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Area Pizza Artist Headed For Food Truck Record Attempt Nana’s Pizza (submitted photo) Oskaloosa, Iowa – Trying to keep up with the demand for pizza during last week’s Sweet Corn Serenade was a challenge, but for Nana’s Pizza from Delta, Iowa, finding a way to succeed has been part of them since the beginning. Just 20 miles from Oskaloosa, the pizza outlet will be headed to Tampa, Florida, soon to participate in ‘The Worlds Largest Food Truck Rally, over Halloween. Kandi Seyb has been creating pizzas for about 26 years and opened Nana’s Pizza about a year ago. Nana’s may have a p...

Sculpture Contest Continues To Benefit Area Youth Oskaloosa, Iowa – Inside of Penn Central Mall, you will find a most curious sculpture contest. The creative masterpieces are made with materials every kid needs to go back to school. The best part of the contest is that the youth in the area ultimately benefit from the money raised by the creative designs. The money raised is given to the United Way of Mahaska County and their ‘Operation Backpack’ program. This year, 20 teams are participating, and teams have three days to finish their creations. Starting Thursday, members of the communi...

WPU Earns USMC/AVCA Academic Honor Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s volleyball team collected some additional hardware from last season as it received a United State Marine Corps/American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award Monday. A total of 1,275 programs from the collegiate and high school ranks earned the accolade, including an all-time record 71 from within the NAIA. To be eligible for the award, teams must own a cumulative GPA of 3.0 for the 2020-2021 school year. WPU posted a 3.55 GPA last year. Posted by Ken Allsup on Jul 24 2021. Filed under...

Miller-Meeks DUMP Opioids Act Unanimously Passes the House, Heads to POTUS WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, July 27th, 2021, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ (IA-02) Dispose Unused Medications and Prescription (DUMP) Opioids Act passed the House of Representatives with a vote of 424-0. This bipartisan legislation would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have physical locations for the disposal of controlled substances medications. “I am happy to see the DUMP Opioids Act pass the House today. This commonsense...

Pioneer Farm Cuts Oats With Century-Old Machine  Oskaloosa, Iowa – Volunteers descended upon Nelson Pioneer Farm Monday morning as the first stage in harvesting oats took place. The group used a cutter over a century old to cut the oats and pile them up in small groups. Volunteers then gathered those groups into shocks to allow the oats to dry before they are then threshed. Curator Margaret Spiegel was right alongside all the other volunteers during the heat, helping to create the shocks. Spiegel also spoke about the upcoming Fall Festival at the Nelson Pioneer Farm taking place on Septe...