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Christmas Time At The Dumont Museum

Signourney, Iowa- With its unassuming exterior and straight forward sign, the Dumont Museum may not look like much of an attraction, but once you step through those doors, what you find inside is anything but ordinary. Over the weekend, hundreds of people made the trek three miles south of Sigourney on Highway 149 to view […]

Smoke Detector Possibly Saves 5 Lives

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa Firefighters responded to an early morning fire Monday at 1207 S. Second Street. The property is listed as belonging to Jeff Adams. When the call came in at 4:16 am, there were five people in the residence (2 adults and 3 children) at the time, and they were woken up by […]

Supervisors Canvass Municipal Runoff Election

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Besides canvassing the vote, the Supervisors also heard from Dave Dixon representing Mahaska Health Partnership over the matter of a corrective quit claim deed on a portion of the property that was still listed as Mahaska County as the owner of the land. The last time the deed had been updated was […]

Governor Branstad, Congressman King comment on debate

Des Moines, Iowa- After the debate Saturday, many different campaign representatives, elected officials, and other commentators gathered in the Debate Spin Room away from the debate hall to give statements after the debate. Branstad was the one of the first persons to arrive. “I think they all made good points but I think it’s really […]

ABC/Iowa GOP Debate Sees Gingrich Once Again Shine

Des Moines, Iowa – The stage was set Saturday for a slug fest between the two Republican frontrunners in the small stage set at Drake University in Des Moines. Newt Gingrich, who has been on a rocket sled ride to the top of the polls based mostly upon his skill in debate form, once again […]

Through the Lens Photography Club

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa’s Gateway Church of the Nazarene is pleased to introduce a new opportunity for people in the Oskaloosa and surrounding areas – Through the Lens Photography Club. This past year, club developer Deb DeJong has been participating in the 365 Project, an on-line, worldwide photography project, and throughout the project has discovered […]

Beason Trial Set To Begin

Mahaska County Courthouse

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Trial is set to begin December 13th at 9 am for Cody Beason on four separate charges. Beason is charged with Harassment in the First Degree, Indecent Contact with a Child, Theft in the Fourth Degree, and Assault with Intent to Commit Sexual Abuse. The charges stem from an alleged August incident. […]

DRAKE UNIVERSITY STRAW POLL RESULTS

Press Release covering Drake University Student Body Straw Poll DES MOINES, Iowa – Dec. 11, 2011 – As campus buzzed with the activity of the ABC News Presidential Debate, 1,223 Drake University students participated in one of the largest student straw polls this election cycle. Students were asked to pick their favorite Republican candidate. Among […]

An Old Tradition Trying To Reach New Goals

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The faint ringing sound as you walk around Oskaloosa is nearly as much a tradition these days as the sight of Christmas lights and tinsel. A smile and a thank you is the greeting you will receive as you pass by the familiar red kettles. On a stop by Wal-Mart Wednesday evening, […]

Students at William Penn University Applied Technology Display What They Have Learned

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Students at William Penn University Applied Technology took some time to show off their creations from what they have learned over the last semester. The Computer Networking Lab located in the Musco Technology Center played host to the students, staff and public, where they also displayed the software engineering class’s wind turbine […]

           

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