Southern Iowa Speedway Sees First Racing Action of 2020
May 21, 2020
By Jerry Mackey Oskaloosa, Iowa: One month following the scheduled racing season opener, the Southern Iowa Speedway was able to run races still under the Covid-19 Pandemic guidelines. Following Governor Reynolds restrictions, races were allowed…
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Southern Iowa Speedway Set to Open Tonight
May 15, 2020
The Southern Iowa Speedway is set to open the 2020 Racing season on the ½ mile dirt track located on the Mahaska County Fairgrounds. The first racing action of the season will be held featuring…
Governor hasn’t closed the door on high school baseball, softball
May 15, 2020
BY O. KAY HENDERSON Governor Kim Reynolds is allowing more Iowa businesses to reopen, but her latest pandemic-related proclamation still prohibits sports gatherings of 10 or more until midnight on Wednesday, May 27th. Reynolds was asked…
Parker steps down as Osky boys basketball coach
May 13, 2020
At Tuesday’s (5/12) Oskaloosa School Board meeting, Boys’ varsity basketball coach Ryan Parker resigned. You’ll remember Parker missed a good deal of last season due to kidney problems and eventually needed a kidney transplant. Parker…
American Hockey League Cancels Remainder of Season
May 12, 2020
The American Hockey League has canceled the rest of its season because of the coronavirus pandemic. President and CEO David Andrews announced the league ‘has determined that the resumption and completion of the 2019-20 season…
Under 1% of MLB employees test positive for virus antibodies
May 11, 2020
By RONALD BLUM NEW YORK (AP) — Just 0.7% of Major League Baseball employees tested positive for antibodies to COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. The small number of positive tests, announced Sunday,…
Auto racing returns to Hamilton County, but without spectators
May 08, 2020
BY RADIO IOWA CONTRIBUTOR There will be auto racing this weekend — without fans in the stands — at one of the oldest tracks in Iowa. Officials with the Hamilton County Speedway in Webster City have…
Knoxville Raceway update
May 07, 2020
Knoxville Raceway has decided when it begins its weekly racing season, it will do so with fans in the stands and not behind closed doors. The races scheduled for May 16 and 23 will be…
Big Ten extends ban on campus activities
May 06, 2020
BY TODD KIMM Big Ten Conference announced today that it will extend the previously announced suspension of all organized team activities through June 1, 2020, and will re-evaluate again at that time. This is an additional…
In shortened season, stars still had chance to shine in 1981
May 05, 2020
By NOAH TRISTER The season began with Fernandomania and ended with a classic World Series matchup between the Dodgers and Yankees. Mike Schmidt slugged his way to a second consecutive MVP, and Nolan Ryan pitched…