Here are the highlights from tonight’s show: – CRI talks with the administrators, teachers and parents who keep Oskaloosa schools running. – Construction on the library’s reading garden is starting again. We’ll show you the progress. – And in sports, local football teams had a win and a loss – but which team had which […]
LaVaughn Marie Wickenkamp May 13, 1920 – October 23, 2012 Oskaloosa, Iowa LaVaughn was surrounded by her children as she passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa at the age of 92 years, 5 months and 10 days. LaVaughn Marie Wickenkamp was […]
Due to increased demand and anticipated use, the city “snow dump” located on the south side of the Suffolk Road and High Avenue West will remain open to the public from sun-up to sundown during the months of October and November. The city will continue to accept, at no cost, brush, limbs, and unbagged leaves […]
Keota, Iowa – Some people, for various reasons, like to make their own sausage. There are many kinds to choose from and many ways to make it. The recipes I present today came from Mom except for the “Salami” recipe, which I have had for years. I include it because I have liked it and […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – After a rainy morning of running, Doug Masiuk stopped by Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa to have a hot meal and chat with MHP Diabetes Educator Sharon Ferguson. Doug Masiuk is running from California to New York to raise diabetes awareness. He began his run on May 20 and plans to reach […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Many events will be happening in the next week that coordinate around the Halloween holiday. A list of events has been compiled to help you during this time. If you have an event that is not listed here, send us an email to info@oskynews.org Friday October 26 Halloween Hike will be held […]
by Kathryn Mortensen Oskaloosa, Iowa – What is it about this site that draws in the young explorers and the seasoned scientists? It is the experience of discovery, that majestic feeling of uncovering something that has not seen the sky in millennia. This Mammoth site has been a catalyst for scholarship and an opportunity to […]
On Saturday, October 27th, the non-profit, Keo-Mah Genealogical Society will host a “Military Genealogy Workshop a the Oskaloosa Public Library from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The workshop will cover genealogy and the Revoluntionary War, the Civil War, the War of 1812 and a session on tombstone reading and restoration. The speakers are Ricky Bickel […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University has been honored with the NAIA Champions of Character Five Star award for the 2011-2012 school year as the national list was announced last week. William Penn is one of 221 institutions that were recognized by the NAIA. Montana Tech topped all NAIA schools with a perfect score of 100, while the […]
Oskaloosa–The bigger you are, the harder you fall. The William Penn football team found that to be very true as the NAIA’s seventh top-25 poll was released today. The Statesmen (7-1, 3-0 MWL) dropped six spots to #11 after a 28-19 loss to now-#7 St. Francis (Ind.) last week. The team is also now no […]
