Ron Bever, formerly of Mahaska County, was inducted into the 2013 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday, Aug. 18. Eighty-three Iowa counties participated this year and selected 110 inductees for their outstanding service and dedication to 4-H. Inductees or their surviving […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Under the warm August sky, the Fall tradition kicked off at Lacey Community Stadium Friday night. The annual Old Shoe Game marks the start of the season for the Oskaloosa Indians squad. Coaches divide up the team into, as equally as possible, a white team and a maroon team. The two temporary […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in special session on Thursday, August 22nd, 2013 in order to correct an error in the previous meeting. On Thursday night, the council voted to rescind the awarded contract for the C Avenue East and North Third Street Pavement Rehabilitation Project to Norris Asphalt Paving Company. The […]
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Ames, IA –The Iowa State Fair started with a bang when youth from across the state showcased their skills in the kitchen during the 2013 Cook This! 4-H Culinary Challenge. Teams competed in a culinary, comunications and nutritional challenge at the junior, intermediate and senior levels. Teams were provided their respective ethnic cuisine recipes to […]
Mahaska County Habitat for Humanity began its Stud Finder fundraiser yesterday. The local Habitat will be selling studs to raise money to help build its next new home on Mabel. The Stud Finder Fundraiser will allow the community to sponsor studs for $100 each stud. The sponsor will then be able to decorate that stud […]
Have sports equipment that still has life in it? Bring your “old shoes” to the Old Shoe Game. The Old Shoe Game is coming up 5 pm, this Friday, August 23, at the Lacey Recreation Stadium. While the admission price is still a sports drink, youth recreation groups are asking families to bring along their […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – How do you help inform nearly 300 new William Penn University students about different business and cultural offerings in the community? With the guidance from the Penn Activity Center, just over 30 local businesses, churches, non-profits and others set up tables to help introduce themselves. Vicki Jones with Bank Iowa in Oskaloosa […]
Leighton, Iowa – The harvest for 2013 is underway, as Tassel Ridge Winery, near Leighton, has begun the process of harvesting this year’s crop. With a quick five minute drive west of Oskaloosa, one can enjoy watching this working vineyard in action as the harvester works it’s way up and down the rows of Edelweiss […]
By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council unanimously denied the amendment request by Mahaska County to remove the eminent domain language from the regional airport 28E agreement on Monday night. On July 15, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution to amend the regional airport 28E agreement between Mahaska County, Oskaloosa […]
