Nelson Pioneer Farm and Museum announces their schedule of events next week in conjunction with Iowa Museum Week. Included in a week of regular tours are three special evening events and the June Saturday Event. On Monday, April 14th Governor Terry Branstad proclaimed June 9-15, 2014 Iowa Museum Week. Iowa Museum Week is held annually […]
Jerry Lee Davis June 13, 1943 – October 30, 2012 SP4 (P) Army ******************************* The flag flying over the bandstand during the month of June is in honor of Jerry Davis. Jerry enlisted in the Army, May 25, 1964, and served until May 24, 1967. He serving a tour in Vietnam. He was awarded the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Municipal Water Board of Trustees voted Thursday to grant Oskaloosa Water Department General Manager Chad Coon a 5 year contract. Coon, who has been Manager since 2007, is paid $81,000 per year. Chairperson Pete Settimi worked with the board’s council and Coon’s council to work out the details of the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – When a reserve deputy arrives and puts you in cuffs…most people get worried. On Friday, they smiled and played along as they were put into the Shriners paddy-wagon to raise money to help support the hospitals for children. Bank Iowa once again was the host of the festivities Friday. Lunch was grilled […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Smokey Row once again played host to not just one candidate, but a slate of candidates for the Republican party. Republicans were looking to make a mark on the first day past the primary, and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad (R) and US Senate candidate Joni Ernst joined up with 2nd Congressional Candidate […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The race for Iowa Governor is now officially underway, and Iowa Senator Jack Hatch (D) is focused on toppling long-time Iowa Governor Terry Branstad (R). “Simply stated, I want Iowa to be a place where children don’t have to leave to come back. I want families to grow here, stay here and […]
The Oskaloosa softball team just finished a very busy week. A more important fact is that it was a very successful week, as they pushed their season record to 9-0 in the early going. Osky started off the week traveling to Des Moines to take on Grandview Park Baptist. That spelled trouble for GPB as […]
The Osky boys baseball team started the week on a great note by dismantling the Des Moines North baseball team. Although, what they found out quickly is that this season the Little Hawkeye Conference is going to be a tough one, as they traveled to Pella Wednesday night to take on the Little Dutch in […]
Iowa Falls 0-3 Versus Cleveland in 2014 Series Cleveland, OH – The Iowa Barnstormers (6-6) were defeated by the Cleveland Gladiators (10-1) on Saturday, June 7 at Quicken Loans Arena. On the road for their third and final matchup versus the Cleveland Gladiators for 2014, the Iowa Barnstormers struggled to show the opponent their potential […]
Saturday, June 7th, Oskaloosa High School girls softball held their annual Oskaloosa Classic Softball Tournament hosted at the Lacey Recreation Complex. Sixteen schools showed up to the tournament but few actually played. After the first set of games the tournament was called off due to weather, sending disappointed fans and players running for cover. Luckily […]
