Once a year, the Oskaloosa PTO sponsors a read-a-thon to help raise money for special events and equipment that directly impacts the students at the elementary. Wednesday April 13th was, once again, that day at the Oskaloosa Elementary School. The students pledged to read one hour during the day in return for the pledged donations. […]
Date: Tuesday, February 5th, 1924 to Thursday, April 14th, 2011 Obituary: Robert drove truck for Flynn Dairy and Roberts Dairy. Robert will be missed by his children, Robert Joe (Sherry)Lamb, Mitchellville, Rose Lamb McCann, Newton, Bonita (Jack) Mosher, Pleasant Hill and Steven (Kathleen) Lamb, Dubuque; grandchildren, Marc (Samantha) McCann, Carl (Heather) McCann, Lora Lamb and […]
Galesburg, Ill./Oskaloosa–It was certainly a tale of two games for the William Penn baseball team as it defeated a non-league foe one day, but then came up short in Midwest Collegiate Conference action the next. William Penn (19-18, 5-13 MCC) dropped Knox 9-0 Tuesday, but then lost to rival Grand View 8-1 Wednesday. Both games […]
Oskaloosa–The Lady Statesmen softball team was able to get plenty of timely hits and important defensive stops in the opener to earn a doubleheader split against Midwest Collegiate Conference foe Waldorf Wednesday. William Penn (27-12, 8-6 MCC) won the opener 8-0 (5 innings), but fell 3-2 in the nightcap. Despite being outhit 8-7 in both […]
Stevens Claims MCC Honor Oskaloosa–Dena Stevens (Sr., Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa HS) tied her own school record last weekend and those scores earned her Midwest Collegiate Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week honors. Stevens was the individual medalist at last weekend’s Clarke Spring Invitational and helped the Lady Statesmen to a tie for third place (out of […]
The Oskaloosa School Board met in regular session Tuesday evening. The main item on the Agenda was approval of the certified budget for the 2012 fiscal year. Superintedent Russ Reiter reported that the school district is budgeting for zero percent allowable growth this year. If the state does go ahead and provide some allowable growth […]
Two issues were before the Oskaloosa Planning and Zoning Commission on April 11th, 2011. The Commission also welcomed their newest member, Charlie Comfort, to his first regular meeting. The first item on the agenda, beyond the approval of the minutes for the March 14th meeting, was that the board considered the vacation and sale of […]
As the school year comes to a close, it becomes necessary to reflect on the good and the bad in order to make forward advances in our education system. At an informative meeting at Oskaloosa High School Monday night, Oskaloosa Supt. Russ Reiter stated that teachers are given too much flexibility within the curriculum. He […]
Wyatt Earp, great-grand nephew of the iconic lawman with the same name, will be visiting Pella during Tulip Time this year. Earp will be performing a play at the Pella Opera House portraying his famous relative. The legendary historic figure resided in Pella from 1850-1864 during his boyhood years of 2-16. His family owned a […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad today signed the following legislation into law: House File 132- An act relating to the filing requirements for certain ordinances relating to a Division of Revenue. House File 299: An act relating to the unlawful possession of or entry upon specified personal and public utility property, and providing […]
