IOWA CITY—The Central College men’s track and field team dominated the distance events once again at Friday’s Iowa Invitational, while the women’s team used its speed on the short track and in the relays. “I wanted to see competitiveness and I saw that tonight,” coach Joe Dunham said. “It was a great overall effort by […]
Friday, February 28th 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Inside the Conservation Center @ Russell Wildlife Area The Mahaska County Conservation Board has and changed the date of the Maple Syrup Festival to Friday, February 28th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm due to weather forecasts predicting very cold temperatures that weekend. This event will be held inside […]
by Matt Saville For four Osky wrestlers their dreams of winning a state title began at Wells Fargo in Des Moines Thursday afternoon, and it was a good overall performance for the first day. Osky headed into the first day of the State Wrestling Tournament with wanting to show the state that they were there […]
Des Moines – Jordan Pope of Albia High School was among the 20 high school students selected to participate in the Capitol Project program, which took place this week at the Iowa State Capitol. During the program, the group of students met with statewide elected officials, legislators, pages and lobbyists. The students worked with bill […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s bowling team will need to be at its best next month when it goes to the Lonestar State for the XBowling Intercollegiate Team Sectionals. The Statesmen, ranked #26 on the collegebowling.com website, will travel to Fort Worth, Texas for the 14-team tournament that runs from March 15-16 at Cityview Lanes. The […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s bowling team will be one of the top squads next month when it competes at the XBowling Intercollegiate Team Sectionals. The Statesmen, ranked #11 on the collegebowling.com website, will travel to Fort Worth, Texas for the 20-team tournament that runs from March 15-16 at Cityview Lanes. The tournament is a Baker format […]
Maintaining the integrity of Iowa’s voting rights is a responsibility we should all take seriously. Senate Republicans will gladly discuss voting process. Over the years many of us have wanted to have this discussion with the majority party, but those overtures have fallen on deaf ears. Now it appears likely that the voting process will […]
Evelyn Frost October 24, 1926 – February 19, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 87 Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother Evelyn Frost, 87, of Oskaloosa died Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Evelyn was born October 24, 1926, in What Cheer, Iowa, the daughter of John Jasper and […]
“Does the name Garfield Boosters 4-H Club sound familiar to you? Perhaps you were once a leader of this club or spent time as a 4-H member in the Garfield Boosters club. If so, we want to hear from you. Call us at (641)660-0983. The Garfield Boosters 4-H Club is a thriving, growing youth group […]
By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Tuesday night, the Oskaloosa City Council unanimously approved a tentative union contract agreement with the Oskaloosa Association of Professional Firefighters. The agreement includes wage increases of 2.5 percent, 2.75 percent, and 3 percent over three years, and a 30-cent increase to the “acting” pay for fire fighters […]
