Oskaloosa, Iowa – Cheer and Tumble Tyme Twister’s youth and senior cheerleading squad performed at the Oskaloosa – Albia basketball games in Oskaloosa on Tuesday night. The senior squad is made up of Albia and Oskaloosa students who quite often compete against each other in their high school sports programs. Members of the squad represent […]
Oskaloosa, IA, January 17, 2012- Feline Fever has swept across the Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter and they are turning to the public for help. For one month, the animal shelter will be piloting a program in which they will waive the adoption fee for any cat over one year old as a means of promoting […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Supervisors met in regular session on Monday, January 16, 2012. The first non-housekeeping item was the approval of replacing the carpet in the County Attorney’s Office. The bid from Mathew Carpet for $3635.00 was unanimously approved. Mahaska County Sanitarian, Mahaska County Conservation Director all gave their monthly reports to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – An Oskaloosa man, David Lloyd Corbett, 32, is facing Burglary 3rd degree charges, which is a misdemeanor, after being accused of stealing 8 (2) liters of Pepsi from Pizza Hut in Oskaloosa. In the signed affidavit obtained by Osky News as was written by arresting officers. “On the 15th Day of January, 2012 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The 2012 Iowa Legislative session started off “pretty collegial”, in the words of Guy Vander Linden (R). Many legislators hope to make this years session as direct and to the point as they can. I asked Vander Linden what bills have his attention during this legislative session. “The big things we’re going […]
Grinnell, IA – January 14, 2012 At 0152 Hrs on this date the Grinnell Fire Department responded to a reported trailer fire, with people trapped, Arbor Trailer Park on Washington Avenue. On arrival at the scene there was fire coming from the trailer, two people had escaped the fire (3 and 11 years old) and […]
Did you know that 97% of people research local products and services online, 72.6% of people shopped online in 2011 and 59% of small businesses in Iowa do not have a website? These alarming statistics have made Gov. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Reynolds partner with Google to assist Iowa businesses in establishing an online presence. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Now that winter arrived to Oskaloosa, some people are already turning towards those warm spring days when the boys, and girls, of summer once again hit the diamonds. So, on Saturday, January 28th for 10:00 – 2:00 in the center court of Penn Central Mall, the season will begin. There will be […]
Oskaloosa–Wins by two of its best grapplers could not get the William Penn wrestling team past the best team in the NAIA, falling 43-6 to Grand View in dual meet action Tuesday. The Vikings (11-0), ranked #1 in the nation, won the first three matches to pull ahead 16-0 entering 149 pounds. That is when […]
6th Annual Race to Showcase E85 Under the Lights NEWTON, Iowa – (January 17, 2012) – Officials from the Iowa Speedway announced today that the Iowa Corn Growers Association and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board will continue their title sponsorship of the annual Iowa Corn Indy 250 event at the 7/8-mile tri-oval on Saturday, June […]
