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Apartment Catches Fire On The West Side Of Oskaloosa

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Firefighters were called to an empty apartment building at North C and F Ave West in Oskaloosa shortly after midnight.  Units from Oskaloosa, New Sharon, Cedar Township,and an aerial truck from the Pella Fire Department responded to the scene. No injuries were reported. MHP Emergency Services, Oskaloosa Police, the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office were also at the scene. Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.

From Martinsville Half-Mile To High Speeds In Texas

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From the Sprint Cup Series’ shortest track, Martinsville Speedway, NASCAR now moves to one of its fastest ovals with this coming weekend’s Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. The preliminary entry list shows forty drivers led by defending race winner Jimmie Johnson and regular-season points leader Kevin Harvick. The four non-Charter drivers on the list are rookie Ryan Blaney, Cole Whitt, Josh Wise and Reed Sorenson.

Johnson leads all competitors 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.X-FINITY Series teams also will be competing at T-M-S with Friday night’s O’Reilly Auto

X-FINITY Series teams also will be competing at T-M-S with Friday night’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 300. There are thirty-nine drivers on the preliminary entry led by defending race winner Erik Jones and points leader Daniel Suarez, teammates at Joe Gibbs Racing.

Statesmen Split League Twinbill With MVC

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Marshall, Mo.–The William Penn softball team succumbed to a big inning by its host as it split a Heart of America Athletic Conference doubleheader with Missouri ValleyTuesday.

The Statesmen (12-17, 2-4 Heart) lost the opener 6-4 and won the nightcap 7-3.

Tabitha Scott (Fr., Placentia, Calif., Psychology) gave the navy and gold a 1-0 lead in the first by coming around on an error.

The Vikings (8-20, 4-6 Heart) answered with one run in the bottom half, but the visitors gained the lead back when Kayla Browning (Jr. Spring Valley, Calif., Biology) crossed home plate in the fourth.  Browning finished 3-for-4 as the Statesmen outhit Missouri Valley 9-5.

The advantage held until the bottom of the sixth. MVC took the lead for good on a two-out, three-run error.  The hosts added two more runs for a 6-2 edge.

WPU got two runs back in the seventh, but could not finish the rally.

Chyanne Koko (So., Waianae, Hawaii, Business Management) struck out three in four frames, while Elizabeth Whitaker (Jr., Azalea, Ore., Exercise Science) took the loss in relief, also striking out three with one walk in two innings.

Kodee Johnson (Jr., Stockton, Calif., General Mathematics) finished 2-for-4 in the setback.

MVC gained the early edge in the second game with one run in the first frame, but William Penn captured its first lead and never looked back with three runs in the third. Breann Robertson (Fr., Rainier, Wash., Human Services and Sociology) hit a triple and later scored, while Scott also had a hit and scored.  Jarrah Jensen (Jr., Blakesburg, Iowa, Physical Education) rounded the bases in the third as well.

Johnson made it 4-2 in the fifth when she scored on a Koko single.  Two sixth-inning runs were then plated on a single by Johnson, while Koko finished off the day’s scoring in the seventh via a Browning one-bagger.

The Statesmen owned an 11-7 mark in hits with Koko going 3-for-4 (two RBIs) and Johnson ending up 2-for-4 (three RBIs).

Scott improved to 3-2 with one strikeout in a four-inning start.  Whitaker notched two additional Ks for a three-inning save.

“We continue to make costly mistakes at inopportune times,” Head Coach Mike Christner said.

Next Up: William Penn travels to Cedar Rapids Thursday to face Mount Mercy in a non-conference doubleheader at 5 p.m.

 

Story provided by Wade Steinlage

Oskaloosa School Board 04/05/16

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Members of the Oskaloosa School Board met in special session Tuesday to discuss certified tax levies for the 2016-17 school year. Much of the conversation centered upon the number of students who have and are requesting enrollment out, and the amount of money the district is spending on those students.
The meeting came as a result of board member Carl Drosts’s concern of payment of $194,163 to neighboring districts during the March 22 board meeting. He requested a meeting to gather more information and discuss the issue before passing it as business as usual.
The certified budget will go to the School Board Review Committee once it is certified by April 15. The budget items in question amount to $919,488.
Superintendent Russ Reiter opened the meeting providing board members with information regarding a requested survey similar to one sent out to open enrollees’ families. He said he has been working with staffer Lisa Brown to develop another survey. Brown works with students and their families on requests in and out. The survey will be done by telephone and will contain four to five questions.
Among the discussion was what types of information should be gathered. Board member Sharma Parlett suggested it would be good to find out what steps was taken by the parent or parents before the decision to open enroll out was made. Erik Edgren said he would like to know when they made the decision. Board members agreed that a deeper conversation may pull that information out.
Speculation was made by different board members on the reasons ranging from class size to discipline to academic concerns.
Drost said he felt part of the blame was on the board itself.
“I believe we are causing the problem,” said Drost. “The public should not have to pay for these students going out.”
Drost cited third grade reading scores from 2006 through 2015 that showed Oskaloosa had trended downward while Pella’s third graders moved up based on data from Iowa Assessments.
“We (the board) haven’t even talked about student achievement this year,” said Drost. I am totally opposed to putting $191,000 on the public. I think we are selling the students short.”
Board president Tom Richardson said, “We have instituted the Wonders Reading program and we don’t have data on that yet.”
At the end of the hour and 10 minutes meeting, the board approved the budget items in tact. Drost voted against and Nicholas Hansen was not present.
The next meeting of the board will be on Tuesday, April 12.

Oskaloosa City Council Discusses Golf Cart Ordinance

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The Oskaloosa City Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting Monday evening and discussed a few items that had little or no opposition.

