(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad is ordering all flags in the state to be flown at half-staff on Friday, April 27, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in honor of Sgt. 1st Class Edris “Eddie” A. Viers. Sgt. Viers was last seen Aug. 12, 1950, during the “Battle of Bloody Gulch” near Pongam-ni, South Korea, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The stage is set, and the last minute touches are going into place for the 7:30 performance of The Lowe Family. The group was formally based out of Branson, Missouri, but they found their way to Oskaloosa early Thursday morning. Oskaloosa Vocal and Choir Director Chris Weinreich along with Doug Lowe helped […]
AMES, Iowa – April 24, 2012 – Iowa 92 is closed just west of Sigourney in Keokuk County to traffic in both directions due to bridge deck damage, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 5 Office in Fairfield. Traffic will follow a signed detour using Iowa 149, Iowa 78 and Iowa 21. (See […]
DES MOINES—Central College’s Ethan Miller (senior, Seymour) leads a trio of Dutch track and field athletes after five events the in first day of the Drake Relays decathlon. Miller is sitting in sixth place and is first among NCAA Division III competitors with 3,696 points. He recorded marks of 11.16 seconds in the 100 meters, […]
PELLA — Central College remains No. 6 in the NFCA Division III softball coaches’ poll. The Dutch, 30-6, split an Iowa Conference doubleheader with Simpson College Saturday before sweeping Buena Vista University Tuesday at Storm Lake. Central closes the league and regular-season home slate Saturday, taking on Loras College in a 2 p.m. twinbill. Emory […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – After earning Midwest Conference Women’s Track Performer of the Week accolades during the indoor season, Grinnell College’s Sarah Burnell ’14 has repeated that honor in the outdoor campaign. Burnell, from Grinnell, Iowa (Grinnell), won the 1500-meter run at Saturday’s Dick Young Classic with a time of 4:44.82, which is tops in the […]
Oskaloosa – Mahaska Health Partnership nurses Dawn Voss, RN of Rose Hill; Linda Lindgen, RN of Oskaloosa; and Nurse Practitioner Melissa Lamb, ARNP of Oskaloosa, have been named to the eight annual listing of “100 Great Iowa Nurses.” This award recognizes outstanding nurses whose exceptional contributions to patients, colleagues and the profession are truly remarkable. […]
Des Moines, Iowa – On Tuesday, the Iowa Legislature was still slogging it’s way through legislation, and with no paycheck anymore, lawmakers are looking to find quick results to Iowa’s pressing issues. Oskaloosa’s Guy Vander Linden said that Mental Health Reorganization was the plan, and he had hoped that it would be passed before noon […]
A Picnic Fundraiser lunch on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 was put on by the team from Sedexo at William Penn, “we just wanted to do something for the community. The community supports us, so we wanted to give something back. We thought this would be a neat little thing to do,” says Jeff Halverson, General […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A small group of volunteers work to make sure local kids enjoy a summer of Vacation Bible School. The Children’s Ministry Network is a group that consists of people involved in the children’s ministry in their respective churches. The group meets once a month, having done so for around 11 years so […]
