Oskaloosa–For the third year in a row, the William Penn men’s soccer team is picked to finish fifth in a very competitive Midwest Collegiate Conference as the preseason coaches’ poll was released today. The Statesmen, who were 10-8-2 last year (1-4-1 MCC), received 26 points and are just nine points behind second place AIB (one […]
The What Cheer Opera House Band invites you to the fourth show of the 2014 season Saturday, August 16th at 7:30 p.m. Please note we are having our shows this season on the third Saturday of the month. Regulars for this show will be Margie and Harvey Calvin, Oskaloosa; Doris Hicks, Rose Hill; Ross Knipfer, […]
Elementary: OES Meet the Teacher Night: On Thursday, August 14th, parents and students are invited to Oskaloosa Elementary School to meet their teacher for the 2014-2015 school year. K – 5th grade parents/students are invited from 6:00 – 7:30. We look forward to seeing everyone on the 14th! Middle School: The 6th grade and new […]
Thelma Welch November 29, 1921 – August 8, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 92 Thelma A. Welch, 92, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, August 8, 2014, at the Mahaska Hospice Serenity House. She was born November 29, 1921 at Hartley, Iowa, the daughter of Carl and Winnie Viola Deatherage Hols. Thelma graduated from the Oskaloosa High […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Area Chamber and Development Group has been without a director for a year now. On August 11th that changes, when Valinn McReynolds takes over the position as Director. McReynolds has been appointed to help lead the Oskaloosa Chamber into the future, and the self-described “community navigator” says that along the […]
Donna Lucille Koch May 28, 1931 – August 7, 2014 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 83 Donna Koch, 83 of Oskaloosa and formerly of What Cheer died Thursday, August 7, 2014 at the Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Donna Lucille Koch, daughter of Walter Mart and Lillian Bradley was born May 28, 1931 in Montezuma, Iowa. Donna […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mothers delivering at the MHP Birthing Center will now be gifted a Halo Swaddle Sleep Sack from Whispering Tree Gifts. The use of sleep sacks has been encouraged to help prevent SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) due to suffocation, entrapment and asphyxia from blankets. “We strongly encourage parents to follow the guidelines […]
For the fifth year in a row, the City of Oskaloosa is preparing for the upcoming 2014/2015 Urban Deer Hunting season, to be held within the Oskaloosa city limits. The 2014/2015 hunting season will run from September 13th, 2014 thru January 10th, 2015. During this season, qualified hunters will be allowed to harvest deer within […]
Private, Nonprofit Organizations SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private, nonprofit organizations (PNPs) in Iowa, following President Obama’s federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance (PA) as a result of severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding that occurred from June 26 – July 7, 2014, announced Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator […]
Oskaloosa Football League began their fall season at the Lacey Recreation Complex Tuesday night (August 5th). Third and fourth grade boys took the field at 5:30 p.m. for tryouts which included running, hitting and catching drills as coaches assessed from the sidelines. Parents lined the fences to cheer on their kids and one dad proudly […]
