William Penn University President Ann Fields presented raffle winner Rob Harvey with a custom Henry 22 Golden Boy Rifle on April 11. The rifle was one of three raffle items awarded at the first annual Duck Plucker’s Ball last July. After numerous failed attempts to reach the original out-of-state winner, the planning committee decided to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met on Monday evening with a full agenda to work through. During the consent agenda portion of the evening, the council approved a payment of $7,500.00 to the Oskaloosa Area Chamber and Development Group in addition to the Mahaska County E911 Service Board in the amount of $33,868.75. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Supervisors regular session meeting on Monday ran the regular business items, including passage of quarterly reports of the Auditor, Recorder and Veterans Affairs. Also approved was an updated 28E agreement with SIRG (Southeast Iowa Response Group). Ottumwa Fire Chief Tony Miller, who is also head of SIRG, brought the […]
(NEWTON, Iowa – April 15, 2013) Officials of the Washington and Tama County Pork Producers announced that the two county organizations will jointly sponsor the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East versus West challenge race at Iowa Speedway on Friday, August 2. Titled ‘Pork Be Inspired 150’, the 150-lap stock car race on Iowa Speedway’s 7/8-mile […]
Oskaloosa – April, 15, 2013. The Oskaloosa Rotary Club stays busy with ongoing service projects. Just one of those projects is the Rotary Gateway Gazebo on the south side of Highway 92 on the west side of town. This weekend, Rotarians Alan Fender, Jeff Akers, Rob Taylor and Merri Chris Hawker volunteered their time and […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s bowling team and two individuals will seek national crowns this week as William Penn competes at the xbowling Intercollegiate Championships. William Penn travels to Lincoln, Neb. for the 16-team tournament that runs from Thursday through Saturday at Sun Valley Lanes. The event begins with 24 Baker games that set up a double-elimination, […]
Oskaloosa–Maggie Yang (So., Chino, Calif., Biology) made her third appearance atop the leaderboard this year and her efforts earned her Midwest Collegiate Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week honors Monday. Yang, now a three-time honoree this year (five career), paced a field of 34 competitors at the AIB Spring Invitational last weekend. She guided William […]
With warmer weather ahead, kids are heading to the skate park. The Oskaloosa Police Department would like to remind everyone of the city ordinance regulating bicycles, rollerblades, roller skates and skateboards. BICYCLES Every person riding a bicycle upon a city street shall obey all traffic laws. Bicycles shall be ridden in single file upon all […]
You can make a difference this April 20th as MCG, Midwest Sanitation & Recycling, and Clow invites Mahaska County residents to bring in their old electronics to be recycled in an environmentally safe and secure manner. All items will be professionally processed by Midwest Electronic Recovery of Walford, Iowa. The eCycle event will be held […]
Dear Iowa Taxpayer: April 15. Tax Day. The day on the calendar that is burned into the minds of almost every working man, woman or child in this country. While the due date for our federal individual tax returns is certainly nothing to celebrate, it provides a perfect opportunity to update you on important comprehensive […]
