Greetings from Under the Golden Dome Another week of session and snow. I serve on the Senate Transportation , Capitals Infrastructure, and Budget Subcommittee. The committee appropriates funds to Iowa Guard facilities, DOT garages, scales and map printing. We also help support special projects like renovations at Camp Sunnyside for handicapped children and help with […]
Oskaloosa–A team beginning to find its groove on the competition surface, the William Penn women’s indoor track and field squad is already a champion in so many other ways and it now has an award to prove it. The program was recently recognized as the NAIA Buffalo Funds Five Star Champions of Character Team of […]
Oskaloosa–Joao Vicente (Fr., East Providence, R.I., Secondary Education) and Kyle Soderblom (So., Newton, Iowa, Biology) will have quite different paths to national titles this weekend as they face the best at the NAIA Wrestling Championships. For the second year in a row, the 56th Annual Championships will be held in the Jacobson Exhibition Center on […]
Parent/Teacher conferences will be held for the Oskaloosa Community School District on March 7th and 8th. The dates and times for conferences are scheduled as follows: March 7th: 1:00 – 8:00 Preschool, Elementary, Middle School, and High School Note to middle school parents: Conferences will be held in classrooms from 1:00 – 4:00 and in […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today issued the following statement upon learning Iowa had moved into the top 10 in the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index®. Iowa increased 0.7 points to 68.1 in overall well-being in 2012, moving from No. 16 to No. 9 in the state rankings. “I am excited about the progress we […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Michael Brus ’14 will be making his third trip to the NCAA Division III National Swimming and Diving Championships, while Grinnell College teammate Hayley Levin ’16 is heading there for the first time. Unofficial qualifiers for the event, which is slated for March 20-23 at Conroe Natatorium in Shenandoah, Texas, were announced […]
PELLA— Central College forward Nicole Strasko (senior, Roland, Roland-Story HS) and guard Kenzie Vander Molen (Pella) have received honorable mention on the women’s basketball all-Iowa Conference team. A two-time team captain, Strasko was the team’s leading rebounder averaging 7.4, ranking sixth in the league, and the squad’s second-leading scorer averaging 9.6, 16th in the league. […]
PELLA—Central College’s Jacob Winkler (senior, Lancaster, Mo., Schuyler R-1 HS) has garnered all-Iowa Conference basketball recognition for the second time. Winkler, a 6-5 center, was a first-team pick after being named to the second team a year ago. Point guard Branden Stubbs (junior, Pleasant Hill, Des Moines Christian HS) was a second-team choice while forward […]
Come learn about popcorn growing on Tuesday March 5 at 7 pm at the Mahaska County Extension Office; 212 North I Street, Oskaloosa. Ginger Grubb from Grubb popcorn will be the presenter. Anyone who is interested is welcome to attend. Grubb’s Premium Popping Corn has been grown south of Barnes City since 1989. It is […]
The Mahaska County Conservation Board is hosting a Turkey Hunting & Safety Seminar on Saturday, March 23rd from 10:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. in the conservation center located at the Russell Wildlife Area. This seminar is offered to help turkey hunters of all skill levels learn about turkey biology, turkey hunting laws and ethics, preparing […]
