Katherine Phillips, 95, of Williamsburg and formerly of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at the Highland Ridge Care Center in Williamsburg. She was born August 27, 1916, in Mahaska County the daughter of William and Bertha Howar Riable. She graduated from the Oskaloosa High School with the class of 1934. Early on she worked […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Supervisors held their first meeting of the new year with Chairman Willie VanWeelden calling it to order. In the first step of reorganizing for the year, Ken Rozenboom moved that Greg Gordy become Chairman of the Board for the year 2012. VanWeelden seconded the motion, and after a unanimous decision, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session Tuesday evening. The meeting was the first for new council members Jason Van Zetten and Joe Caligiuri. As a part of the new council, the mayor recommend approval of several different committees, including City Council committees. The Council unanimously approved the following appointments: Mayor Pro-Tem: […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Covering the show that has lead up to this: The Iowa Caucus. When this process started, my first steps into presidential politics was the Family Leader events held at Pella Christian High School. The first to step onto that stage was Tim Pawlenty in a time when they had announced exploratory committees. […]
Lamoni–Despite a career-best showing from Alan Douglas (Sr., Champaign, Ill., Lakeland CC), the Statesmen basketball team failed to ring in the new year with a win, dropping a 94-87 non-conference decision to Graceland Saturday afternoon. Down 46-39 at the break, William Penn (6-9) battled back and actually led in the final minute before a strong […]
Iowa – With the caucus only hours away now, the Evangelical Christian base will have to continue to rally around a single candidate or they face becoming irrelevant. The Reverend Cary Gordon has been outspoken about the Christian community rallying around a single candidate, and has been recently quoted as saying “It seems to me […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Osky News. The late President Richard Nixon who was elected in 1968 said “All Americans Deserve Affordable Health Care.” Was President Nixon a socialist since he wanted parents who have disabled children to have the right to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With the normal caravan of diesel buses and the large staff’s of advanced people that are part of many presidential candidates, Rick Santorum makes a modest entrance. “As many of you know, we spent a little time in Osky”. Santorum and his family were guests at the Steve and Janet Boender farm, […]
Oskaloosa – With the New Year upon us, Iowans who decide they want to quit smoking have an excellent resource with a free service called Quitline Iowa, provided by the Iowa Department of Public Health. Mahaska Health Partnership Nurse Practitioner Lisa Nelson, ARNP, said adults who join the free program will receive the information and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With the Iowa Caucus just over 24 hours away, and Iowa caucus goers still listening to last minute speeches and sound clips. Who do you think will pull out the win in the State on Tuesday evening? The poll will be open until 5 pm on Tuesday afternoon, so hurry up and […]
