Janet Lynn Walraven, 72, of Oskaloosa died unexpectedly at her home in Oskaloosa. She was born July 23, 1951, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas Henry and Ila Halene Thrapp Rees. She graduated from Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1969. Following graduation, she furthered her education studying Healthcare Administration, Nursing, and Art […]
OSKALOOSA, IOWA — Oskaloosa Middle School and the George Daily Auditorium are the recipients of the highly competitive Learning Beyond the Bell grants, designed to bolster before- and after-school programming in Iowa. Among the 67 awardees, OMS and the George Daily Auditorium secured a grant totaling $148,540 to enhance their after-school extracurricular offerings and support […]
OSKALOOSA, Iowa — Brant Bollman, the director of Theatre Arts at William Penn University and puppetmaster at Uplifting Puppet Co., is being recognized with a prestigious 2024 Des Moines Art Week Fellowship. The partnership will see Bollman collaborating with members of the Drake neighborhood in Des Moines to bring to life an enchanting night market […]
Indianola, IA – May 6, 2024: The Oskaloosa Middle School boys’ track team capped off their season with a strong performance at the Little Hawkeye Conference Meet in Indianola on Monday night. Competing against a field of tough opponents, both the 7th and 8th grade boys earned impressive results, including several personal bests and top […]
OSKALOOSA, Iowa—In the busy halls of Oskaloosa High School, between classes, activities, and social lives, a group of freshmen are making waves not just for their academic skills but also for their commitment to community service and leadership. Students are going beyond the minimum requirements of the freshman health class and, on their own time, […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is joining her colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other necessary agencies to provide public and state agencies with coordinated, up-to-date, and accurate information on the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), […]
For nearly five years, the world has been consistently misled about the origins of COVID-19. While definitive answers regarding the virus’s genesis remain elusive, mounting evidence suggests a link to gain-of-function research conducted in Wuhan that was partially funded by NIH grants and the Chinese Communist Party The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic recently […]
PELLA-This is why they came back. Five players who opted to return for a fifth season were among eight seniors who capped Senior Day Monday by wrapping up the 20th-ranked Central College softball team’s first outright American Rivers championship since 2019 by racing past Loras College 8-1 after dropping the opener 3-0. Already assured of […]
Expert insight into when, where and how to find common mushrooms in Iowa AMES, Iowa – In Iowa, mushroom hunting is quite common. However, knowing the peak time to hunt for a particular mushroom can be challenging. Chelsea Harbach, a plant disease diagnostician in the Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic with Iowa State University Extension […]
Plant a garden that supports pollinators and promotes clean water. By Myriam Lafreniere-Landry, Project Coordinator, Mahaska County Soil and Water Conservation District I love Iowa Springs. I am excited to see our pollinator garden sprout after a long winter. A few years back, we expanded the existing flowerbeds around our office and planted several hundred […]
