Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council Chambers didn’t have a single member present on Monday night; instead, the members met in a video conference meeting, just the second such meeting since the outbreak of COVID-19. The Council had only a consent agenda approval to approve during the Monday night meeting. Some noteworthy items on […]
The Iowa National Guard is providing facilities and personnel to support six Regional Medical Coordination Centers across the state as part of an Iowa Department of Public Health and Iowa Health Care Coalition initiative to pool resources and aid in the sharing of critical information across multiple agencies to combat the spread of COVID-19. Soldiers […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn cross country teams utilized a great deal of young talent as they battled during their 2019 campaigns. Vernon Trozzi (Fr., Hesperia, Calif., Exercise Science) and Michaela Kmiec (Fr., Centerville, Texas, Exercise Science) paced the men and women, respectively, with several other underclassmen in tow. They opened the fall by topping their squads […]
Cynthia Van Zetten October 3, 1950 – April 6, 2020 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 69 Cynthia Lee Van Zetten, 69, of Oskaloosa, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2020 at UnityPoint Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. She was born on October 3, 1950 in Comfrey, Minnesota,the daughter of Maynard and Audree (Saunders) Johnson. Cynthia […]
Mahaska County has now had 4 confirmed cases of the virus. Additional COVID-19 cases in Iowa, additional death confirmed DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has been notified of 102 additional positive cases for a total of 1,048 positive cases. There have been an additional 1,017 negative tests for a total […]
Oskaloosa–Joe Eads (So., Morrison, Ill., Biology) not only excelled on the mat this season, but was also strong in the classroom as he earned NWCA NAIA Scholar All-America recognition. The sophomore, who placed seventh at 149 pounds at last month’s NAIA National Championships, also owns a current Grade Point Average of 3.38. It is the […]
Week of March 30 – April 5, 2020 DES MOINES, Iowa (April 6, 2020) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Across Iowa, farmers and agribusiness are starting […]
Iowa – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds held an 11:00 am press conference on Monday morning, outlining the next steps to be taken in the battle against COVID-19. One of those steps was to close malls, social and fraternal clubs, bingo halls, bowling alleys, pool halls, arcades, amusement parks, libraries, museums, zoos, skating rinks, parks, indoor […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Friday and Saturday nights, cars could be found snaking their way along High Avenue in Oskaloosa. Depending upon the era you grew up in in Oskaloosa, “the loop” differed in minor details, but the result was still the same, a night out socializing. Over time, the tradition of driving your car […]
DES MOINES – Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) is outlining the benefits of Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020, which provides unemployment benefits for the self-employed, independent contractors, nonprofit employees, gig economy workers, those who have exhausted other unemployment insurance benefits, and those who may not have sufficient work history to qualify […]
