Archive for: May, 2011

Question of the Week: Are you worried about the continued rising costs of food and gas?

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Last week, we asked you if you believed that the City Council is listening to your concerns. 96 residents responded with 68 residents (71%) saying No, 23 residents (24%) saying Yes, and 5 residents (5%) saying Unsure. The question of the week poll is unscientific and does not reflect the views of Osky News. This […]

William Penn Drops to Consolation Bracket

Oskaloosa–The Lady Statesmen softball team made life considerably more difficult for itself Saturday in falling to Clarke 4-3 in the Midwest Collegiate Conference First Round Tournament. In being upset by the #9 seed, top-seeded William Penn (34-15) will now have to win three games Sunday to take its ‘pod’, beginning with an elimination game against […]

Record 29th league men’s golf crown to Central

IOWA CITY— New coach, same tradition. Shaving 19 strokes off its third-round score, the Central College men’s golf team delivered first-year coach Chad Green his first Iowa Conference championship Saturday, and a record 29th crown for the Dutch program. It’s the school’s third in a row and fourth in the past five years. The title […]

Ariola, Stetzel deliver in ninth-inning baseball comeback

PELLA—Hits were scarce but Central College center fielder Sam Stetzel (sophomore, Perry) and second baseman Adam Ariola (freshman, Bloomington, Ill., Normal HS) delivered the game-winning two-out blasts as the Dutch overcame Cornell College with a three-run ninth inning Saturday, sweeping the three-game Iowa Conference set with a 4-3 win. The teams hustled through four scoreless […]

Tornado Outbreak Brings Up Questions On Preparedness

April has been one of the deadliest months on record for tornadoes. With the massive destruction and death that has fallen upon the Southern States, local residents have been evaluating their plans and readiness for such an event. In the words of the Mahaska County Emergency Management website: “It is this department’s belief that it […]

Oskaloosa Buy-Sell-Trade City Garage Sale Packs The Varied Industy Building

The power of social media is a tool that is only becoming understood by business, and those that have a jump start in that sector of the internet could be poised for future success. Oskaloosa Buy-Sell-Trade is one of those recent phenomenon to Facebook in recent months.  With an idea born and mostly promoted from […]

                 

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