Oskaloosa, Iowa – Enjoying a movie at the Library seems a bit different, but the Oskaloosa Public Library has been doing just that every Monday evening at 7pm. The movie selections range from the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz to one of the more contemporary Harry Potter movies. During the summer months as many […]
Business in the front, Party in the back! That was the them of TD&T Financial’s bicycle decorated for RAGBRAI. The RAGBRAI hospitality committee held a bike decorating contest with 39 businesses taking bikes to decorate that will be displayed along the bike route entrance for the riders on Thursday. “I was very impressed with the […]
Oskaloosa–This year’s #9 story recalls the newest facility upgrade at William Penn with the track being installed at Lacey Complex Stadium. With plenty of help from fundraising efforts, most notably the First Annual Booster Club Duck Plucker’s Ball, WPU and the Oskaloosa School District enjoyed their first year of track and field at the stadium. […]
The Oskaloosa City Band will perform on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. on the Bandstand in historic downtown Oskaloosa. The band will kick off the evening’s live musical entertainment for our RAGBRAI guests. This concert will showcase music by C.L. Barnhouse Co., a local music publishing company with worldwide notoriety. C.L. Barnhouse composer/arranger, Andrew Glover, […]
by Joe Milledge/KIIC Radio New Food item Debuts at Osky RAGBRAI What started out merely an idea 11 years ago for Oskaloosa Surgeon Tim Breon, has turned into a creative way to get his entire family involved to save money for college when RAGBRAI lands in Oskaloosa this week. The State Fair should take note, […]
Michael Melcher July 25, 1941 – July 22, 2013 Ankeny, Iowa | Age 71 Loving Husband, Father, and Grandfather David Michael Melcher, 71, of Ankeny, passed away peacefully after a brief battle with cancer on Monday, July 22, 2013, at his home in Ankeny, surrounded by his family. Mike was born July 25, 1941, in […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Community support in the form of donated items for the 2nd Annual Duck Plucker’s Ball has been overwhelming. This year’s event on Saturday, July 27 will feature Live Auction items including: a 4–5 person hunting blind custom built by Pete and Ron VanPolen; two sets of tickets to the 53rd Knoxville Nationals; […]
(DES MOINES) – Governor Terry Branstad, Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds and Iowa Department of Transportation Director Paul Trombino III, today unveiled the new online driver’s license renewal system. Nearly 284,000 Iowa drivers will be eligible to renew their driver’s licenses or identification cards 24-hours a day, seven days a week from any computer or mobile […]
Oskaloosa–With the 2012-2013 school year well in our rearview and the dog days of summer upon us, the William Penn Sports Information office felt it only appropriate to give one more nod to the greatest moments from another successful Statesmen Athletics season. Over the next several days, the top ten stories from last year will […]
Floppy may be out of sight, but for thousands of fans across the country, he is certainly not out of mind. And they are not afraid to wear their loyalty to the iconic puppet on their sleeves–literally. For 30 years, Duane Ellett and his puppet Floppy entertained children of all ages on WHO-TV 13. For […]
