Evangeline Catherine Slycord April 6, 1926 – January 30, 2015 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 89 Evangeline “Vangie” Slycord, 89, of Oskaloosa passed away Friday, January 30, 2015, at the Oskaloosa Care Center. Evangeline Catherine Slycord, daughter of John and Beulah (Evans) Whitlock, was born on April 6, 1925, in Oskaloosa. After attending school in Oskaloosa, […]
“When the team arrived at the meet the sun was shining and the wind was calm…. before the field events were over the conditions changed dramatically,” said Head Coach Betsy Luck. “Temps went down and the wind picked up. Super proud of the efforts by the girls to continue to compete through the conditions.” Champions […]
Iowa’s Expenditure Limitation Law Iowa’s expenditure limitation law was created in a time of budget turmoil. Throughout the 1980’s, Iowa faced a number of fiscal challenges that caused the state to be unable to meet the funding obligations made by the Legislature. These issues reached a head in 1992, when the Iowa Supreme Court ruled […]
Several entities worked together to insure that the Lacey Recreation Complex soccer field was ready to launch on Monday. The High School girls stepped out onto a beautiful new grass field ready to play a game of soccer on Monday evening but behind the scenes began several days previous. Volunteer partners from William Penn University, […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s track and field team returned to the top 25 as the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association released its second outdoor ranking today. William Penn is ranked #25 (up from #43 last week) with 96.31 points, highlighted by 28.27 points from national qualifier (high jump) Cornelius McCastle (So., McKinney, […]
ACTS Ministries has announced its annual Service Surge locations in Chariton, Knoxville, Pella, Prairie City, Oskaloosa, and Sully. ACTS is looking for volunteers to lend a hand to their neighbor. PELLA – April 2015 – A Call To Serve (ACTS) Ministries of Iowa has announced that its annual Service Surge will be held on May […]
The Oskaloosa Shooting Team was back in action after a long winter break this past weekend in Waukee, IA at their first Trap Shooting competition. After just a few weeks of practice to get back into the swing of things, the team did a great job and seemed to be focused and on a mission […]
An open house for the Oskaloosa High School prom will be held on Saturday April 18th from 12 pm to 4 pm. This is a time for the public to view all of the hard work that has been put into the decorations for this year’s prom. The theme is “The Red Carpet Affair” and […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — Three art galleries in Oskaloosa will be open and welcoming guests on Thursday, April 9, says FACE president Briana Bartlett. “The gallery hop is part of our Arts in April initiative,” says Bartlett. “We’re trying to let people know about all of the really great arts and culture events happening here. The […]
Des Moines, Iowa – It’s a yearly tradition now, but its purpose remains the same, to help keep Oskaloosa on the minds of lawmakers. The process has helped Oskaloosa and its partners get U.S. Highway 63 onto the CIN or Commercial Industrial Network. That type of regional cooperation among entities is something lawmakers have been […]
