by Hailey Brown Oskaloosa, Iowa — Conversation about a Home School Assistance Program (HSAP) continued during the February 14 Oskaloosa School Board meeting as members voted in favor to implement one in the Oskaloosa School District. Now that it’s been approved, the Oskaloosa School District will begin the process of seeking a qualified instructor to […]
This is clearly the most difficult Session I’ve been in. We have had a number of topics come up in the past couple weeks that have had passionate views on both sides of the issue. We started with passing State Supplemental State Aid (SSA) late into the night Monday (2/6) with an increase to K-12 […]
The Capitol has been busy and had a ton of activity this week. All the while, House Republicans kept pushing forward reforms that will benefit Iowa taxpayers. Below you will find some helpful information concerning some issues the legislature is addressing this session. Please contact me with any questions or concerns you may have. Iowa’s […]
Lawrence Bogaards March 6, 1932 – February 15, 2017 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 84 Lawrence Bogaards, 84, of Oskaloosa, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. He was born Sunday, March 6, 1932, in Otley, the son of Andrew and Henrietta Menninga Bogaards. Lawrence attended country school in Marion and […]
by Doug DeKock Chariton, Iowa – A 32-point win over a second place South Central Conference team that came in at 14-6 sure feels good. Oskaloosa has been on the receiving end of these beatings for the last few years, so paying back a team that had administered some of those huge losses made it […]
By Doug DeKock Oskaloosa, Iowa – The last time these two teams played on January 27th, the DCG Mustangs pulled out a hard-fought 2 point win 52-50 on a last second shot. There would be no need for last second shots in this one, as the Indians built a 25 point lead midway through the […]
Marvin C. Smith December 28, 1931 – February 14, 2017 Ankeny (Oskaloosa), Iowa | Age 85 Marvin passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at Mill Pond at the age of 85 after a long battle with Parkinsonism. Marvin Clifton Smith, the son of Clifton and Gertrude Vos Smith, was born December 28, 1931 in […]
This February, United Way of Mahaska County, along 13 local nonprofit partners, will be hosting the 6th Annual Oskaloosa Winter Open. The Mahaska County YMCA has asked that UWMC take over the coordination of this event. Each hole along the course will be co-hosted by a UWMC partner agency and a business sponsor. Each hole of the Open […]
Mary Jane Dotson July 8, 1939 – February 13, 2017 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 77 Mary Jane Dotson, 77, of Oskaloosa died Monday, February 13, 2017, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born July 8, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Albert and Ida Young. Mary attended school in Detroit Michigan. […]
(OSKALOOSA, Iowa) – The William Penn University Fine Arts Department will present “Theory of Relativity” on Thursday, February 23, Friday, February 24, and Saturday, February 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the Edwin McGrew Fine Arts Center on the Oskaloosa campus. Written in 2015, the musical was authored by Brian Hill and Neil Bartram, who were […]
