Oskaloosa, Iowa — August 22, 2014 — Blue Zones Project® Oskaloosa today announced another employer earning Blue Zones Worksite® designation. MidWestOne Bank® was designated after completing the necessary items in the Blue Zones Worksite pledge, such as providing incentives to participate in wellness activies, developing an on-site fitness center, and having a weekly walking group […]
Aug 26 2014 | Posted in
Local News |
Read More »
The Grinnell College Athletic Hall of Fame will welcome 12 new members on Saturday, Aug. 30. A ceremony, slated for 10 a.m. in the Charles Benson Bear ’39 Recreation and Athletic Center Natorium, is free and open to the public. A dinner for the inductees and their families is scheduled for that evening. The 2014 […]
Aug 26 2014 | Posted in
College Sports |
Read More »
Video interview with Coach Hafner at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2gM-QIlXEM 2013 record: 5-6 (3-3 MWL, 4th) Starters returning/lost: 13/13 (including special teams) Letterwinners returning/lost: 42/23 Notable returners: Taylor Parsons Sr. The Woodlands, Texas (2012 stats–Honorable-mention all-MWL, 791 rushing yards, 11 TDs, 490 passing yards, 3 TDs) Evan Ressler Sr. Cascade, Iowa (Second-team all-MWL, 728 rushing yards, 3 TDs) […]
Aug 26 2014 | Posted in
College Sports |
Read More »
FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) is a great opportunity for anyone in 4th-6th grade to make new friends, have fun, and become young engineers. FLL participants learn about programming robots to complete tasks and how to complete research to use technology to create solutions for real life problems. In 2013, FLL teams created solutions to natural […]
Mahaska County 4-H’ers earned recognition as communicators at the Iowa State Fair. 4-H’ers compete in three categories of oral communication — educational presentations, working exhibits, extemporaneous speaking — and one category of visual communication. In educational presentations, the 4-H’ers teach their audience about a topic they selected and researched. In working exhibits, the 4-H’ers invite […]
Des Moines, IOWA— As part of the National Drunk Driving Campaign, “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” Iowa law enforcement officers including the Oskaloosa Police Department will beef up their commitment to saving lives on Iowa’s streets and highways. This initiative is part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) effort to save lives […]
Aug 25 2014 | Posted in
Local News |
Read More »
A Pella Police Department Press Release Pella, IA [8/23/2014]– On August 23, 2014, at approximately 9:06 pm, while searching for a suspicious vehicle on Highway 163, members of the Pella Police Department observed a vehicle displaying invalid registration plates. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, however, the operator drove the vehicle away at a high […]
Aug 24 2014 | Posted in
Local News |
Read More »
Donald Shafer September 9, 1918 – August 22, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 95 Donald Shafer, 95, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Ottumwa, died Friday, August 22, 2014, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. He was born September 9, 1918, in Eddyville, Iowa, the son of Charles Victor and Jennie Chapman Shafer. Following school […]
Aug 23 2014 | Posted in
Obituaries |
Read More »
Joyce Rose July 7, 1950 – August 22, 2014 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 64 Joyce Ann Rose, 64, of Montezuma passed away on Friday, August 22, 2014 at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Joyce was born on July 7, 1950 to Harley Dale Rose, Sr., and Beatrice Walden Rose at What Cheer, Iowa. Joyce graduated […]
Aug 23 2014 | Posted in
Obituaries |
Read More »
Mason DenHartog December 12, 1989 – August 22, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 24 Mason DenHartog, 24, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, August 22, 2014, at his home. He was born December 12, 1989, in Oskaloosa, the son of Roger Lee and LaDonna Davis DenHartog. He graduated from Oskaloosa High School with the class of 2008. […]
Aug 23 2014 | Posted in
Obituaries |
Read More »
