Oskaloosa, Iowa – Crime and the solving of a crime are always popular topics for tv shows, movies and the news industry. One Iowa website hopes that the exposure will help it, along with law enforcement around the state, solve cases that have gone cold. A cold case is when all possible leads for solving […]
Kenneth La Verne Sellars May 26, 1945 – July 24, 2015 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 70 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Eternal life began for Kenneth L. Sellars, 70, of Oskaloosa on Friday evening, July 24th, 2015, with his “little nippers” by his side at the MHP Hospice Serenity House. Kenneth La […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The paws approve it, at least that is how it appears when local dog owners turn their furry friends loose. The Oskaloosa Bark Park officially opened its gates this week with a ribbon cutting ceremony and comments by R.D. Keep. Keep used the idea of a bark park as his capstone project […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa— Main Street Oskaloosa released the Brand Action Plan today and launched a website, www.brilliantoskaloosa.com, to share the recommendations and progress. The brand plan will also be available at the Oskaloosa Public Library and Oskaloosa Area Chamber & Development Group office. “We have a plan that is robust and based on successful, proven tactics […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Summer vacation is on the downhill slide, and school will be in session before long. Operation Backpack was started decades ago to help families in need get the supplies needed to send their youngsters back to school. Today, it costs nearly $75.00 to buy the needed school supplies such as paper, crayons […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Bus Route was a goal that took some time to see happen. Now that the bus route has been in operation for just over a year, Oskaloosa News sat down with Amy Langdon from Mahaska County United Way to find out how the program was working, and if it was […]
Marjorie L. VerSteeg April 9, 1927 – July 22, 2015 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 88 Marjorie L. VerSteeg, 88, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born Saturday, April 9, 1927, in New Ulm, Minnesota, the daughter of William and (Alma) Louise Schultz Wieland. Following graduation […]
The end of an era made for an easy #1 story on the 2014-2015 list. William Penn joined the Midwest Collegiate Conference and Mid-States Football Association Midwest League in the fall of 2001 and ended that successful love affair this spring after 14 years in the mostly-Iowa league. WPU claimed a total of 41 conference […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The discussion was on what will happen with Mahaska County and the demand by the State of Iowa for the county to find a mental health region to join. Mahaska County Supervisors took up the discussion on Wednesday afternoon in a special session after they received a letter back from Iowa Department […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In a very crowded Republican field, Donald Trump sits atop the polls nationally for the Republican nomination. Trump will bring his campaign to Oskaloosa on Saturday, July 25th at the George Daily Auditorium. The visit had originally been scheduled for the end of June on the city square, but was, according to […]
