In what was a thriller of a game, the white powderpuff football team defeated the maroon team 37-28. The maroon team quickly got on the board making the score 7-0. A touchdown run by Brook Almond in the second quarter brought the score 14-0. The white team was determined to stay in the game and […]
Many people will look at some money saving ideas and think that “these will only save me a few pennies or a small amount of money and not be worth my time.” I say “not so fast.” When you are living on unemployment and the budget is tight or you are just trying to save […]
The Eddyville / Blakesburg Marching Band had a great day in Cedar Rapids and Pella Saturday as they outscored a total of 16 other bands in two marching band competitions. In the afternoon, the band competed at the Linn-Mar Marching Band Contest and placed 1st in class 2A with a score of 74.2. The band […]
Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter held it’s annual Woofstock this Sunday starting at 11:00 am with food. They served BBQ, chips and a pop for $3.00. Hawkeye Kiddie Tractor Pull was set up and doing tractor pulls starting at 1 pm, with the sign up for that beginning at 12:30. The winners walked away with some […]
Oskaloosa. Mike McDougall, 62, of Oskaloosa died at the Mahaska Hospice Serenity House on Sunday, September 26, 2010. He was born on Wednesday, December 24, 1947, in Oskaloosa, the son of Carlton “Mac” and Ruth M. Short McDougall. He graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1966. On December 27, 1970, he […]
According to a new poll by the Des Moines Register, if the election were to be held today, Terry Branstad would be our new governor. The poll conducted by the Register’s pollster, Selzer and Co, targeted 803 Iowan adults from all parts of the state. The poll was conducted from September 19-22. To Culver, it […]
Last week we asked you what you thought about our city streets. In our poll, 41 residents (98%) voted that they are not being maintained well enough. 1 resident (2%) voted that they are being maintained well enough. The question of the week poll is unscientific and does not reflect the views of Osky News. […]
NOAA or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that controls and runs the National Weather Service has changed the flood stage for Oskaloosa. The flood stage earlier this year was 20 feet and now moves to 24.5 feet effective on October 25, 2010. The record flooding of 2010 set an all time level of 26.40 […]
The Winter of Discontent On September 26, 1777, British troops marched into Philadelphia and occupied the city forcing the Continental Congress, meeting in the Pennsylvania State House (later renamed Independence Hall), to flee to the interior of Pennsylvania. General Washington and his army had battled the British south of Philadelphia at Brandywine Creek on September […]
1959: Much of eastern, southeastern, and southern Iowa was swept by strong wind storms as a squall line preceded a cold front. The storms did considerable damage to crops and property and injured three people. At Cedar Rapids 17 aircraft were destroyed at the airport and at Waterloo winds gusted to around 90 mph. The […]
