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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
PELLA—The Central College softball team is again a leader in the classroom as 12 players were named Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes. The NFCA announced that 2,369 NCAA Division III student-athletes were honored. The perennially powerful Dutch program has a tradition of academic achievement under NFCA Hall of Fame coach George Wares, ranking in the top 20 […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (July 31, 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 […]
