Our question of the week last week was: Do you believe that Iowa’s Supreme Court has done any actions requiring impeachment? You voted with 68% or 39 votes saying No, they did not. Those viewing the actions of the Supreme Court as, yes, having done enough to require impeachment was 30% or 17 votes, and […]
The new facility that will house the Oskaloosa First Church of the Nazarene has continued to progress on the inside during the winter months. On Saturday, Church officials opened the facility to those wishing to see how work has progressed. Oskaloosa First Church of the Nazarene has been using its gymnasium since the fire that […]
An accident at 11:54 pm the night of January 20 resulted in 2 being sent to the Monroe County Hospital. 20 year old Cherese Lovell of Centerville was driving North, on Highway 5 near 240th St. in Monroe County, in her 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass. Lovell crossed the center line of Highway 5 when it was […]
PELLA—Junior Tommy Van Renterghem (Oskaloosa) recorded two falls and four wins as the Central College wrestling team finished 3-1 in the Wabash College (Ind.) Max Servies wrestling duals Saturday. The Dutch cruised past Knox College (Ill.) for the second time this season, taking a 30-9 victory after an earlier 49-3 win. Central stomped Manchester (Ind.) […]
PELLA—An efficient five-man attack let the Central College men’s basketball team hold off Loras College 78-66 Saturday, sweeping the Duhawks for the first time since 1991-92. The Dutch placed five players in double figures and shot 54.9 percent from the floor, including an impressive 58.8 percent from long range. Central, which had defeated Loras at […]
PELLA –A late second-half rally brought the score within five came up short for the Central College women’s basketball team as the Dutch dropped a 73-61 decision to Loras College Saturday. The Duhawks held a 42-34 advantage at halftime and extended their lead to as much as 14 points in the second half before Central […]
The Poll Tax: Twenty-Fourth Amendment Ratified “Do you know I’ve never voted in my life, never been able to exercise my right as a citizen because of the poll tax?” “Mr. Trout.” Homer L. Pike, interviewer, Atlanta, Georgia. Over twenty years after Atlanta textile worker “Mr. Trout” lamented his inability to vote to a WPA […]
1909: Unseasonably warm weather pushed temperatures into the upper 60s and lower 70s across southeastern Iowa including a reading of 72 F at Keokuk which is just one degree shy of the all-time Iowa January record. Other reported high temperatures included 70 F at Bonaparte, Fairfield, and Keosauqua, 69 F at Bloomfield, and 68 F […]
Oskaloosa sent 12 students to participate in the Southeast Iowa Honor Band, held Saturday evening, at Iowa City West High School in Iowa City. Eddyville-Blakesburg added an additional 3 students making up the total of 278 total participants from all over Southeast Iowa. Oskaloosa band members that participated are as follows: Amber Brockman, Sam Adams, […]
2011 Youth Football Registration opens February 5, 2011! We will be at the Penn Central Mall from 10:00 am-2:00 pm. You can also stop by the YMCA! Oskaloosa Football League is a flag and tackle football program for the residents of Oskaloosa and it’s surrounding area. Youth in grades 1st to 6th are eligible. From […]
