Cody VanDonselar and Taylor Parks take a break Monday afternoon while working for the Mahaska County Conservation Board at White Oak Conservation Area. They are summer interns for the MCCB.
Volunteers gather sandbags Thursday morning to transport across Highway 63 to the Oskaloosa water plant reinforcing a levee keeping flood water from the South Skunk River at bay.
Ed and Hanna Dowd at the races with local driver Brad Pinkerton. Big Ed’s BBQ is a sponsor for Pinkerton. Hanna compares Pinkerton to Tony Stewart. She appreciates all the racers that risk their lives entertaining Oskaloosa and the surrounding areas. “I respect them all,” Hanna said.