Charles D. Place, 80, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. He was born September 4, 1931, at Gallatin, Missouri, the son of Minor E. and Marie Gray Place. He graduated from the Lineville High School at Lineville, Iowa, with the class of 1949. Following graduation he enlisted […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Farm implements are a common sight in Iowa, but especially during planting and harvesting seasons. Those machines make their way around the county as they go from farm to farm. Once in a while systems fail, as was the case yesterday when a hydraulic line broke on a piece of machinery in […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The only thing new you will find at the Napoli’s location in Penn Central Mall is a printed note saying thanks for the patronage. “They were here Sunday,” Ryan said. She said she thought the restaurant had closed around 3 pm Sunday afternoon and they had been closed for holidays before, so […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Greg Hafner has announced the hiring of Mike Brown as Head Women’s Basketball Coach. Brown moves up the ladder after serving the previous two years as an assistant coach to Brian Spielbauer, who is leaving the University to become the Athletics Director at Presentation College in Aberdeen, S.D. “Coach Brown […]
PELLA—Central College has 24 student-athletes on the spring sports academic all-Iowa Conference team. To qualify for the honor a student-athlete must compete at the varsity level, be at least a sophomore in academic standing and achieve a 3.5 or better cumulative grade point average Two-time women’s track and field all-American Rachel Purdy (junior, Ankeny) and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The taxpayers of Mahaska County are enjoying a break on the cost of feeding inmates, all thanks to the local group of Share Iowa. Picking back up on a past tradition of helping to provide food to the jail, a simple case of apples helped to reignite that tradition all over again. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Primary election is fast approaching, and the candidates for the single open seat on the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors took time out of their schedules to attend a forum hosted by CRI, The Oskaloosa Herald, KBOE Radio and Oskaloosa News. The five candidates include three Republicans and two Democrats. The […]
Lester Snowbarger August 29, 1923 – May 29, 2012 Oskaloosa, Iowa Visitation: will begin at 10 a.m., Friday morning, June 01, 2012 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel. The family will be present from 5 – 7 p.m. to greet visitors. Funeral Service: 11 a.m., Saturday morning, June 02, 2012 at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel with […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Osky News. By: Richard Vogel So you DVR your favorite shows to avoid commercials. Your days of freedom from commercials may be numbered. And that might be good news for your favorite shows. Comcast has just applied […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – He’s been a familiar face to many Oskaloosa residents, either bringing them the news weekly from CRI, running a camera, or interviewing someone for the next big story in Oskaloosa. But this week is the last Jonathan Gregg will be at CRI, as he prepares to move on to Green Bay, Wisconsin […]
