The Public is Cordially Invited to Attend the Oskaloosa High School Dance & Drill Team Spring Show. This grand event will be Friday, Feb. 22nd at 7:00 PM in the Oskaloosa High School Large Gym. There will be plenty of entertainment for your enjoyment. OHS Dance Dynamix will be performing their State Championship award winning […]
The Oskaloosa Fire Department is currently participating in the Iowa State Fire Marshall’s Office Smoke Detector Project and recently received a shipment of one hundred (100) smoke detectors that are available to needy home owners. One of the goals of this campaign is to make sure no child in the State of Iowa grows up […]
Gerald “Skip” Whitlatch December 16, 1936 – February 20, 2013 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 76 Gerald “Skip” Whitlatch, 76, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. Skip was born December 16, 1936, at Pella, Iowa, the son of Anna Meidma Whitlatch. He attended school in Pella until the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Winter is once again marching its way back to Iowa and Oskaloosa. The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Winter Storm Warning that will be in effect from 3 pm Thursday until Noon on Friday. The National Weather Service is forecasting heavy snow and blowing snow over central and […]
THE CITY OF OSKALOOSA HAS DECLARED A SNOW EMERGENCY TO BE EFFECTIVE: DAY & DATE: Thursday, February 21, 2013 TIME: Noon EFFECTIVE: Until further notice. ALL VEHICLES MUST BE REMOVED FROM CITY STREETS TO ALLOW CITY CREWS TO PLOW. VEHICLES LEFT ON THE STREET COULD BE TICKETED OR TOWED AT THE OWNER’S EXPENSE. AS A […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Police were called to the Oskaloosa City Shop at 804 South D Street in Oskaloosa Wednesday morning. The report said that a man was allegedly making a threat to harm-in person. The call for service says at 6:58 am, “Male there making threats to engineer. Did hit the building.” The caller then […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The supervisor meeting began with the approval of the agenda and minutes of the previous meetings of February 4th and 5th. After the public hearing and approval of the General Relief ordinance, the Supervisors moved on to department reports from the sanitarian and MCARD. Eric Dursky, Mahaska County Sanitarian, said he’s working […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s basketball team opens this week’s league tournament as not only the best team in the conference but also the best team in the nation as the tenth NAIA Division II men’s basketball poll was released Tuesday. The Statesmen (28-1) are again #1 with 343 points and all 13 first-place votes. William […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team will be forced to win this week’s league tournament to reach nationals as it stands a few spots outside of a likely at-large spot in Tuesday’s tenth NAIA Division II poll. The Lady Statesmen (18-9), who went 1-1 last week, drops two slots to #30 with 20 points. Grand […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Nate Kolacia ’16 of Fort Dodge, Iowa (St. Edmond) has been named the Midwest Conference Men’s Track Performer of the Week. Kolacia raced onto the Pioneers’ all-time indoor mile chart with his clocking of 4:20.98 at the Wartburg Invitational, a time that ranks second in program history. That time also […]
