The Nation Highway Traffic safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Oskaloosa Police Department has declared distracted driving to be a major concern regarding traffic safety. Distracted driving is any activity that takes a person’s attention away from the task of driving. Distractions include, but are not limited to: texting, using a cell phone, eating/drinking, talking to […]
On Tuesday April 5th, the Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont High School Jazz Band competed in class 2A competition at the Iowa Jazz Championships in Des Moines. This is the Thirtieth year in a row that the E.B.F.H.S. Jazz Band has qualified for the Iowa Jazz Championships. Maggie Voyles was honored with an Outstanding Soloist Award for […]
MAHASKA COUNTY, Iowa — The victim in the April 7, 2016, death investigation has been identified as Courtney Christine Moore, 24, of What Cheer, Iowa. The person driving the vehicle that struck Moore is Trenton Dwayne Garber, 26, of Montezuma, Iowa. Garber is an ex-boyfriend of Moore. On the morning of April 7, 2016, the […]
Juanita Furgison May 19, 1940 – April 10, 2016 Choctaw, OK (Oskaloosa) | Age 75 Juanita Furgison, 75, of Choctaw, OK and formerly of Houston, TX, and Oskaloosa, Iowa passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016, at the home of her daughter in Choctaw, OK. Juanita, daughter of Harry and Wanda (Morrow) Fowler, was born May […]
Seddon’s Wins Net Second Laurel Oskaloosa–Derek Seddon (Jr., Knoxville, Iowa, Physical Education) utilized another big day to be named Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Field Athlete of the Week Monday. Seddon, now a two-time weekly recipient, won twice and posted another top-10 effort at the Central Methodist Invitational. The junior took the discus (174-10) […]
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen football team will use the rest of its spring practices and the entire summer to prove the national raters wrong as William Penn fell one position in the NAIA’s spring top-25 rating which was released Monday. The Statesmen (7-4 in 2015, 3-2 North) dropped one slot to #25 with 30 points. The Heart […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Prom for Oskaloosa High School students will be on this coming Saturday, April 16th. Promenade will kick off at 5:30 and will take place on the south side of the high school building and in front of the George Daily Auditorium. The theme for Prom this year is Rendezvous á Paris, and […]
Oskaloosa Girls Win Home Relays Oskaloosa, Iowa – The temperature was cold, and the ever-present wind made its self present. Oskaloosa Girls Head Coach Betsy Luck said, “The girls came home with the team championship scoring 173 points! Leading the way were 5 individual champions: Abby Parker in the Disc, Tori Palmer in the 800m […]
Quester State Days was held for the first time in Oskaloosa hosted by the local Chief Mahaska Questers #505 group on April 8th and 9th. The Iowa Quester organization is celebrating its 50th year. Ann Brouwer of Oskaloosa and a member of Questers said that, “We are very honored to host this. It’s never been […]
Mahaska County, Iowa – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey stopped at the Steve Boender farm on Friday to talk with area farmers and get a sense of the upcoming agriculture season in the area. Steve Boender welcomed Northey and area guests to his farm. He thanked Northey for visiting his farm. “We’re thrilled to […]
