by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 3, 2023 Presidential candidates worked to balance promoting their ability to unify the country while highlighting their fight against the “woke” left while speaking to Iowans gathered Saturday for U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s “Roast and Ride” fundraiser at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of the May Player of the Month laurels. Senior track and field athlete Justin Moeller (Keota, Iowa, Psychology) earned the Male award, while sophomore golfer Olivia Lange (Buckeburg, Germany, Business Management) claimed the Female honor. The laurel is the first for both individuals. Moeller’s […]
PELLA—Three graduates who notched victories on the NCAA postseason stage are the newest inductees in the Central College Athletics Hall of Honor. Longtime football defensive coordinator Don De Waard ’82, former NCAA Division III javelin champion and volleyball standout Alicia Whisner Fisher ’07 and George Wares ’76, the winningest softball coach in Division III history, […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (June 5, 2023) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 2, 2023 Swimming is not recommended at the beaches of two state parks after weekly tests recently showed they have potentially unsafe concentrations of bacteria, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. One of them — at the lower lake of Pine Lake State Park in Hardin […]
By: Jerry Mackey Oskaloosa, Iowa: Just prior to 7 pm on Wednesday a quick passing rain shower developed over the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds. While it was raining the sun was shining indicating that the shower would pass quickly and it did but the start of the races were delayed by just over a ½ hour. […]
President Biden’s historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes the first-ever dedicated grant program to help communities eliminate points where railroad tracks intersect with roads, which have blocked vehicle and pedestrian traffic, led to deadly vehicle-rail collisions, and prevented first responders from reaching emergencies WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today […]
Esther Ruth Augustine August 22, 1938 – June 3, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 84 years, 9 months, and 12 days Esther Ruth Augustine, 84, of Oskaloosa, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at the Serenity House in Oskaloosa Iowa. Esther, the daughter of Marvin Robert and Nancy Lou Utterback Strasser, was born August […]
Brian Brown Wins #62 in 410’s by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 3, 2023) – Brady Bacon had his third USAC Corn Belt Clash victory in his sights, but it was Jake Swanson who stole the show Saturday night at the Avanti Windows and Doors Corn Belt Clash featuring the AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Cars […]
Leandrew “Lee” Brink Jr. July 16, 1977 – June 2, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 45 Leandrew “Lee” Brink, Jr., 45, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, June 2, 2023, at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa. He was born Saturday, July 16, 1977, in Middletown, New York, the son of Leandrew Brink Sr. and Dolores Jennings. Lee […]
