My grandmother had a saying that she lived by “Gather up the scraps and use them up.” She was a genius at using up leftovers and creating some great meals. Food is expensive and throwing out leftovers is a waste of money. I have learned many ways to use up leftovers that my family loves. […]
The ringneck pheasant has been a scare sight when traveling Iowa this recent year. Iowa Department of Natural Resource estimates that the population has declined as much as 30%. 4 consecutive extra snowy winters and a wet spring have been a large reason for the decline. Mike Ryan Department of Natural Resources Officer for Mahaska […]
Fremont’s Frontier Days was a big success, and helped Fremont put summer behind them. There was a dunk tank, and a wonderful parade that went on for nearly an hour that had over 50 entries. A dutch over cooking contest that drew participants and 13 different groups from as far away as Illinois. Phyllis Gecho […]
Kirksville, Missouri. Charles Edward Carr, 37, of Kirksville, Missouri and formerly of Eddyville and Oskaloosa, died Sunday, September 12, 2010, at his home in Kirksville, Missouri. He was born Tuesday, September 11, 1973, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the son of Michael Patrick and Shelley Dunsmoor Carr. He graduated from Eddyville High School with the class of […]
Oskaloosa News is seeking 2 persons to fill the positions of volunteer writers. Oskaloosa news is a volunteer driven news organization aimed at providing fair and accurate news to Oskaloosa and surrounding areas. We hold up the high integrity and accuracy of our news website. The ideal candidates will posses excellent writing skills, the ability […]
The Oskaloosa High School student council is seeking entries for its homecoming parade to be held on September 30th. Line up will begin at 5:30 pm with the parade beginning at 6:30 pm on High Ave East. NO POLITICAL ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED! Also, we are in need of convertibles for our homecoming court. If […]
It appears that our residents were correct about the Iowa/ISU game this past weekend. You voted in favor of Iowa with 29 residents (85%) voting yes and 5 residents (15%) voting no. On Saturday, Kirk Ferentz blew out Paul Rhodes and his Cylclones 35-7. This weeks question deals with the response to RV-TV. When residents […]
Oskaloosa is now one reading away from a 48 hour snow ordinance. At last weeks city council meeting, the Oskaloosa City Council approved the 2nd reading of the ordinance putting it only one reading away from finally being approved. The new ordinance would allow residents up to 48 hours to remove snow after a snowstorm. […]
The game was a wash out. The players had left the field, and people were clearing the grandstands at last Friday evenings football game in Centerville. The crowds were working their way towards their cars while comments of how intense the lightning was becoming came from those around. Brian Recor of Oskaloosa had just unlocked […]
I have been interested the last few years by alternative energy. This isn’t a tree hugging thing, it’s more of a interest in saving myself money. I have started looking into this more and more, and have myself purchased solar panels for some small scale testing around my house. I started this series off with […]
