Oskaloosa, Iowa – The history of coal mining in Mahaska County is one that has slowly faded into history. Few local residents remain who remember those days, but the effects of the mining industry are being felt to this day throughout the county. Today, the Mines and Minerals Bureau division of the Iowa Department of […]
Sanders edges Clinton. Carson and Fiorina with strong support The KIIC Bacon Bits Ballot at the 2015 BaconTown event Saturday in Ottumwa showed hope for a few lesser known candidates. BaconTown is a bacon and brewfest featuring more than 30 vendors and 53 bacon items – all using Cargill Pork supplied bacon. In the Bacon […]
A big crowd was on hand to celebrate all the creative ways bacon can be enjoyed Saturday at the Bridgeview Center in Ottumwa. Attendees had more than 50 items to sample from white cedar and bacon mac and cheese to bacon ice cream. The walls of the Bridgeview Center were transformed into storefronts that the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The campus at William Penn University continues to grow and reinvent itself. This past week, the renovation project at the William Penn Cafeteria was unveiled to the public, with University President John Otteson cutting the ribbon, officially re-opening the facility. The cafeteria is managed by Sodexo Inc. Sodexo is a multi-national company […]
Harold Eugene Wheaton Sr. June 27, 1939 – August 8, 2015 Clive, Iowa | Age 76 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Harold Eugene Wheaton, Sr., 76, of Clive, Iowa, passed away Saturday morning, August 8, 2015 at his home. Harold Eugene Wheaton, Sr., the son of William and Icel Franklin Wheaton was […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa Public Library Director William Ottens will be stepping down from that position effective Friday, September 11th, 2015. Ottens, who will have been the director of the facility for 3 years on the day of his departure, says that he will miss Oskaloosa. It wasn’t an easy decision for Ottens, but his […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – At a rural Oskaloosa farm, volunteers and scientists visited the Mahaska Mammoth dig site with a renewed energy. The past two weeks have seen new discoveries come to light. Last year was a quiet year at the site for the discovery of new bones. Lots of scientific data about Iowa 14,000 years […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It was a first of its sort, a simulcast town hall meeting with a presidential candidate. Nearly 3 dozen people interested in learning more about Bernie Sanders came to Smokey Row on Wednesday, July 29th. Each of the nearly 3,500 sites around the country hosted over 100,000 supporters nationwide. Locally, Namoi Cochran […]
Loren Evan Bragg March 4, 1941 – August 7, 2015 Barnes City, Iowa | Age 74 Loren Evan Bragg, 74, of Barnes City passed away on Friday, August 7, 2015 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Loren Evan Bragg, the son of Dewey and Lera Racher Bragg, was born on March 4, 1941 at […]
Marilyn Jean Arthur August 6, 1942 – August 7, 2015 Grinnell, Iowa | Age 73 Marilyn Arthur, 73 formerly of Grinnell went to her eternal home August 7, 2015 at the Pella Comfort House. Marilyn Jean Arthur was born August 6, 1942 to Edward I. Rhoades and Irma A. Hesse, in Le Mars, Iowa. Marilyn […]