Prior to the regular meeting, there was a study session regarding an amendment of the city ordinance regarding golf carts.

City Manager Michael Schrock explained that the city requires golf carts to be registered and insured to operate on Oskaloosa roads. He also said it has been an administrative burden and isn’t doing anyone any good since there have not been citations and has been difficult for some residents to get the proper insurance on their golf cart.

The ordinance has been in the city code since 2011 and there have not been any issues with golf carts on the roads and trails in that time frame. Currently, the state requires operators of a golf cart on city streets to have a driver’s license, a slow moving sign and an orange flag on the rear of the vehicle, and the cart can only be operated between sunrise and sunset.

The council agreed they could eliminate the city ordinance and adjust their traffic laws to include possible citations for violations with golf carts in the future.

In the regular meeting, the council heard from Jerry Bottenfield of Sheriff Avenue, who was concerned that the city council was not being as transparent as they should be with the proposed reconstruction of Sheriff Avenue.

Bottenfield explained that the residents on Sheriff Avenue have not been notified of the reconstruction project, nor do they want any sidewalks on their street. Bottenfield also produced two petitions with every resident along Sheriff having signed them.

After the meeting, Council Member Tom Walling explained that they were just in the beginning process of determining what they were planning to do with Sheriff Avenue, and the project was at least still two years away. He said that the public would have had plenty of opportunity to speak about the project prior to it being implemented in the future.

In the regular agenda, the council also discussed a proposal from Council Members Walling and Aaron Ver Steeg to add a Loading Zone to the west side of the square for truck deliveries from UPS, FedEx, and other companies. These trucks either use the alley on that side of the square or parked their truck in the middle of the street to still allow for two-way traffic.

The alley has been approved for a recreation project and can no longer be used, and Ver Steeg explained that it is a safety issue for traffic with the truck sitting in the middle of the road on Market Street, which is also Highway 63.

This item was simply to have the city staff look into a study to determine what parking space could serve as the Loading Zone, for what times the space would be unavailable to regular parking, and other items. This passed on a 5-2 vote, with Council Members Steve Burnett and Tom Jiminez voting against.

The next scheduled meeting of the Oskaloosa City Council is set for Monday, April 18, in Council Chambers in City Hall. The meeting will be called to order at 6 PM.

Mahaska County Board of Supervisors Receive Bids for Property

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The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday morning and the major topic of discussion involved bookkeeping and adjustments among county services and employees.

The Board approved a consulting fee of $23,400 to Elert & Associates to look at the current communication system for the emergency services within the county. The consult will help determine what system Mahaska County will need for a long-term solution.

The Board also heard from Heather Gross regarding AmeriHealth business agreement with the new privatized Medicaid system, which has gone into effect this month in the state of Iowa. AmeriHealth is the primary provider within Mahaska County among the three approved companies for the privatization plan. The discussion will continue at a special meeting next Monday.

The Board also approved a one-year agreement with Carosh Compliance Solutions, from a recommendation from the HIPAA committee. Carosh will focus on case management for compliance with protected health information within the county. The contract was approved for $13,750.

In other business:

  • The Board approved the second reading of a speed ordinance for the county road just north of KBOE Radio and waived the 3rd reading, due to a lack of opposition to the ordinance
  • The Board set a hearing date for an ordinance regarding roadway and bridge construction for the May 2nd meeting at 9 AM
  • The Board received bids for a county farm property, and will determine the highest bidders for the two parcels of land next Monday

The next meeting of the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors is set for Monday, April 11, in the Mahaska County Courthouse in Oskaloosa. The meeting will be called to order at 10 AM.

Strong Outruns Out-Pace USRA B-Mod Field, Claims Iron Man Challenge Checkers At Humboldt

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HUMBOLDT, Kan. (March 31) — Shawn Strong held true to his name Thursday at the Humboldt Speedway as he led from start to finish to capture the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod victory on opening night of King of America VI presented by Chix Gear.

The 37-year-old from Billings, Mo., beat polesitter Yancy Shepard to the first corner at the start of the 20-lap feature race, and then withstood enormous pressure from both Shepard and Kris Jackson throughout to claim the $600 winner’s check.

After nine top-five finishes in the past, it was his first Iron Man Challenge triumph in the Out-Pace USRA B-Mod division.

Shepard claimed the runner-up spot ahead of 11th-starting Mike Tanner while Jackson slipped to fourth. Jim Body was fifth. Randy Klein, Travis Saurer, Tyler Kidwell, Brian Bolin and Jared Timmerman completed the top 10.

Round 2 of King of America VI presented by Chix Gear takes place Friday and carries the biggest top prize of the weekend with $1,500 to win up for grabs with a guaranteed $125 for all main event starters. The winner ofSaturday’s finale gets $1,000 and every feature race starter gets at least $100.

Meanwhile, USMTS drives will compete in another two rounds of qualifying races in preparation of Saturday’s finale at ‘The Hummer.’

You can watch every lap of every race during the King of America VI presented by Chix Gear live on RacinDirt.com all weekend long. Go to www.racindirt.com/livevideo to order your pay-per-view today, and don’t miss a lap of this year’s King of America VI presented by Chix Gear.

The Humboldt Speedway is a located 0.1 mile west of US 169 at the Humboldt Exit, then 0.5 mile south, then 0.9 mile east on Georgia Rd. For more information, call 620-431-2470 or visit www.HumboldtSpeedway.com.

To learn more about the USRA, visit www.usraracing.com or call 515-832-6000. You can also like us on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/usraracing, follow us at www.twitter.com/usraracing on Twitter and check out our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/usratv.

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