Oskaloosa, Iowa – With a splash into the Oskaloosa municipal swimming pool, then a quick dash down the hill to the waiting bicycles, the OFC (Oskaloosa Fitness Club) Sprint Triathlon was well under way. The 550 meter swim started the day off for the athletes, who then completed an entire circuit on the Lacey Recreation […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Osky Challenges are a welcome stop to many racing fans during the summer months, but this year’s edition looks to be especially star studded as both three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart and rising NASCAR star, and two time Ultimate Challenge winner, Kyle Larson will be on the track racing […]
If you are a fan of sweet corn and the Oskaloosa City Band, Thursday’s combination will be perfect! The Oskaloosa City Band will perform at 8 p.m. during Sweet Corn Serenade. If you missed last week’s concert, you missed a memorable experience as the square was filled with RAGBRAI riders and locals alike. The band […]
A Knoxville PD Press Release On Thursday July 25 Knoxville Police Officers were contacted by a representative of DHS about an allegation that a small child had been placed in a dog shock collar and shocked by a parent. Additionally, the child was alleged to have been placed in a high chair that was placed […]
An Iowa Department of Transportation Press Release AMES, Iowa – July 29, 2013 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Thursday, Aug. 15, to discuss the project study area for a proposed U.S. 63 bypass of Oskaloosa. All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 5 and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa, – The Duck Pluckers Ball seems like a fun and quirky name, but what is it really all about? For many Oskaloosa residents, the second annual event is still somewhat of a mystery. Duck Pluckers started out last year as the brain child of Sherri Taylor. Taylor is Vice President of Advancement at […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The sea of cycles that rushes over the Iowa landscape each year during RAGBRAI can seem overwhelming, but as many local residents found out, it’s all about those personal encounters that makes it all worthwhile. Team Gourmet Cycling Group was just one group of many that travels the state each year. A […]
by Kristine Schaefer, Department of Entomology Conditions the last few years have been especially favorable for two weeds in the parsnip family–wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) and poison hemlock (Conium maculatum). Wild parsnip and poison hemlock are non-native plants that originated in Europe. The edible roots of wild parsnip were consumed in ancient Greece and Rome […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The successful overnight stop of one of the worlds top biking events took six months of planning. It’s now over, and just a few things are left yet to clean up, but most of us can now say they are ‘ragfried’. We wouldn’t have traded the experience and the new friendships for […]
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