(DES MOINES) – Gov. Branstad is ordering all flags in the state to be flown at half-staff beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 29, 2012, until 8 a.m. on Monday, July 2, 2012 for Lt. Col. Dennis Eilers, originally of Tipton. Eilers and his crew went missing when his plane was shot down in […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s not uncommon to drive along just about any road in the area during the Independence Day holiday and see bursts of colors in the air, or to hear the crackle of a string of firecrackers echoing down the street. July is Fireworks Safety Month, and Mahaska Health Partnership is urging the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The track season may be over, but the track at the Lacey Complex is starting to take shape now in preperation for next year. Workers have been at the facility all week prepping the track, and now laying the coating that makes up the track surface. Also being added is some extra […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – From an Oskaloosa Police Department Press Release. “On January 18th 2012 at about 1:00 PM, Officers with the Oskaloosa Police Department accompanied an Auditor of the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division to Cork and Bottle Liquor store located at 309 A Avenue West in Oskaloosa, Iowa to conduct a liquor license inspection. During […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The mercury may reach the 100 degree mark for the first time today and Thursday. Even if the 100 degree mark is reached, it will fall short of the 110 degree record reached twice, once in 1918 and again in 1936. The National Weather Service in Des Moines says, “If you plan […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Board of Adjustment held a regular meeting at 5:00 pm Tuesday evening in the City Council Chambers at Oskaloosa City Hall. One of the first points of business was the consideration of a request for conditional use permit for full auto services at 204 6th Ave East. The request for […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa was built on mining and now rests upon those very mines. On Thursday local road crews handled a hole that developed in front of 1810 Kemble Drive, just east of William Penn’s new dormitory construction. Wallace Greenlees, who is with the Iowa Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Division, says that during […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Babe Ruth season came to an end over the weekend with Osky Maroon claiming the championship for the regular season as well as the tournament held June 23 and 24. The Maroon held a 32-4 record overall in the regular season. During the regular season the 12 teams came from neighboring […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Thursday night, the Oskaloosa City Band will perform on the bandstand at 8 p.m. This week’s featured soloist is Timothy Foster. He is a recent graduate of Creighton University, with majors in Spanish and Music. He plans to attend Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN this fall to pursue his Ph.D. in […]
Newton, Iowa – A hot, sunny practice and qualifying day that had Dario Franchitti starting on the pole was the opposite of race day, with more the threat of rain hanging over the race, and one dark cloud hanging over Franchitti after his charmed run to the pole. Franchitti’s day went up in smoke in […]
