Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Water Board met in regular session on Monday, May 14, 2018. Absent from the meeting was Oskaloosa Water General Manager Chad Coon. Coon was spending time with an ill family member. The board approved the invoices and financial statements for the month and reviewed where the department was in regards […]
by Wendy Van Roekel The 2018 Oskaloosa Indians Boys Track & Field Banquet and Awards Ceremony was held tonight. Each year the banquet celebrates the season with a meal for the team and their families. Additionally, there are annual awards presented at the event. The first awards of the night are the Top 10 List […]
PELLA — Winning the 2018 Iowa Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship contributed to head coach Joe Dunham and the rest of the Central College men’s track and field coaching staff being named the league’s men’s coaching staff of the year Saturday. Dunham is joined on the staff by associate head coach Jim Fuller and […]
DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Farmers continue to make planting progress as conditions allow and now 65 percent of corn and 33 percent of […]
by Ken Rozenboom Recap of the 87th General Assembly When Republicans took control of the Senate after the 2016 election, we promised to advance an agenda that would grow Iowa’s economy, and limit the cost and burden of government. We promised to change the way the state does business and move this state in a […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Four Grinnell College baseball players have been named to the All-Midwest Conference South Division Team, with one winning a special award. Brock Weirather ’21 was named MWC South Newcomer of the Year, marking the second year in a row a Pioneer has earned that honor. He was named to the All-MWC South […]
The flowers you plant in your gardens; turn an ordinary lawn into a colorful landscape. Whether you grow an easy perennial or fussy annual, adding flowers is a rewarding landscape element. Learn about outdoor flowers at this Garden Basics class on Thursday May 31, at 6:30 pm at the Mahaska County Extension and Outreach Office; […]
La Vone Eldon Rauch May 17, 1935 – May 14, 2018 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 82 La Vone Rauch, 82 of New Sharon passed away Monday morning, May 14, 2018 at the Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. La Vone Eldon Rauch, the son of Henry and Laura (Meyer) Rauch, was born on May […]
Wanda Lea Hawkins-Klotz April 15, 1933 – May 13, 2018 Gibson, Iowa | Age 85 Wanda Hawkins – Klotz 85, of Gibson, died as the result of a brain hemorrhage on Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Wanda Lea Hawkins-Klotz was born in Brookfield, MO on April 15, […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Four Grinnell College students were honored with G. Lester Duke ’25 awards as 2017-18 outstanding freshman athletes during Sunday’s GOAL ceremony at Darby Gymnasium. Milica Cvrkota ’21 won the award for top female in an individual sport and Darice Wheeler ’21 for a team sport. Male winners were Paul Cover ’21 in […]
