Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Oskaloosa News. The 2015 Housing Task Force Action Plan has been mentioned lately in Letters to the Editor. We (the Housing Task Force) know this document better than anyone else; we know how it was put together; […]
Special Driving Enforcement The Oskaloosa Police Department will be focusing on operating while intoxicated enforcement this coming weekend. Regardless what your plans are for Halloween the Oskaloosa Police Department encourages you to practice safe driving behaviors while traveling to and from your destination. Don’t brew up trouble this Halloween, if you consume drugs or alcohol, […]
Nona Mae Houdesheldt August 26, 1960 – October 26, 2015 Liberty, MO (New Sharon, IA) | Age 55 On the afternoon of October 26th, 2015, Nona Mae Houdesheldt, age 55, ran into the arms of Jesus after a life-long battle with diabetes and correlating health issues. She was surrounded by loved ones and being cared […]
Martha Louise Kime November 5, 1922 – October 26, 2015 Fremont, Iowa | Age 92 Martha L. Kime, 92, of Fremont, passed away Monday morning, October 26, 2015, at her home in Fremont. Martha Louise Kime, daughter of Hadley Van Lear and Vera Wilma (Stout) McDowell, was born, November 5, 1922, at the rural Fremont […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership Behavioral Health Services will be offering Mental Health First Aid Training on Dec. 4, from 8 am to 5 pm in the Cedar Bluff Learning Center (entrance #3) on the MHP campus. “There are many types of mental health symptoms people might experience at some point in their lives,” […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — One of the core values of the George Daily Youth Theatre is accessibility, but accessibility comes with a price. To that end, the program is fundraising scholarship money. The George Daily Youth Theatre offers a year-round education program and more. “We have an after school program here in Oskaloosa and also with […]
Oskaloosa–Make it now four straight weeks of improvement as the William Penn football team has picked up one more slot in the seventh NAIA top-25 rating. The Statesmen (6-2, 2-0 North), winners of three in a row, are now #13 with 179 points. The navy and gold remain the third best team in the Heart […]
PELLA — Consistency is high on the agenda for the Central College football team this week. Coach Jeff McMartin said his squad can’t afford any lapses when the Dutch (4-3 overall, 2-2 Iowa Conference) take on Simpson College (3-4 overall, 2-2 conference) at Indianola Saturday. Game time is 1 p.m. at Bill Buxton Stadium. On […]
Oskaloosa–Samson Tamijani (Fr., Houston, Texas, Communications) did his part over the weekend to help the William Penn football team break a school record and he was rewarded for those efforts by being named Heart of America Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week Monday. Tamijani, now a two-time winner, tallied 13 points as a […]
Oskaloosa–Elise Warne (Fr., Melbourne, Australia, Exercise Science) was rewarded for guiding the William Penn women’s golf team to a big fall finish as she was named Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week Monday. Warne locked up her first weekly accolade by shooting a 150 (77-73) to tie for 17th out of […]
