by Doug DeKock That game didn’t just end like that, did it? That was the question Oskaloosa fans were mumbling to themselves after Oskaloosa was called for a foul with one second left in the game and the score tied at 58. In what was an outstanding basketball game between two very good teams, it […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Tuesday, voters will once again head to the polls, as the Oskaloosa School District looks to fill a vacancy on the Oskaloosa School Board. Director District 1 Representative Nick Hansen resigned from the board, effective November 1, due to a new job opportunity that will force him to relocate to Minnesota. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Tuesday, voters will once again head to the polls, as the Oskaloosa School District looks to fill a vacancy on the Oskaloosa School Board. Director District 1 Representative Nick Hansen resigned from the board, effective November 1, due to a new job opportunity that will force him to relocate to Minnesota. […]
By Krista Johnson, IowaWatch.org You’re becoming too Americanized, Nickie Nguyen’s parents told her when she didn’t speak Vietnamese as well as the other Vietnamese children around her in Des Moines. You’re not Dominican enough, University of Iowa student Geordano Liriano was told by older people when he couldn’t say a certain Spanish phrase correctly when […]
Council also approves sanitary sewer system rate increase. Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council started off the new year by repealing one of its most contested ordinances of 2016, when it became apparent that the City Council could not serve as an Appeals Board, which instead should be with the Board of Adjustment. During […]
The Oskaloosa Middle School matmen were back in action after the long winter break. On Thusday January 5th, Oskaloosa played host to some of the best competition of the year with solid programs from Eddyville-Blakesburg, Newton, Centerville, Knoxville, and Prairie City-Monroe battling for mat supremacy. The Oskaloosa wrestlers were challenged by their coaches to get […]
Weight Summary OSKA NEWT 113 Blake Cockerton (Newton) over Unknown (For.) 0 6 120 Josh Diehl (Oskaloosa) over Aren Sorensen (Newton) (Fall 2:58) 6 0 126 Ross Hull (Newton) over Unknown (For.) 0 6 132 Jackson Kargol (Oskaloosa) over Noah Cook (Newton) (Fall 3:50) 6 0 138 Zane Kohlmeyer (Newton) over Cody Gunn (Oskaloosa) (Fall […]
On Tuesday January 3rd our 8th grade girls took on the tough squad of the Grinnell Tigers. The girls were coming off of Christmas break with minimal practice or association with basketball at all. The final score had our girls in the losing column with a score of 45-24. There were obvious signs of “rust” […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Now that winter has officially arrived and cold weather is upon us, it’s important to make sure you and your loved ones are prepared. Mahaska Health Partnership Emergency Physician Amy Montgomery, DO, suggests ways to keep the whole family safe when temperatures plummet and weather conditions decline. “When it comes to winter […]
Robert F. Johnston June 6, 1934 – January 4, 2017 Eddyville, Iowa | Age 82 Robert F. Johnston, age 82, of Eddyville, Iowa passed away Wednesday evening, January 4, 2017, at the V.A. Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Robert was born on June 6, 1934, at home in Eddyville, the first born son of Fredrick […]
