by R.D. Keep Oskaloosa, Iowa – In the final school board meeting of 2011 the Oskaloosa School Board pressed through a routine agenda in bout 45 minutes Tuesday. The meeting was highlighted by a report by the physical education department as part of the Professional Learning Communities project for the district. Four members of the […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn bowling squads continue to make huge strides in just their third season of competition with both ranked high in the national polls. The Statesmen bowling team is rated fourth in the current collegebowling.com rankings. With five tournaments in the books, the navy and gold have secured two titles at the Midwest Collegiate […]
Oskaloosa–Gabriel Green (Jr., Anniston, Ala., Anniston HS) started his 2011-2012 season exactly where he left off last year and for his efforts, he was named Midwest Collegiate Conference Indoor Track Athlete of the Week. Green qualified for NAIA Nationals in the 60-meter dash with a ‘B’ standard of 6.93 seconds, while his 400 time was […]
Oskaloosa–As part of the NAIA’s Champions of Character initiative, members of the William Penn University cheerleading squad volunteered their time to help at the Chamber of Commerce Style Show on December 2. The event was held at the First Christian Church and team members served food for all attendees. The team plans to assist the […]
Oskaloosa–As part of the NAIA’s Champions of Character initiative, members of the William Penn University baseball team volunteered their time to help at the Annual Oskaloosa Main Street Lighted Christmas Parade December 1-2. The team, which has now volunteered for the event for each of the past 16 years, assisted with security and parking at […]
Last week, we asked you if you believed Herman Cain was the victim of character assassination or was guilty of wrong doing. 66 residents responded with 32 residents (48%) saying he was the victim of character assassination, 29 residents (45%) saying he was guilty of wrong doing, and 5 residents (8%) saying unsure. The question […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Bruce Spahr was arrested and charged with four counts of 2nd Degree Sex Abuse, a Class B Felony that carries a maximum of 25 years in prison per count. In court documents obtained by Osky News, Mahaska County Deputy Don DeKock wrote in his affidavit, “[Spahr] Did unlawfully perform a sex act […]
August 10, 1934 – December 12, 2011 Husdson, Wisconsin and formerly of Oskaloosa, Iowa Visitation: Will begin at 3 p.m., Thursday afternoon, December 15, 2011 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel. The family will be present from 5 – 7 p.m. to greet visitors. Funeral Service: 1:30 p.m. Friday afternoon December 16, 2011 at Bethel Christian […]
Shirley Beal, 69, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, December 12, 2011, at the Keokuk Area Hospital in Keokuk. She was born on November 7, 1942, at Oskaloosa, the daughter of Kenneth and Juanita Binns Mabee. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1960, and furthered her education at McPhearson Christian College at […]
Urbandale, Iowa- Businessman Herman Cain’s former Iowa Campaign Headquarters opened its doors for a few hours today, but they were all but campaigning. Today from 4 PM to 7 PM, the office opened its doors to allow Cain supporters to come up and get their share of various different Cain campaign memorabilia items. An e-mail […]
