The Oskaloosa City Band will perform Thursday at 8 p.m. on the city square. Director Bruce Peiffer has chosen a wide variety of music sure to please concertgoers. Tuba player, Bailie Benson, will be featured in a Welsh Folk Song, entitled “The Ash Grove”. Other recognizable tunes include Michael Buble’s “Haven’t Met You Yet”, “Dancing […]
An Ottumwa Police Department Press Release On Monday, June 09, 2014, officers from the Wapello County Sheriff’s Department, Ottumwa Police Department, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, Iowa Department of Public Safety Division of Narcotics Enforcement, and the Southeast Iowa Inter-Agency Drug Task Force, executed search warrants at the following locations. The Brian Dean Rork residence […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – You can easily walk by the South Central Iowa Center for Independent Living, just off the southwest corner of the Oskaloosa square. What does a center for independent living do? First off, they are not residential facilities, but instead work to eliminate the institutional and facility bias in long term supports for […]
“What can I do with all of these eggs?” That may have been a question on the minds of many housewives in Early America and during the Great Depression of the 1930”s. During those years most people had chickens running freely in their yards. Besides keeping the bug population under control, the chickens created a […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – June 10, 2014 – Blue Zones Project® Oskaloosa is pleased to announce Hy-Vee and Fareway, both located off the downtown square, as Blue Zones Grocery Stores®. The stores achieved designation after completing the necessary items on the Blue Zones Grocery Store pledge. Citizens are invited to celebrate on Wednesday, June 11, at […]
An Ottumwa Police Department Press Release On Saturday, June 7, 2014, the Ottumwa Police Department received a report of a sexual assault on a 13 year old victim. As a result of an investigation, the Ottumwa Police Department arrested Grant Harrison Troxel, age 28, of 571 S. Ransom, Ottumwa, and charged him with Sexual Abuse […]
Donald D. Dye May 20, 1925 – June 8, 2014 University Park, Iowa | Age 89 Served with Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Donald Dye, 89, of University Park was surrounded by his family when he went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 8, 2014, while being cared for at the MHP […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s not something they train for, but Oskaloosa Police Officer Garrett Matson helped deliver a baby girl. Officer Garrett Matson responded to a medical call after 2 am Friday morning. Oskaloosa resident Amanda Birch had been having difficulty telling the difference between false labor and real labor. She had the urge to […]
[Oskaloosa, June 6, 2014] – As swim season begins to hit full stride, the Mahaska County YMCA encourages children and parents to explore the many benefits of swimming, while also keeping safety at the forefront. In the Y’s swim programs, participants can enjoy water sports, enhance or learn new techniques, meet new friends and develop […]
William Penn University will hosting a large variety of individual youth sports camps this summer. The football program will have two high school camps. The first will be an option passing camp on June 11, while the second is an offensive/defensive lineman camp on June 18. Both camps are for boys entering grades 9-12 and […]
