Oskaloosa Boys Track Coach Mike Sterner talked about the team effort. “Our boys gave great efforts in setting their first season marks at Grinnell College on Friday. The coaches are very excited for the many good things we have seen to start the season.” Sterner added the following highlights; Spencer DeJong winning the 1600, and […]
Oskaloosa Girls Track & Field Results Grinnell Indoor The Oskaloosa Girls Track had 15 personal records in the first meet of the year. Oskaloosa Girls Track & Field Results Meet: 3-14-14 LHC Indoor @ Grinnell Place Event Name(s) Time/ Distance PR/ SB Winning Mark 1 Tie High Jump Shalandra Shilling 5-0 PR 1 Long Jump […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Severe weather season is fast approaching, and the National Weather Service recently conducted a near two hour course to help train and refresh the much relied upon storm spotters. Storm spotters are an all volunteer group that helps supply more accurate information from eyes on the ground than untrained personnel do. Mahaska […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Will there be a fixed bus route in Oskaloosa? Local organizers see it as a very possible reality in the near future. Amy Langdon, Mahaska County United Way Executive Director, believes that the pieces for this are nearly all in place, “we are in the funding stage” says Langdon. “We do have […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors continued the process of hiring a new county engineer on Monday, setting either March 26th, March 31st or April 3rd as possible dates for interviews of the three candidates who have submitted applications for the position. Each applicant will face an approximate 45 minute interview in […]
Raymond A. Ver Steegh January 8, 1920 – March 17, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 94 Ray Ver Steegh, 94, of Oskaloosa passed away Monday afternoon, March 17, 2014, at the MHP Hospice Services Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Raymond “Ray” A. Ver Steegh, son of William and Hattie (Van Zuuk) Ver Steegh, was born, January […]
By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council unanimously approved three different grant applications on Monday night. The applications will be submitted to the Mahaska County Community Foundation. The applications seek to receive funding for the following items: Fixed-route transit bus system ($10,000) Speed radar traffic sign ($3,652) Edmundson Park Disc […]
Area Ag Broadcaster and classic country radio station Thunder Country KIIC 96.7 will host it’s first annual Regional Farm Show and Ag Expo this weekend at the Bridgeview Center in Ottumwa. Organizers say there has been an overwhelming response from exhibitors across the region. “We are basically out of space in the expo hall with […]
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Phyllis Kay Van Der Veer May 17, 1937 – March 16, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 76 Phyllis Van Der Veer, 76, of Oskaloosa passed away early Sunday morning, March 16, 2014 at Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa. Phyllis Kay Van Der Veer, daughter of Fred Earl and Viola (Estella) Johnson Lanphier, was born May […]
