Oskaloosa, Iowa, March 3, 2024 — The Wood Iron Grille in Oskaloosa, Iowa, will be transitioning to new ownership in April. “It’s been a joy and honor to work with our team at Wood Iron Grille and to serve our customers over the past five and-a-half years,” said emotional owners Michael Glesener and Matthew Gunn. […]
A warm February is causing concern for Iowans with gardens and outdoor plants February 28, 2024, 11:11 am | Aaron J. Steil, Jeffery Iles AMES, Iowa — Recent warm temperatures across Iowa have many gardeners concerned as they see buds on trees and shrubs swell and break, and foliage of perennials and spring bulbs emerge […]
COLUMBUS, GA.-And there it is again, Central College’s late-inning softball magic. Down three runs in the eighth inning, two in the ninth and one in the 10th, the No. 21-ranked Dutch (3-0) somehow kept coming up with answers and walked off a head-spinning 10-9, 10-inning victory away over DePauw University (Ind.) in an early opener […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa, March 1, 2024 — The Penn Centre Theatre in Oskaloosa, Iowa, will be closing on Thursday, April 4, as construction continues on the downtown Musco Lighting campus expansion. Construction is progressing on schedule for the new Trio Entertainment Venue, with three movie screens, and it’s expected to open on November 1, 2024. “We […]
Oskaloosa Main Street’s Art on the Square, hosted in Downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa is just around the corner! One of Iowa’s longest-running art festivals, Art on the Square has been marked as an annual event for the past 55 years. Art on the Square is set for Saturday, June 8 from 9 am to 3 pm […]
DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 2.9 percent in February, down from 3.0 percent in January and equal to the rate one year ago. Meanwhile, despite widespread job growth across multiple industries, Iowa’s labor force participation rate ticked down from 67.3 percent in January to 67.2 percent in February as […]
Tom Carl Holmberg October 5, 1936 – May 27, 2023 The United States Marine Corps US Army Signal Corps After graduating from Iowa State Teachers College High School in 1954 and one year at ISTC as a freshman, Tom Carl went on active duty with the USMC after being in the Marine Corps Reserves for […]
FEBRUARY 27, 2024 OTTUMWA — Indian Hills Community College has released the names of the 379 students who were on the college’s academic Honor Roll for the 2023 Winter Term. To be included on the Honor Roll an IHCC student must be enrolled full time and have a grade point average for the term of […]
Ottumwa, IA – No. 13 Indian Hills Men’s Basketball ran its winning streak to a season-best eight games on Monday night as the Warriors rolled through McCook Community College (NE) 92-59 at the Hellyer Center. The win pushes the Warriors to 24-5 overall on the year and 16-1 on their home court. Four players reached […]
Lena M. Patterson August 22, 1930 – February 25, 2024 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 93 Lena Patterson, 93, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, February 25, 2024, at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa. She was born August 22, 1930, in Mahaska County the daughter of Arie and Patrina Boender Vander Linden. She graduated from Lacey High School […]
