Archive for: August, 2023

Parker Price-Miller Holds Them All Off to Win Night #2 at the 360 Nationals!

Parker Price-Miller celebrates his win on night #2 of the 360 Nationals (Paul Arch Photo)

by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 4, 2023) – Kokomo, Indiana’s Parker Price-Miller held off Brian Brown to conquer Night #2 of the 33rd Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank. It was Parker’s first 360 win at Knoxville, and came aboard the family #9P. Brown ended up as […]

Aaron Reutzel Starts 360 Nationals Defense with Thursday Prelim Win!

Knoxville Speedway 2019 (photo by Monte Goodyk)

by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 3, 2023) (Revised, August 4) – Aaron Reutzel began where he ended last year’s event Thursday on Night #1 of the Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank. The Clute, Texas driver wrestled the lead away with five to go and went on to […]

Governor Reynolds Announces Centers of Excellence Grant Awarded to Mahaska Health to Promote Rural Health Care

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds recently toured Mahaska Heath.

August 4, 2023 OSKALOOSA, IA- Yesterday, Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services announced the awardees of Iowa’s Centers of Excellence Program grant totaling more than $2.2 million in funding to support and improve health care delivery in rural Iowa. Centers of Excellence increase access to specialized multi-disciplinary care and […]

Sheryl Dannels

Sheryl Dannels February 3, 1961 – August 4, 2023 Beacon, Iowa | Age 62 Sheryl Ann Dannels, 62, of Beacon, died at her home in Beacon on Friday, August 4, 2023. She was born February 3, 1961, in Quincy, Illinois. In March of 1969 she was adopted by Merle and Virginia Logan Kukuk. In her […]

Veterans exposed to burn pits, toxins urged to apply for retroactive benefits

Department of Veterans Affairs

by Ashley Murray, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 3, 2023 WASHINGTON — A deadline for a year’s worth of backdated benefits is fast approaching for U.S. veterans suffering illnesses after exposure to open burn pits, Agent Orange and other toxins. Nearly a year ago, President Joe Biden signed the PACT Act, a law supporters describe as the largest […]

Fareway Round Up For Variety Raises More Than $171,000 For Children In Need

Fareway Stores, Inc. partnered with Variety – the Children’s Charity to conduct the seventh annual Round Up at the register in July at all 138 store locations, raising a total of $171,450.14 for Variety – the Children’s Charity. “We want to thank our generous customers for their heartfelt donations to Variety-the Children’s Charity,” said Fareway […]

Tomato Fest to be held

Many different varieties of tomatoes were available to try at this years Tomato Fest held at the ISU Extension Office in Oskaloosa. (photo by Ginger Allsup/Oskaloosa News)

Mahaska County Master Gardeners announce a Tomato Fest will be held Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 6 PM. Their first Tomato Fest was celebrated in 2005 when Stan & Susan Gilland, then Master Gardener Interns from Monroe County introduced many to heirloom varieties of tomatoes and we discussed tomato growing topics. The popular event is […]

Judy DeVore

Judy DeVore June 12, 1947 – August 3, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa ~ Age 76 Judy DeVore, 76, of Oskaloosa died Thursday, August 3, 2023, at Cedar Valley Hospice in Waterloo. She was born June 12, 1947, in Morrison, Illinois, the daughter of Esther Smith. While in school Judy held jobs at Jean’s A&W and was […]

Treasurer Smith Announces IAble Hit $20 Million in Assets

Treasurer of Iowa

DES MOINES – State Treasurer Roby Smith is thrilled to share IAble, Iowa’s Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) plan, has reached $20 million in assets. “I am so proud of our IAble Account Owners for trusting the Plan to help them overcome frustrating financial barriers and plan for the future,” said Smith. “The money […]

Oskaloosa Bandstand Flag Notice – August 2023

Lars Christian Legvold

Lars Christian Legvold October 31, 1950 – October 24, 2022 United States Army Lars was a 1969 graduate of Oskaloosa High School and then attended William Penn College. He was drafted by the U.S. Army and was inducted on February 24, 1971. He served for almost two years, with ten months of that service overseas […]

               

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