On this day in 1983, recording began on Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton’s number one single, “Islands In The Stream.” The song was written by The Bee Gees.
The song was originally written for Marvin Gaye before it was given to Kenny to record on his album Eyes That See in the Dark.
“Islands In The Stream” would go on to be certified Double Platinum by the RIAA, and the song topped CMT’s poll of the best country duets of all time.
The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met for a special session on Monday morning and the main objective was to accept bids for the land previously occupied by the Country Life Health Care facility west of Oskaloosa.
The parcel of farm land around the building was bid on by Leroy and Brandon Groenendyk and Dan Niewsma for $3,878 per acre. This was the highest bid sent to the Supervisors and all other bidders decided against increasing their bid. The land has 314 acres to use for farming.
The parcel of land that includes the building was bid on by Steve and Crystal Phillips, who had their bid of $600 accepted by the Supervisors. Supervisor Mike VanderMolen wanted to know what the building would be used for, and the Phillips’ said they would use it to increase their ability to foster children. This parcel includes 5.56 acres.
It was also determined that Mahaska County Conservation would take care of mowing the land before the new owners close their deals.
Also in the meeting, the Board approved the signature for the business agreement with AmeriHealth, which was discussed at last week’s meeting.
The next meeting of the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors is slated for next Monday, April 18, at the Mahaska County Courthouse in Oskaloosa. The meeting will be called to order at 9 AM.
The finalists for the 2016 American Country Countdown Awards have been announced. Luke Bryan leads the pack with seven nominations, followed by Sam Hunt who has a total of five. Thomas Rhett and Zac Brown Band follow close behind with four nods apiece, and Florida Georgia Line picked up three of their own. The show will air live from the “Fabulous” Forum in Inglewood, California, on May 1st at 7:00 pm on Fox.
Kyle Busch stormed past race leader Martin Truex Junior thirty-three laps from the finish and kept his Number-18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota in front the rest of the way to claim his second victory of the season on Saturday night at Texas Motor Speedway. Busch led only thirty-four laps, but that included the ones that counted most as he beat runner-up Dale Earnhardt Junior to the checkered flag by four seconds. Joey Logano finished third with Jimmie Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports rookie Chase Elliott completing the top five.
Truex faded to sixth after his crew elected to bypass a final pit stop for fresh tires while other contenders – Busch included – got new rubber. Truex started third and led a race-high 141 laps in his failed bid for victory Number-1 of 2016. Carl Edwards started from the pole and was strong throughout the first half of the race, leading a total of 124 laps en route to a seventh-place finish.
With the win, Busch assures himself of a spot in this year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with an opportunity to defend his 2015 championship. It was the second straight weekend sweep for Busch, who won Friday night’s X-FINITY Series race on the Fort Worth oval after claiming Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series victories at Martinsville Speedway one weekend earlier. Saturday’s win lifted Busch from third to first in the Cup Series standings, now six points ahead of Johnson and seven up on Kevin Harvick.
Busch’s victory gave Toyota its first Sprint Cup win at T-M-S since he was victorious in this event in 2013 … The race included seventeen lead changes among eight drivers. There were seven cautions for forty-one laps, including a thirteen-car accident along the backstretch less than forty laps from the finish.
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On Friday April 8, 2016, officers from the Oskaloosa Police Department responded to South Side Storage located at 118 9th Avenue East regarding suspicious items being found on the property. Officers conducted an investigation into the suspicious items and found that the items were stolen from two of the storage units on the property. Officers also located Robert Leon Corcoran III age 36 from Oskaloosa on the property.
As a result of the investigation, Robert Leon Corcoran III, was arrested and charged with two counts of Burglary 3rd degree a class D felony, one count of Possession of Firearms/Ammunition as a felon a class D felony, Trespass a simple misdemeanor, Possession of Burglary Tools an aggravated misdemeanor, Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs a serious misdemeanor, Failure to Affix a Drug Tax Stamp a class D felony, and Possession of Controlled Substances 2nd Offense an aggravated misdemeanor.
