LENA, Ill., August 18, 2023 — The media and public are invited to a groundbreaking event for a new entertainment and sports complex in Oskaloosa, Iowa, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 23. Trio Entertainment Venue, a project from EVOLVE Hospitality, will include a three-screen movie theater, restaurant/bar, indoor tennis (2) and pickleball (4) courts, and […]
Unemployment Rate Unchanged in July DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 2.7 percent in July but remains down from 2.8 percent one year ago. The state’s labor force added 2,700 new workers in July, increasing Iowa’s labor force participation rate to 68.8 percent. That is up from 68.2 percent […]
August 16th, 2023 OSKALOOSA, IA. Mahaska Health team members and community volunteers work together at the Southern Iowa fairgrounds on the second Monday of each month to lead the Food Bank of Iowa mobile food pantry. This initiative helps families in need of food assistance across the state of Iowa. As a Food Bank of […]
Martin E. Scholtus September 10, 1934 – August 15, 2023 Rose Hill, Iowa | Age 88 Martin Scholtus, 88, of Rose Hill, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Martin Edward Scholtus, the youngest son of eleven children born to Aart and Carrie (Horman) Scholtus, was born […]
Ottumwa, IA – The Indian Hills Volleyball team checked in at No. 4 in the preseason National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Volleyball Poll, announced Monday afternoon. The No. 4 preseason rank is the best in school history for the Warriors. The Warriors, who placed fourth at the 2022 NJCAA DI Volleyball National Championship […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Aug. 14, 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 […]
PELLA—Veteran assistant Justin Weiland is the new Central College women’s basketball coach. Since 2021, Weiland served as assistant coach at Grinnell College after spending two seasons in a similar role at Upper Iowa University and a year at Bemidji State University (Minn.). He earlier spent a season as head coach at Ellsworth Community College. Weiland […]
36,000 square-foot addition supported by state High Quality Jobs Program OSKALOOSA, Iowa (August 14, 2023) ─ Clow Valve, among the McWane Inc. family of companies, began the construction to expand its iron foundry. This $75 million investment will add 36,000 square feet to its footprint. The Oskaloosa City Council unanimously approved the project in February […]
Fremont is celebrating its 175th birthday with a Demi-Semi-Sept-Centennial three-day Celebration! Join us for a fun-filled weekend with FREE family-friendly activities, including inflatables, lazer tag, caricatures, face painting, food, vendor market, live music, grand parade, contests, and much more! We hope to see you in Fremont! Our most up-to-date schedule with details can be found […]
(Bill W) Knoxville, IA, August 12, 2023 – Anthony Macri of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania iss the Beaver Drill & Tool Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car.” Points are accrued at racing action at both Knoxville Raceway and Southern Iowa Speedway. Chase Randall, Austin McCarl, Zeb Wise and Parker Price-Miller round out the top five. The purse for […]
