Archive for: July, 2017

Indians Split Half Dozen Games

by Wade Steinlage The Oskaloosa Indian baseball team collected a trio of wins while also suffering a trio of losses last week. Oskaloosa (20-12, 13-6 LHC) opened the week by splitting a pair of non-conference matchups two Saturdays ago, falling 6-5 to Council Bluffs-St. Albert and winning 10-9 over Bondurant-Farrar. Then on Monday, the Indians […]

Alexander Retiring From Oskaloosa Police Department

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Lieutenant Craig Alexander is well known for his kind and gentle manner of dealing with the students at the Oskaloosa School District, where he served as the Resource Officer for several years. Alexander’s last working day on the force was June 22nd, 2017, but he is officially on vacation until mid-July. He […]

Prisoner Of War Diary Holds Treasured Information

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Where with a greeting, a smile, and the passing over of a signed copy of a book, history was handed down to yet another generation of Oskaloosa readers. The book – ‘As Good As Dead’ by Stephen L. Moore – describes the daring escape of American POWs from a Japanese Death Camp […]

Ian Madsen Holds Off Brother Kerry to Win $4,000 at Knoxville!

Calvin Landis Tops 40-car Field in 360’s, Eric Bridger Scores First Win in 305’s by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 1, 2017) – On Pizza Hut/Knoxville Hospitals and Clinics Night, Ian Madsen put on a clinic of his own, leading all 20 laps to record his tenth career feature win at the Knoxville Raceway in […]

Scheduled Invocation Stirs Debate

Oskaloosa City Hall

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The item appears on the Oskaloosa City Council Agenda for Thursday, July 6th as simply, “Invocation: Justin Scott, Director, Eastern Iowa Atheists”. Scott says that membership in Eastern Iowa Atheists is “about 500 members now” which covers eastern Iowa. The definition of an atheist is “a person who disbelieves or lacks belief […]

             

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