Oskaloosa–Saturday, February 9, 2013 will go down in William Penn men’s basketball history as the day that gave the Statesmen their first #1 ranking ever with a dominating 98-68 Midwest Collegiate Conference victory over #7 Mount Mercy. Oh, and it also locked up a share of the MCC regular season crown, the eighth in program […]
Beacon, Iowa – This small town, like many others throughout Iowa, is struggling to stay viable. So when two locals, husband and wife Terry & Becky Anderson, decided to open a convenience store in the middle of town, everyone took notice. The last place in town was a chain store that pulled out more than […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Earning their place as National Merit Scholar finalists are seniors Adam Hammes and Natalie Whitis. The two are among eight thousand students to reach this point from approximately sixteen thousand semi-finalists from around the nation. The search for finalists started out with nearly thirty thousand students attempting to make it to the […]
Watch CRI’s Weekly Newscast – The election results are official. Hear from the Candidates. – Where is the airport project currently at and what can we expect next? – A caring community surrounds Helen Edgington – Two Osky High Schoolers are National Merit Scholarships Finalists.
By Rep. Dave Loebsack In a time when our economy continues to struggle and we face an unsustainable debt, it is more important than ever to hold Members of Congress accountable to the citizens that they represent. Far too many Iowans are out of work or underemployed, and struggle each day to make ends meet. […]
Senate Update Natural Resource Concerns Those of us who sit on the Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee spent some time this week learning about some serious threats to some of Iowa’s most valuable resources. Most people are at least somewhat aware of the threat to our deer population from Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — Award-winning playwright Neil Simon’s masterpiece, Biloxi Blues, is coming to the George Daily Auditorium in Oskaloosa on Friday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m. This national tour of Neil Simon’s award-winning play follows the adventures of Eugene Morris Jerome and his fellow Army inductees as they struggle through basic training near Biloxi, Mississippi, […]
Work Begins on Expenditure Limitation Constitutional Amendment Subcommittee meetings have begun on HJR 2, the constitutional amendments to limit state spending to 99 percent of on-going revenue. HJR 5 would place two amendments on the ballot for Iowa voters regarding the Legislature’s power to tax and spend. The first amendment limits the size of the […]
Greetings from Under the Golden Dome This week, Iowa taxpayers won a small victory. The Iowa Senate voted unanimously in favor of a bill that would help every Iowa tax payer by coupling the Iowa tax code with the federal code. Every year, the General Assembly considers an Internal Revenue Code Update bill. This legislation […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – How to survive an active shooter situation was the focus of a two day class held on the former campus of Vennard College in University Park. There were a total of 51 participants from various parts of the state and different forms of public service, from law enforcement to paramedics. Mahaska County […]
