The Oskaloosa City Council held its regular meeting on August 5, 2024, at City Hall, with Mayor David Krutzfeldt presiding. The meeting opened with an invocation led by the Mayor, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. All council members were present for the session. Public Comments During the public comment period, Alicia Helm of 401 […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 5, 2024) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented 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 […]
Knoxville, IA, August 5, 2024 – Austin McCarl has surged to lead the MPV Express Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” standings heading into tonight’s Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. Points are accumulated with events at both Knoxville Raceway and Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, August 1-10. The winner […]
by Casey Quinlan, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 2, 2024 The unemployment rate climbed to 4.3% in July, up 0.2% from June, the Friday employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows, alarming some economists who believe the Federal Reserve has waited too long to cut interest rates. The economy added 114,000 jobs and the number of […]
by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 4, 2024) – Rico Abreu won a duel for the lead with Daryn Pittman and went on to win the Avanti Windows & Doors Capitani Classic Presented by Great Southern Bank Sunday night at Knoxville Raceway. The win was the St. Helena, California driver’s seventh at the “Sprint Car […]
by Bill Wright Knoxville, IA, August 4, 2024 – An unprecedented five-way tie is jamming the top of the MPV Express Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” standings heading into tonight’s Avanti Windows & Doors Capitani Classic Presented by Great Southern Bank! Points will be accumulated with events at both Knoxville Raceway and Southern Iowa Speedway […]
by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 3, 2024) – Tyler Courtney had two non-wing sprint car wins entering Saturday at the Knoxville Raceway. He got his first wing victory in big fashion by cashing in $30,000 as the champion of the 34th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom Knoxville 360 Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank! […]
by Bill Wright Knoxville, IA, August 3, 2024 – Sam Hafertepe Jr. pulled even with Kaleb Johnson in the early MPV Express Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” standings heading into tonight’s finale of the 34th Annual Xtream Powered by Mediacom Knoxville 360 Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank. Points will be accumulated with events at […]
by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 2, 2024) – Sam Hafertepe Jr. led flag to flag to win night #2 of the Xtream Powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals Presented by Great Southern Bank on Friday at the Knoxville Raceway. The Sunnyvale, Texas native earned $3,000 for his third career prelim win at the 360 […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn Head Men’s Volleyball Coach Luke Bentley has been recognized for his efforts beyond wins and losses as he was named the 2024 Heart of America Athletic Conference Coach of Character Monday. Bentley, who recently concluded his fifth season as head coach of the Statesmen, took WPU to the NAIA National Championship semifinals back […]
