Archive for: April, 2023

Senators request records of auditor’s subpoenas after Supreme Court ruling

State Auditor Rob Sand was in Oskaloosa this past week talking about his PIE initiative.

by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch April 11, 2023 Three state senators have submitted open records requests for all subpoenas State Auditor Rob Sand has issued since taking office. The request comes in response to the Iowa Supreme Court ruling against the auditor’s subpoena of information from a municipal insurance risk pool. Sens. Mike Bousselot, […]

Music Helps Steven Moorman Express His Life

Steven Moorman shared the first version of a song he was writing to honor his mother who had just passed away.

 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Steven Moorman often plays his guitar in downtown Oskaloosa. The words to his songs tell the story of his 41 years of life. “I feel like people look at me like I’m a bad person,” Says Steven. “I don’t know what else to do.” Steven says he started school in Putnam […]

Spring Lawn Maintenance Keys for Success

Iowa State University Extension

Extension turfgrass specialist discusses spring lawn maintenance considerations AMES, Iowa – As soil temperatures increase and lawns across the state begin to green up, many Iowans will begin performing routine lawn maintenance. This spring, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach turfgrass specialist Adam Thoms provides tips for growing a lush lawn that will be the […]

Sieda Sneaker Soirée 2023

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Sieda Sneaker Soirée April 21, 2023 Ottumwa, Iowa, April 12, 2023– Sieda Community Action will be holding their annual banquet and silent auction, the Sieda Sneaker Soirée, on Friday, April 21 at the Bridgeview Center in Ottumwa. The event is an opportunity to celebrate the great work Sieda does throughout Southeast Iowa and is the […]

Secretary Pate and Marion County Sheriff Jason Sandholdt join forces to raise awareness for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

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DES MOINES – April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Marion County Sheriff Jason Sandholdt joined forces on Wednesday, April 12 to raise awareness for this horrible crime. The duo also promoted Iowa’s address confidentiality program, Safe at Home and resources available for survivors across the state. “We […]

Osky Boys Track Competes At Fairfield

Oskaloosa Indians

by Mike Sterner The Indians were back in action ready to compete Tuesday at the Fairfield Trojan Invitational. The team came away with a strong 3rd place finish, while being led by several gold medal performances. Tatum Westercamp won the 110 Hurdles, as well as anchoring the Shuttle Hurdle relay squad with teammates Dom Piersel, […]

Oskaloosa Girls Track Heads To Fort Madison

Oskaloosa Indians

by Betsy Luck After missing two meets earlier in the season due to weather, the Oskaloosa girls track and field team picked up a meet and headed to Fort Madison on a beautiful day for a meet. The team finished third in the team standings. The girls came home with six individual champions: Maleah Walker […]

Central pulls off softball sweep at Simpson

Central Dutch Athletics

PELLA—Freshman pitcher Emma Beck (Holland, Grundy Center HS) posted a career-high 11 strikeouts and none was bigger than the one that nailed down a wild 8-7 victory and a Central College softball doubleheader sweep at Simpson College Tuesday. The No. 21 Dutch (22-4 overall, 3-1 American Rivers) were 4-2 winners in the opener. Beck (6-0), […]

Dubuque rallies for baseball win over Central

Central Dutch Athletics

DUBUQUE — One unfortunate inning cost the Central College baseball team a road victory at the University of Dubuque Tuesday in a 12-11 loss. With the win, Dubuque (17-7, 7-6 American Rivers Conference) completed the three-game series sweep over Central (11-14, 5-9 conference) after Dubuque won the first two games in Pella on March 28. […]

Indians Girls Tennis In Action At Indianola

Oskaloosa Indians

by Bryan Kime The girls was in action once again Tuesday night against conference opponent Indianola. It was a beautiful afternoon to play tennis, even though we lost to meet 3-8 are younger girls continue to show improvement. The team of Leah Cohrt and Loghan Edgar continue get better every day. For them to be […]

               

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