Oskaloosa. Dianna Lee Smith, 53, of Oskaloosa, died on Saturday, December 18, 2010, at her home in Oskaloosa. She was born Thursday, December 20, 1956, at Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Billy J. and Twyla Williams Smith. Following school she worked as a waitress at the café in the Downing Hotel, and later as […]
Oskaloosa. Betty M. Stoddard, 85, of Oskaloosa, died on Saturday, December 18, 2010, at the Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born Thursday, January 1, 1925, in Raymond, Minnesota, the daughter of Clifford and Ruby Nelson Bergstresser. She graduated from Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1942. Early on she worked as the […]
Montezuma. Dixie Sanders, 79, of Montezuma, died Saturday, December 18, 2010 in Grinnell, Iowa. Funeral services will begin at 11:00 AM on Thursday, December 23, 2010 at the Holland-Coble Funeral Home. Visitation will start at 9:00 AM Thursday morning and last until the time of service. Interment will be in the Pleasant Township Cemetery near […]
Making a quick stop to Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter will be one of the highlights of your Christmas season. There are many animals looking for homes, and thankfully many you see here are in adoption or pre-adoption stages. The animal you see may soon find a different home if you wait. One of the first […]
New Jersey Ratifies the Constitution Now be it known, that we, the delegates of the state of New Jersey, chosen by the people thereof, for the purpose aforesaid, having maturely deliberated on and considered the aforesaid proposed Constitution, do hereby, for and on the behalf of the people of the said state of New Jersey, […]
1976: An abnormally cold December was interrupted by unseasonably warm weather on the 18th, particularly across about the southwestern third of Iowa where most locations climbed into the 60s. Many stations established daily records including Des Moines with a high of 64 F and Logan where the high of 72 F was only two degrees […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Osky News From a concerned grandmother of a 5th and 6th grade student. I attended the winter clarinet program for 5th and 6th grade students in Oskaloosa on December 12th, and was appalled and sickened at heart […]
Posted: December 16, 2010 FAIRFIELD, Iowa – Three southeast Iowa men face more than $100,000 in fines for their roles in poaching trophy deer and multiple counts of commercialization of wildlife in Jefferson, Van Buren and Henry counties. State Conservation Officer Chris Flynn said the investigation, that had been underway for several years, began from […]
The proposed Oskaloosa BMX Bike and skate park is only one step away from receiving a $50,000 grant. The project was accepted by the Pepsi Grant Program and is now up for voting on their website. In order for the project to win the grant, it must receive the most number of votes in their […]
The Oskaloosa Symphony, under the direction of Maestro Tony Chang, will present its annual ‘Music of Christmas’ concert this Sunday at 4 PM in the George Daily Auditorium. The concert will feature members of the Oskaloosa Symphony, Oskaloosa High School Orchestra, and members of the Oskaloosa Community Chorus. The concert will also feature the popular […]