It should be noted a criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Next s top Texas Motor Speedway, for Saturday night’s Duck Commander 500, the seventh race of the 2016 Sprint Cup Series. Jimmie Johnson leads all drivers with six victories on the mile-and-a-half Fort Worth oval including three in a row and five of the last seven. Carl Edwards is next in line with three wins … There’s competitive balance among NASCAR’s three participating manufacturers with each brand winning the track’s spring race once over the last three seasons: Chevrolet with Johnson last year, Ford with Joey Logano in 2014 and Toyota with Kyle Busch in 2013.
Sprint Cup Series teams got the weekend started early Thursday with a late-afternoon practice session. Martin Truex Junior set the pace with a lap of 192.892 miles per hour. Brad Keselowski was second at 192.164 miles per hour. Logano, Austin Dillon and Brian Vickers – still subbing for the injured Tony Stewart – completed the top five. Johnson was sixth on the speed chart.
The NASCAR X-Finity Series is in the “The Lone Star State” this weekend for tonight’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 300. Erik Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing is the defending winner. The last driver with back-to-back victories in Texas Motor Speedway’s spring race is Kyle Busch, who won three in a row from 2008 through 2010.
There were two practice sessions on Thursday and Jones led them both – posting his best lap in the first of the two sessions, 186.968 miles per hour. The remainder of the top five based on combined speeds includes Ty Dillon, rookie Brandon Jones, points leader Daniel Suarez and Busch. Jones also had the best average speed over a stretch of ten consecutive laps, 178.409 miles per hour.
On this day in 2014, Kenny Chesney’s album When The Sun Goes Down held its spot at the top of the Billboard Country Albums Chart for a ninth straight week. The album produced three #1 hits, two #2 hits, and a hit that would reach the top 10. When The Sung Goes Down was Certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA.
Cedar Rapids–The Statesmen softball team only scored in three innings Thursday night, but one of those frames was a big one as William Penn split a non-conference doubleheader with Mount Mercy.
The Statesmen (13-18) lost the opener 7-2, but won the second game 6-4.
The Mustangs (11-17) got off to a much better start than the visitors, leading 5-0 entering the sixth inning of the first contest.
Kayla Browning (Jr. Spring Valley, Calif., Biology) and Gabrielle Braniff (Jr., Olympia, Wash., General Accounting) both touched home plate to narrow the deficit to three runs in the top half, but despite matching MMU with nine hits, William Penn could not come any closer.
In a game that featured eight errors (three by WPU), Braniff led the navy and gold with a 3-for-3 effort. Browning, Tabitha Scott (Fr., Placentia, Calif., Psychology), andChyanne Koko (So., Waianae, Hawaii, Business Management) all finished 2-for-4 as well. William Penn had its chances, but stranded runners in scoring position five times.
Koko was saddled with the loss as she struck out one batter and walked another in a complete-game performance. Only five of the runs she allowed were earned.
The Statesmen exorcized some of their first-game demons with an impressive opening frame in the nightcap. Kodee Johnson (Jr., Stockton, Calif., General Mathematics) and Scott led off with back-to-back doubles and four other players, including Siarra Velasquez (Sr., Carter Lake, Iowa, Biology) with another two-bagger, also managed a base knock in the squad’s five-run effort.
The Mustangs closed to within two runs late at 5-3, but the visiting crew added an insurance run in the seventh when Johnson scored for the second time on one of MMU’s four fielding mistakes.
Johnson was 3-for-4, while Scott managed to go 2-for-2. Both sides again had nine hits in the latter matchup.
Scott hurled four strong innings for the win, permitting one run (earned) on five hits with a pair of strikeouts. Elizabeth Whitaker (Jr., Azalea, Ore., Exercise Science) finished it off with a three-inning save that included four strikeouts (one walk).
Next Up: William Penn returns to Oskaloosa Saturday to host Baker in a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.
Story provided by Wade Steinlage
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