Oskaloosa–The William Penn football team will open an exciting 2011 season Saturday in a new stadium amidst unprecedented expectations. #8 nationally-ranked Statesmen (0-0, 0-0 MWL) host Midwest League rival Iowa Wesleyan (0-0, 0-0 MWL) in the 2,800-seat Lacey Complex Stadium at 6 p.m. STATESMEN BROADCASTING: Every William Penn football game can be viewed or heard […]
The construction of the new entrance to the Mall on A Avenue West opposite to North A Street is complete and will be open to through traffic on Friday, August 26, 2011. However, there will still be localized controlled areas at the project while crews complete the finishing touches for parking lot and on-street parking […]
(DES MOINES) – Late yesterday Gov. Branstad received notification that President Obama authorized a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance for six counties impacted by severe storms, straight line winds, and flooding that occurred from July 9 to July 14, 2011. The counties included in this declaration are Benton, Clay, Dickinson, Marshall, Story, and […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Osky News Oskaloosa, Iowa – Yesterday, I witnessed one of the cruelest things ever. On our way back from covering a story, the two of us from Osky News witnessed a little terrier type dog get struck […]
The academic school year has just begun for William Penn University and the athletic coaches are wasting no time getting their teams ready. Mike Christner, William Penn head softball coach, has 31 girls out this year between the JV and Varsity teams. Christner had them out at the Lacey Recreation Complex at the beginning of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Wednesday, August 17, 2011 there was a special ceremony at Maple Ridge Assisted Living Center. Elmer and Elizabeth Van Zante were presented with the Century Farm Award. Century Farm Awards are presented every year to honor families which have owned Iowa farmland for 100 years or more. The Van Zante family […]
Oskaloosa, August 24, 2011 – The Iowa Alliance of YMCAs, a cluster of 26 Ys throughout the state of Iowa, today commended Governor Terry Branstad for his recent announcement to launch an initiative to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation within the next five years. Over the past several decades, our nation has […]
The Iowa Innovation Gateway is offering an opportunity for entrepreneurs and small business owners to receive a grant of $5,000 to be used to help start or grow their business. This grant, called DREAM BIG…GROW HERE, will be given to an entrepreneur or small business owner with 50 or fewer employees and is located in […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board is holding elections on September 13th, 2011 for its board. They will be filling Director Districts 1, 3, 4 and 6. Only one race is being challenged, that being the one for Director District 4 between the incumbent Donald Patterson and Charlie Comfort. Tom Richardson is seeking his […]
Oskaloosa. Floyd White, 98, of Oskaloosa died Wednesday, August 24, 2011, at the Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born on October 18, 1912 on a farm south of Grinnell, Iowa, the son of Lewis Elmer and Nellie D. Harbison White, he worked on the family farm while growing up. On December 3, 1938, […]
