It’s been a very busy couple of days here at Osky News. It may not appear to be that way by the lack of new content making it to the page, but it will end up there shortly. Today’s picture I really hope keeps you guessing for at least a little while. When you guess […]
University Park. Richard “Dick” Newcomb, 76, of University Park, died Thursday, May 19, 2011, surrounded by his family at his home in University Park. He was born May 22, 1934, at What Cheer, Iowa, the son of Charley and Ellen Stoker Newcomb. He graduated from high school in Tucson, Arizona in 1952. Following graduation he […]
July 08, 1925 – May 19, 2011 Grinnell, Iowa Graveside Service: Private family graveside service , at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Iowa Veterans Home, 1301 Summit Street, Marshalltown, Iowa 50158 or to the Carroll W. “Buzz” Dean Memorial Fund, PO BOX 368, […]
Call to order: Mayor Maxwell called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. All council members were present. I. General Business A. 2012 Budget – Meeting was open to the public to discuss approving the 2012 budget as written. There were no objections from the public or council members. Tom VanDerVeer made a motion to […]
Bill Northey, Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture, made a stop in Oskaloosa to take a tour of Oskaloosa Food Products around 9 am yesterday morning. Northey was taken on a personal tour of the Oskaloosa Food Products Corporation facility by President Blair Van Zetten. Van Zetten went through the process of how they process eggs to […]
There is still time to sign up for the VIP Ride being held Friday, May 20 starting at 11:30 a.m. Riders will travel on the recreation trail from Bobzilla’s Bicycle Werks to Edmundson Park. Lunch will be waiting for those who pre-register their participation, and though the ride itself has no participation or entry fee, […]
In a report by the Iowa State Patrol, a fatal crash took the life of a Lovilia woman near the junction of Highway 92 and Marion County road T-17. The accident happened at 6:41 p.m. on the 18th of May. The 2000 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Roland Shelford of Lovilia was traveling South on T-17. […]
Another accident has claimed the life of an area resident on Tuesday, in a 2 vehicle accident, at the intersection of Interstate 80 and Highway 146. The Iowa State Patrol reports that the 2011 Buick Lucerne driven by Marilyn Anderson of Grinnell had just exited Interstate 80 Eastbound to the Intersection of Highway 146. After […]
PELLA—Led by shortstop Mike Furlong (junior, Davenport, Assumption HS), three Central College baseball players received Iowa Conference honors Wednesday. Furlong is a first-team selection while pitcher Joel Pulliam (junior, Des Moines, Lincoln HS) and center fielder Sam Stetzel (sophomore, Perry) are second-team picks. Third baseman Anthony Miller (senior, Davenport, Assumption HS) and second baseman Adam […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – For the second season in a row, Grinnell College’s Tim Hollibaugh has been named the Midwest Conference South Division Baseball Coach of the Year. Grinnell claimed the South Division title for the third year in a row, including an outright crown for the second straight year, while going 11-1 in divisional play. […]
