First Institute Class Named Valinn McReynolds, Executive Director, Oskaloosa Area Chamber and Development Group is one of 17 graduates of the first Iowa Tourism Leadership Institute held April 9 & 10 at the Hotel Pattee in Perry, IA. The institute was initiated to offer the state’s tourism professionals an opportunity to expand their leadership knowledge […]
Ruth Ann French April 16, 1926 – January 2, 2015 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 88 Ruth Ann Crumbaugh French, 88, of Oskaloosa passed away Friday, January 2, 2015, at the MHP Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Ruth Ann, daughter of Forrest Lee and Bessie (Sollenberger) Crumbaugh, was born on April 16, 1926, in Oskaloosa. After attending […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Emergency Management Commission met Tuesday evening to discuss reaching out to the current E911 Board with the possibility of consolidating the two entities. The commission passed a resolution to formally send a letter to the E911 Board thanking them for attending the joint meeting on April 14, 2015 where information was […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Oskaloosa News. A consortium of Main Street and other groups is considering suggestions made by Roger Brooks, an expert in tourism and “branding” who has been paid $82,000 (so far). The group surveyed 1500 individuals online only […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Oskaloosa News. Nine months ago my wife and I had the opportunity to move back “home” to Oskaloosa after being away the past thirty plus years. One of the first things we noticed was that Oskaloosa doesn’t […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met Monday, with Mayor Pro Tem Doug Yates presiding in the absence of Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt. Several community members stood up during the community comments portion of the evening, asking the Council to consider the Walk, Run, Ride Coalition proposed policy that would add designated bike routes and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met on Monday morning. They started off the meeting by hearing from health insurance representative Brad Reiman. Reiman, who is employed by Bearence Management to help administrate the county’s self-funded medical insurance, spoke about the potential health plan renewal. Reiman, who discussed the policy, asked the […]
The Oskaloosa Boys Soccer team traveled to Winterset for a four team tournament on Saturday. Oskaloosa won a close game against Winterset by a score of 3 to 2. Two goals were scored by Adam Durech and one goal was scored by Vinay Phonkeo. Adam Durech, Connor Swim, and Rogan Skutka each had an assist […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa (April 10, 2015) — William Penn University’s social media class will be hosting their third annual Break The Wall event on May 5th, 2015 at Smokey Row from 4 P.M.-6 P.M. Break The Wall is used to help raise awareness for cyber bullying, and will promote a more positive use of social media. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s something nearly all of us do after a doctor visit, next stop, the drug store. For drug stores across Iowa, the partnerships they have with their PBM or pharmacy benefit manager can be a contentious one. Pharmacies may face financial loss on a filled prescription because a PBM may not yet […]
