Oskaloosa, Iowa – The 20th Annual Dog Hollow Rendezvous continues to help bring the past to life at a small encampment just off Highway 92 at Caldwell Park just east of Oskaloosa. The group works to reenact the time period between 1800 and 1840. This year, 18 participants camped out at the site. “We’re small […]
Sacramento, CA – Small, nonfarm businesses in 58 Iowa counties and neighboring counties in Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin are now eligible to apply for low-interest federal disaster loans from the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA). “These loans offset economic losses because of the drought that began July 24, 2012, in the following primary Iowa […]
Saturday, September 22, 2012 Kate Shelley Train Grab your kids or grandkids and join us on this one-day trip to the actual site of Kate Shelley’s heroic climb across a decrepit railroad trestle on Honey Creek near Moingona. Not only did Kate manage to save the lives of hundreds of train passengers by letting the […]
Iowa Speedway hosting third ‘Rusty’s Roast’ where NASCAR legends unite in support of The NASCAR Foundation and Iowa Speedway Foundation Newton, Iowa – August 3, 2012 – For the third time since 2009, Rusty’s Roast, a charity fundraiser benefiting The NASCAR Foundation and Iowa Speedway Foundation, will take place at Iowa Speedway on Thursday, September […]
Helen Margaret Weber, 93, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Keokuk , died Sunday, August 5, 2012, at the Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born May 27, 1919, in Lee County, Iowa the daughter of Sadie James Cauley. She graduated from the Keokuk High School in Keokuk, Iowa, with the class of 1938. She […]
Aug. 4, 2012 By K.J. Pilcher Special for NASCAR Wire Service NEWTON, Iowa — It isn’t how you start, but how you finish. After earning three straight poles at Iowa Speedway, Elliott Sadler finally has a finish to match. Sadler passed Justin Allgaier with 58 laps remaining and pulled away to win the NASCAR Nationwide […]
by Shawn Maxwell On Tuesday August 7, 2012 from 12pm – 8pm at the Beacon City Hall there will be a special election concerning the management of the sewer and water for the City of Beacon. The City Council and Mayor have spent more than a year evaluating options to provide the necessary sewer and […]
Dennis Patrick Glancy September 07, 1938 – August 04, 2012 Fremont, Iowa Visitation: opens after 1:00 p.m. with family present from 4 – 7 p.m. August 07, 2012 at Fremont Funeral Chapel Funeral Service: 7:00 p.m. August 07, 2012 at Fremont Funeral Chapel Dennis Patrick Glancy, 73, of Fremont died Saturday, August 4, 2012 at […]
by Kaila Wheeldon Oskaloosa, Iowa – Five members of the Oskaloosa FFA chapter had participated in strategic planning for the 2012-2013 school year on August 1st and 2nd. The officers traveled to Waterloo to the Days Inn hotel for the officers retreat. Part of the planning sessions were tweaking the chapters program of activities, setting […]
NASCAR Nationwide Series ‘Dash 4 Cash’, Tight Points Battle, Double-Duty Drivers Provide Backdrop for Iowa Speedway’s Biggest Event Weekend NEWTON, Iowa – August 2, 2012 – The ‘Dash 4 Cash’, an $100,000 incentive program for full-time NASCAR Nationwide Series drivers who qualify and finish first in selected races, will take center stage during the ‘U.S […]
