NEWS

Carl Edwards lead two-hundred and seventy-six laps to pick up his first win of the 2016 season and fourth win at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Sunday’s Food City 500. Starting from the pole, Edwards…

Kenny Rogers has announced his farewell world tour entitled "The Gambler's Last Deal." The tour will kick off in Minnesota, on May 13th and is expected to run into 2017. The International trek will bring…

Des Moines--The Statesmen baseball team struggled in the opener and then unfortunately could not hold a late lead in the nightcap as it was swept by Grand View in a Heart of America Athletic Conference…

Oskaloosa--The Statesmen softball team has been on the losing end of several close games this spring, but on Sunday the program reversed its fortunes with a non-conference doubleheader sweep of Mount Mercy. WPU (19-24), which…

The Oskaloosa Water Department will be conducting their bi-annual hydrant flushing beginning Monday, April 18. This will last approximately two weeks. You may notice low pressure and cloudy or discolored water. The water, even though…

The NASCAR X-Finity Series visits “Thunder Valley” this weekend for Saturday afternoon’s Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300, the opening race in the revamped “Dash for Cash” promotion. Traditional qualifying will set the forty-car field for each…

Next stop Bristol Motor Speedway for Sunday’s Food City 500, eighth race of the 2016 Sprint Cup Series and the second of six short-track races on the schedule. Matt Kenseth is the defending winner. Last year,…

On Friday, April 15, the Oskaloosa Fire Department unveiled its new fire engine. It is a 2016 Rosenbauer Pumper Tanker. The engine was purchased in order to replace a 1986 Smeal pumper which has been…

Luke Bryan's Thoughts are with the three members of his stage crew who were injured in a serious car accident on Sunday morning (4/10). Luke posted on Facebook, "We are so saddened to hear about…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (April 15)-One week from today, the United States Modified Touring Series returns to action for a three-day swing to kick off more than twenty nights of racing between now and Memorial Day.…