Oskaloosa, Iowa – In the first part of this story, we included the speech by Attorney Diane Crookham- Johnson as she spoke on 9/11 and Musco, like many of us, looked for a way to help. This portion contains the speech by State Representative and retired Marine Brigadier General Guy Vander Linden: “Good afternoon. All […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- As a reminder, School Board Elections will be held on this Tuesday September 13th. The polls for this election will open at Noon and will close at 8 PM. All voters in the Oskaloosa School District will have an opportunity to vote in this election. Voters may vote at either the ISU/Ag Extension […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – An after church ceremony at Central Park in Oskaloosa started drawing a crowd around noon with lawn chairs dotting the west side. The actual ceremony was slated not to start until 1 pm, but they sat patiently, just wanting to be a part of it. Diane Crookham-Johnson served as Emcee of the […]
September 21, 1920 – September 11, 2011 Served with Honor – United States Military Veteran Visitation: will begin at 10 a.m., Thursday morning, September 15, 2011 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel. The family will be present from 5 – 6:30 p.m. to greet visitors. Funeral Service: 10 a.m., Friday morning, September 16, 2011 at Garland-Van […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Last week, we asked you if you believed we have too much government. 52 residents responded with 46 residents (88%) saying Yes, and 6 residents (12%) saying No. The Question of the week poll is unscientific and does not reflect the views of Osky News. This week we focus on a local issue. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The anniversary of 9/11 was on the minds of most people Friday. Those who remember that day with an extra sense of sorrow are the very same people who were out on Friday morning to train for a mass causality event. They pray that it never happens. I will tell this story […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Indians hit the field at full steam Friday night against the Centerville Big Reds. I asked Coach Schilb about the team and it’s improvement this week. “I felt like we’ve been getting better and better every week. I think we had a good week of practice. We’ve been working on […]
Decorah–Even without arguably its best offensive threat, the Statesmen football team was steady enough on both ends of the ball to claim a 24-13 win over Luther in non-conference action Saturday. #8 nationally-ranked William Penn (3-0), winners of six in a row, played much of the afternoon void of its normal signal caller as Taylor […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The new stadium not only played host to the Indians, but also a group of people that that have helped, and help every day, to make it possible to play and live in the country we have. The 10th Anniversary of 9/11 had great significance for Oskaloosa. It might seem strange that […]
Decorah–The William Penn cross country teams headed north and faced stiff in-state and regional competition at the Luther All-American Invitational Saturday. On the men’s side, William Penn was 15th out of 17 teams with 429 points. Wisconsin-La Crosse nipped Augustana (Ill.) by one point, 66-67, for the men’s title. Iowa Central CC took its second-straight […]
