OSKALOOSA, Iowa – The highway between Pella and Oskaloosa looks different from the air. So do the fields, the rooftops and the town students thought they knew. For a group of Oskaloosa High School students, a May Term Discovery Flight at Pella Municipal Airport turned a class experience into something they said they will remember […]
Ryan Timms Steals Exciting 410 Feature Late by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 30, 2026) – Brady Bacon made history at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday night in the finale of the Avanti Windows & Doors Corn Belt Clash. The Broken Arrow, Oklahoma native won his sixth USAC National Sprint Car win here, tops all time […]
Ryan Timms Passes Brown on Last Lap for 360 Win by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 29, 2026) – Kyle Cummins previous trips to the “Sprint Car Capital of the World” have been less than stellar. But the defending AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Champion put it all together on the opening night of the […]
By: Jerry Mackey Oskaloosa, Iowa: Wednesday night was Salute the Troops and First Responder Night sponsored by our friends and long time Southern Iowa Speedway supporters Bill & Rays Truck Repair of Oskaloosa. A great crowd was in attendance on a very warm late May evening. It is always very special to see a hometown […]
by Bill Wright West Burlington, IA, May 24, 2026 – Josh Schneiderman made racing at home pay off Sunday night, when he took the Mohrfeld Solar Sprint Invaders main event at the 34 Raceway in his hometown West Burlington, Iowa. Schneiderman came back after losing an early lead to win his fifth career feature at […]
Tasker Phillips Roars from Seventh to Win with 360’s by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 23, 2026) – To say Aaron Reutzel has been on a hot streak is putting it mildly. His win at Saturday’s Stars & Stripes $20,000 World of Outlaws main event at the Knoxville Raceway was his sixth in the month […]
The World Center of Racing will be the largest sports facility in the world and first major motorsports facility in North America with Musco’s LED lighting system DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – Daytona International Speedway today announced a transformative, venue-wide LED lighting project that will introduce the next generation of lighting technology to the “World Center […]
Mahaska Health welcomed over 70 community members, healthcare partners, and local leaders to a free cancer education presentation and discussion as part of the statewide Cancer in Iowa: 99 Counties Project. The event took place on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Gateway Church in Oskaloosa with an option to attend […]
Dorothy Mae Van Der Pol May 25, 1930 – May 20, 2026 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 95 Dorothy Van Der Pol, 95, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Dorothy Mae Van Der Pol, daughter of Gerrit and Sara (Buwalda) Van Gorp, was born May 25, […]
By: Jerry Mackey Inline image Heavy Rains Wash Out SIS Racing Action Oskaloosa, Iowa: The 48-hour period of Sunday evening till Tuesday morning saw the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds in Oskaloosa receive slightly more than five inches of rain. The heavy rains left the grounds saturated, and the officials of the Southern Iowa Speedway were left […]
