Oskaloosa, Iowa – The community welcomed home NAIA Division II National Runner-up William Penn Statesmen Men’s Basketball Team last week from their school record setting run for a national title. On Thursday, William Penn University, The City of Oskaloosa and community members not only honored the basketball team, but all those athletes who have attained […]
March 21, 2013 Dear Parents, The Iowa Assessment Tests will be given to OMS students on Monday and Tuesday morning. These tests measure our student’s level of achievement when compared to state and national norm groups. The results are also used for our accountability purposes. For these reasons, getting accurate results are very important to […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Osky News. As I have been seeing in the news recently, I feel the need for a clarification in the presentation of information regarding the meeting that was held in Leighton at the Community Center March 7th […]
KNOXVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE Knoxville, Iowa – Two additional people are being charged in connection with the February incident where a 15-year-old girl was recorded performing oral sex on a 19-year-old man in Knoxville. Jordan Donovan Cowman, a 19-year-old Des Moines resident is being charged with violating Iowa Code 728.12(1) Sexual Exploitation of a […]
The City of Oskaloosa will be holding an informational community meeting to present to the public the South 7th Project (A Avenue to 6th Avenue East) and provide status update information prior to the commencement of construction. The Meeting will be held at: 6:00PM on: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 in: old Webster School Gym 508 […]
by Matt Kargol – OHS Art I wanted to let everyone know about a very special opportunity that is coming to Oskaloosa High School on Wednesday March 27. Benjamin Victor is a sculptor from Aberdeen, South Dakota who has been selected to create a sculpture of Norman Borlaug for the National Statuary Hall in Washington […]
Des Moines, Iowa – Staying relevant and on legislator’s minds is the reason over 20 of Oskaloosa and Mahaska County leaders visited the Iowa Capitol on Wednesday. This is the third time this visit has been planned, but only the second time the visit has actually happened, and it appears to have been a successful […]
Charles Gean Farmer October 26, 1930 – March 19, 2013 Loving Husband, Father, and Grandfather Chuck died Tuesday morning at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 82 years, 4 months and 24 days. Charles Gean Farmer, son of Thomas Birthel and Florence Elizabeth Smith Farmer, was born, October 26, 1930, […]
Elisabeth Boer March 14, 1925 – March 19, 2013 Loving Mother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother Betsy Boer passed away Tuesday at her home in Fremont at the age of 88 years and five days. Elisabeth Boer, daughter of Jacobus Pieter and Ebrina Anna Wolfert Van Bendegem, was born, March 14, 1925, in Hontenisse, Zeeland, Netherlands. Betsy […]
Eddyville, Iowa – The Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont school website had an open letter posted to parents about an incident at Eddyville Elementary on March 19, 2013. In the open letter to parents, the school districts says, “During recess four different students indicated that a white minivan with a gold stripe that contained at least one white male […]
