May 18 – 31, 2015 Crash data shows that passenger vehicle occupants are buckling up more during the day than at nighttime. This mobilization across Iowa and the entire United States is created to heighten seat belt enforcement 24-7, but focused enforcement efforts will take place between the nighttime hours of 6 p.m. and 5:59 […]
Area residents came to honor 154 youth Sunday, as Oskaloosa High School seniors looked to end one chapter of their lives and begin another. Oskaloosa Community School District Superintendent Russ Reiter spoke at Sunday’s commencement. “We congratulate you on all of your successes and achievements.” Reiter continued, “What is success? Success is… hard work, planning, […]
The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors will meet on Monday, May 18, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in the Third floor conference room of the Mahaska County Courthouse, 106 South 1st Street, Oskaloosa, IA. 1. Approve agenda 2. 9:00 a.m. Public Hearing a. Budget Amendment FY14/15 3. Approve minutes May 4 & 8 4. Conservation Report […]
Rising star collects second career NASCAR XFINITY Series win and first in Iowa NEWTON, Iowa (May 17, 2015) – Defending NASCAR XFINITY Series champion, Chase Elliott, looked poised Sunday to win his second career NASCAR race at Iowa Speedway and his first in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. But it was a gamble by Chris Buescher […]
***Updated to include the names of those involved.*** Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mahaska County first responders rushed to the scene of a two vehicle accident at 310th Street and Merino Ave. Sunday night. The call for help was placed around 6:30 pm. A maroon GMC pickup truck, driven by Eric David Hansen, age 24, was driving […]
Leonard Earl Goemaat May 20, 1924 – May 16, 2015 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 90 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Leonard Earl Goemaat, 90, of Oskaloosa died Saturday, May 16, 2015, at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa. He was born May 20, 1924, near Harrison, South Dakota, the son of John and […]
Field set for Sunday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series 3M 250 NEWTON, Iowa (May 16, 2015) – For most of the night it looked like William Byron would grab his second win of 2015 in convincing fashion. But Brandon McReynolds kept the trend of new winners at Iowa Speedway intact. McReynolds became the 12th different winner in […]
Barnstormers Defeated by Titans, 50-46 DES MOINES – The Iowa Barnstormers (3-7) were defeated 50-46 by the Cedar Rapids Titans (7-4) Saturday evening in front of 5,890 fans in Wells Fargo Arena. An intense battle between the Iowa Barnstormers and the Cedar Rapids Titans came down to the final moments of the game. The Barnstormers […]
PELLA — Another memorable NCAA Division III tournament ride came to an abrupt end for the Central College softball team as Linfield College (Ore.) rode the momentum of a mistake-filled seventh-inning rally to secure two super regional victories and one of eight berths in next week’s national tournament. Linfield (37-13) struck for five seventh-inning runs […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Eight female senior student-athletes were honored at the 2015 Grinnell College Honor G Banquet Saturday afternoon at Herrick Chapel. Shirlene Luk ’15 won the Grace McIlrath Parker ’11 Award for outstanding athlete in a single sport representing an individual sport, while Claire Weidman ’15 collected the honor for team sport. Luk was […]
