adopt-a-mile program is his way of giving back. He says that he appreciates the trial in our community and uses it when training for Ragbrai rather than having to get […]
				
		
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St. Louis, Mo.–The William Penn baseball team traveled south to the city known as the ‘Gateway to the West’, but by the conclusion of the weekend, it left a little confused on which direction its season was headed. The Statesmen (12-15), winners of nine of 11 entering the weekend, lost both matchups Saturday to Harris-Stowe […]
				
		
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This weekend was great for baseball and softball at the Lacey Recreation Complex. A little dreary on Saturday, but beautiful sunny weather on Sunday, nine teams competed as William Penn hosted The MCC Challenge, 2-day softball spring conference games, at the five-plex. Just across from the 5-plex, Osky Babe Ruth hosted the first home games […]
				
		
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NEWTON, IA – April 2, 2012 – The first race of the 2012 season is just a couple weeks away. Saturday, April 21, runners and sprinters will be converging on Iowa Speedway to take part in the ‘Where the Rubber Meets the Road’ 8K race and the ‘High Heels on High Banks’ 150 Yard Dash. […]