3rd Quarterly meeting and pot luck dinner. August 15, 2016 Ì Monday Evening 6:30 Dinner Ì 7:15 Program Pot Luck Dinner: Please bring a dish to share and your own service. Coffee and water available. Program: Prohibition in Eastern Iowa by Linda Betsinger McCann In Bradbury Hall at Nelson Pioneer Farm and Museum Prohibition was […]
August 2016 – Bandstand Flag Notice James “Bob” E. Hicklin April 29, 1925 – January 19, 2016 Private First Class United States Army ******************************* The flag flying over the bandstand during the month of August is in honor of Bob Hicklin. May 7, 1943, Bob’s freshman year in high school, he was drafted into the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Loebsack was at Interpower Corporation on Monday to learn more about one of the world’s top producers of power system components. Loebsack said he was also there to hear from the team at Interpower about what Interpower would like Congress to do in order to better facilitate business. Regulatory environment and workforce […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The discussion about student behavior and classroom disruption, has been on the table for the District School Board several times in the past months. Oskaloosa News was contacted by Board member, Carl Drost, on Thursday, about his concerns that he was requesting an action item be placed on the agenda for Tuesday’s […]
Have sports equipment that still has life in it? Bring your “old shoes” to the Old Shoe Game. The Old Shoe Game is coming up 4:30 pm, Friday, August 19, at William Penn’s Stadium at the Lacey Recreation Complex. While the admission price is still a sports drink, Lacey’s Youth Fulfillment Committee is asking families […]
Phyllis Mae Eveland June 22, 1927 – August 7, 2016 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 89 Phyllis Eveland, 89, of Oskaloosa passed away Sunday evening, August 7, 2016, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Phyllis Mae Eveland, daughter of Fred H. and Elsie M. (Allsup) Parlet, was born June 22, 1927, at […]
Parents of new students to OMS and 6th Grade parents – please plan to attend the OMS Orientation and Open House, Wednesday August 17th from 5:00 – 7:00PM: 6th graders and all NEW (to our district) 7th and 8th graders, will begin the evening at George Daily with welcoming comments from Mr. Hotek at 5:00. […]
Aishya Seeman, an Oskaloosa resident and junior at William Penn University, has been selected to receive a Winter Estate Scholarship for the 2016–2017 academic year through the Iowa College Foundation. The Winter Estate Scholarship Program is an endowment that was established with the Iowa College Foundation through the estate of Thelma and Carlton Winter. Both […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – For the Oskaloosa Indian Booster Club, the annual golf outing is about fun, socializing, and raising money to help students achieve in extracurricular activities at the Oskaloosa Middle School and High School. Heather Brown with the Oskaloosa Indian Booster Club spoke about how the community supports the club and the related activities […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The weather was nearly perfect for the 6th annual Mahaska Health Partnership ‘Run in the Sun’ on Saturday. The 5k and 1 mile event raised money for the Serenity Hospice House located on the MHP campus. The 5k and 1 mile event brought people from different competitive levels. Some take the 5k […]
