Archive for: June, 2015

Oskaloosa City Band Welcomes Lux String Quartet

The Oskaloosa City Band is excited to partner with the Lux String Quartet for their Thursday evening concert. The Lux String Quartet is in Oskaloosa this week providing an intensive summer chamber music camp to area middle / high school students. Ben Davis, who grew up in Oskaloosa, is now a member of the quartet […]

Suspect Identified In Dollar General Robbery

An Oskaloosa Police Department Press Release On Monday June 15, 2015, the Oskaloosa Police Department obtained arrest warrants for Martell Lamar Tillman-Hollinshed age 19, of Oskaloosa charging him with 1st Degree Robbery and 3rd Degree Burglary. The charge of Robbery in the 1st Degree stems from an investigation into the reported armed robbery that took […]

Mount Rushmore Introduces Unique Lighting System‏

KEYSTONE, S.D. & OSKALOOSA, Iowa–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The more than two million visitors who travel to Mount Rushmore National Memorial each year will now enjoy an enhanced night time viewing experience, thanks to an innovative new lighting system with an LED light source that was recently installed at the memorial. The new system, custom designed and […]

Iowa Barnstormers Unable to Withstand Fever

Barnstormers Defeated 42-39 Kennewick, WA– The Iowa Barnstormers (5-8) were defeated by the Tri-Cities Fever (8-6) Saturday evening at the Toyota Center in Kennewick, Washington. The Week 16 matchup between the Iowa Barnstormers and Tri-Cities Fever started slowly as each team found their groove. An interception given up by the Barnstormers followed by a failed […]

Oskaloosa City Council Agenda

Oskaloosa City Hall

City of Oskaloosa City Council Meeting Regular Session Council Chambers City Hall, 220 S. Market Street Oskaloosa, IA 52577 Agenda June 15, 2015 Call to Order and Roll Call – 6:00 P.M. 1. Invocation: Pastor Elizabeth Colton, St. Paul Congregational United Church of Christ. 2. Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of […]

WATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Oskaloosa Water Department

WATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES Regular Meeting June 15, 2015 4:00 PM Location: 1208 South 7th St. Agenda 1. Approve Agenda. 2. Approve Minutes of the May 18, 2015, Regular Meeting. 3. Approve Invoices and Financial Statements. 4. Customer Forum. 5. Consideration and Discussion of OMWD Reserve Requirement. 6. Consideration and Discussion of Potential Need for […]

Golf 163 “A Mini-RAGBRAI for Golf”

Iowa is well known for RAGBRAI, the week long bicycle ride across Iowa. Well, now 3 South Central Iowa Golf Courses are having a golf tournament that covers 3 days. Bos Landen, Oskaloosa Golf and Cedar Creek golf courses are teaming up for Golf 163. Highway 163 connects Pella, Oskaloosa and Ottumwa and will be […]

Edmundson Feral Cat Colony Is Ongoing Experiment

A feral cat colony is now being studied and monitored at Edmundson Park.

Feral Cat Colony helps bring balance to ecosystem. Oskaloosa, Iowa – Many cat owners think of their pets as soft and cuddly creatures, but inside of them is one of the top predator’s mother nature can provide. In Edmundson Park resides a pack of predators, all feline and closely resembling your ordinary house cat. Ordinary […]

Blue Zones Project Evaluates Oskaloosa

Will Oskaloosa become a Blue Zones Certified Community? Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Blue Zones party got off with a bang and celebration in April of 2014. Now, just over a year later, the process is looking to turn into more of a maintenance mode. During the past fourteen months, The Blue Zones Project Oskaloosa has […]

Prevention And Training May Help You Avoid Being A Victim

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The news is often scary, and it’s even scarier when serious crimes hit near home and in our own small town. Police agencies like the Oskaloosa Police Department often publish information that is designed to help individuals stay as safe as possible in their homes, plus offering tips to help prevent burglary […]

             

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