The Oskaloosa City Band members are excited to perform on the bandstand Thursday night at 8 p.m. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Oskaloosa City Band. To commemorate this momentous year, during each weekly performance, concertgoers will have the opportunity to sign up for a prize drawing. Gift certificates from Oskaloosa restaurants and […]
Baseball and high spirits surfaced at the Lacey Recreation Complex this past Wednesday evening, May 28th, when the Mahaska Challenger League vs’d Cardinals of Ottumwa. Imagine the Possibilities sponsors the games at the complex which are played in surrounding community parks several times in a season. The youth look forward to playing ball at the […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn University Athletics Booster Club has announced the recipients of May’s Player of the Month awards. Junior outdoor track and field athlete Sam Taylor (Eddyville, Iowa, Industrial Technology) won the Male award, while sophomore women’s golfer Demi Coertze (Johannesburg, South Africa, Digital Communication) took the Female honor. Coertze is now a two-time recipient, […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership Behavioral Health Services will be offering Mental Health First Aid Training on Monday, July 14, from 8 am to 5 pm in the Cedar Bluff Learning Center (entrance #3) on their campus. “There are many types of mental illnesses people might experience at some point in their lives,” MHP […]
Larry Surfus April 18, 1943 – June 1, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 71 Larry Surfus, 71, of Oskaloosa, died Sunday, June 1, 2014, at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born April 18, 1943, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Claire and Lucy Surbaugh Surfus. Larry graduated from Mormon Trail High School with […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The road to area history goes northeast out of Oskaloosa and arrives at the quiet lane that Nelson Pioneer Farm calls home. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey works his way around all of Iowa’s 99 counties every year, visiting with people or exploring gems in the community that have gotten his […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Oskaloosa News. by: Jason Van Zetten
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Joe Warrick is a candidate for Mahaska County Supervisor, a position he once held in the late 80’s. Warrick, who was born in Mahaska County, can trace his roots in the county to 1860 when his great-great-grandfather moved in near Rose Hill. “We’ve been here ever since,” says Warrick. Warrick and his […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Jeff Foster is the lone Democrat candidate in the primary race for Mahaska County Supervisor. Foster says he’s a fifth generation Mahaska County resident, who is married to Kari Foster, Veterans Affairs Director for Mahaska County. He has 3 kids, one of who is now in college and the youngest will be […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Willie Van Weelden had been a member of the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors from 2000 until 2012. Van Weelden was born in Mahaska County where he started his education at What Cheer, then went on to Oskaloosa Christian and lastly Pella Christian, where he graduated in 1964. Van Weelden then enlisted […]
