While the Lacey Recreation Complex fields are hidden under patches of snow this March, the Lacey Pond entertained a few visitors on Friday afternoon. Oskaloosa brothers, Alex and Luke Grubbs, took advantage of the day off from school by ice fishing at the Lacey Pond. Luke stated, “With about 16 inches of ice we are […]
CRI Weekly News for March 7, 2014 Watch CRI’s Weekly Newscast City Council Approves FY15 Budget, Talks Sidewalks Public Works Department Fills Potholes County Engineer Jerry Nusbaum Submits Resignation Blue Zones Project Underway Branstad Visits Mahaska Health Partnership WPU Heads to Branson, MO for Basketball Tournament FACE of Mahaska County Opens Art Center
Edwards Takes Fifth in 600 Geneva, Ohio–Alex Edwards (Jr., Knoxville, Iowa, Secondary Education) became William Penn’s eighth male All-American at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships Saturday. The junior placed fifth in the 600-meter run with a time of 1:20.44. His time, though not as good as Friday’s school record of 1:19.18, was […]
24-man Roster in Place for 2014 Season Start DES MOINES, IA – Iowa Barnstormers Head Coach and Director of Football Operations Mike Hohensee announced the club’s 24 man roster for the 2014 season. Of the 24 players, 12 will be returning from last year’s squad. The Barnstormers kick-off the regular season Saturday, March 15, when […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Both the Grinnell College men’s and women’s swimming and diving squads were named Division III Scholar All-America Teams by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. The honor is given to squads that achieve a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. The Pioneer women’s team had a GPA of 3.41, while […]
by Sen. Ken Rozenboom There have been many discussions regarding Iowa’s workforce this legislative session. However, one of the areas that should be receiving more attention than it has in the past several months is Iowa’s skilled worker shortage. Without question, there is a skilled worker void in our state. One way to narrow that […]
by Rep. Larry Sheets These last two weeks have been filled with scores of code changing debates on the floor of the House. If you recall, I had initiated a Bill to prevent automatic sentence reductions for heinous crimes towards children. This was an effort to thwart any reoccurrences like the Shepherd girl murder. That […]
STEVENS POINT, WIS.—Extending its magical season by at least one more day, the Central College men’s basketball drilled 11 of its first 12 shots, then withstood a St. Olaf (Minn.) second-half assault to knock off the No. 25-rated Oles 85-72 and advance in NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament play. The Dutch (21-7) advance to […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – According to the National Institutes of Health, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) takes the lives of an estimated 120,000 individuals in the US each year. Mahaska Health Partnership wants you to know how to reduce your risk and available treatment options. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states that COPD is a […]
Virginia Turner June 27, 1926 – March 6, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 87 Virginia Turner, 87, of Oskaloosa, died Thursday, March 6, 2014, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born June 27, 1926, in Oskaloosa, the daughter of Barney and Myrtle Maxwell Brom. Virginia graduated from Oskaloosa High School with […]
