Unofficial Election Results 2012 for some of the following races in the Oskaloosa News readership area. Mahaska County Results US House of Representatives District 2 (D) Dave Loebsack – 203732 (R) John Archer – 158,059 State Senator District 40 (R) Ken Rozenboom – 17585 (D) Tim Tripp – 11637 State Representative District 79 (R) Guy […]
(Opal) Jean Ferree November 23, 1923 – November 5, 2012 Oskaloosa, Iowa (Opal) Jean Ferree, 88, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, November 5, 2012, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born November 23, 1923, in Mahaska County, the daughter of William Judson and Susan Abby Watters Gladwin. She attended Oskaloosa High School. On […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s the night before the big election, and the feeling is that people are ready for the votes to be cast and counted. It’s a normal enough evening in Oskaloosa. The traffic is humming by downtown as folks hurry home for supper, or off to a local vocal music concert. But the […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Osky News. We are all sick of the negative political advertising. But, a positive campaign is more than just “not negative.” I have heard candidates say they didn’t go negative; meaning they didn’t run any negative, half-truth […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With Veterans Day fast approaching, thinking of those serving their country overseas and of ways to make their service a bit easier is the goal of one area volunteer. Martie Hanley is the founder of “Our Class has Clas” (Children Love All Soldiers). Hanley then worked with Oskaloosa Community School District, Twin […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Coming home to visit can be bitter-sweet. New York Jets six foot four and three hundred and fifty pound Damon Harrison was back home in Oskaloosa to see his family and kids, and to also be home with his other family, the Statesmen of William Penn. Harrison, in his rookie year with […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – ‘It all comes down to this.’ It’s a familiar saying that, for three candidates on the ballot in Mahaska County, couldn’t be more true. The next time I interview these people, the race will have been decided one way or another. For most Iowa residents, Tuesday isn’t coming fast enough. This week […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn football team came up one yard short of remaining perfect in Midwest League play with a 20-17 loss to #11 St. Ambrose Saturday. With only one second on the clock, the tenth-ranked Statesmen (8-2, 4-1 MWL) declined to kick a game-tying field goal, instead going after the victory. Unfortunately, Taylor Parsons (Jr., […]
PELLA — In a game of wild momentum shifts, the final swing went Central College’s way and the Dutch football team stunned Wartburg College, 31-28 Saturday. Central scored on its first three possessions and held a commanding 31-14 lead with less than 6 minutes remaining, but a furious Wartburg comeback had the Knights on the […]
Bettendorf–Yanni Gallagher (Kanab, Utah, Psychology) extended his freshman campaign to the biggest meet of the year as he paced the William Penn men’s cross country team at the Midwest Collegiate Conference Championships Saturday. The Statesmen placed third out of six teams with 79 points. St. Ambrose dethroned Mount Mercy, claiming the team title with a […]
