Oskaloosa, Iowa – Traveling halfway around the world ending up in Oskaloosa, Iowa may seem strange for some, but a group of middle school students from China did just that. “Welcome. Welcome to all of you,” said Carl Drost, with Van Wall Equipment to the students as they gathered around inside the implement dealership. Drost […]
by Doug DeKock Oskaloosa, Iowa – It has been said that character is built through tough times. The Oskaloosa boys’ basketball team has been through some tough times the last few weeks so it was going to be interesting to see how they would respond after being blown out by 31 at Newton Tuesday night. […]
by Doug DeKock Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa girls’ basketball team went into the week with hopes of going 3-0 on the week. They are now 0-2 for the week and hoping to salvage 1 win Saturday against Albia. Oskaloosa had defeated Norwalk at least once the previous 2 years but that streak ended Friday […]
Senate File 130, the deappropriations bill, was signed by the Governor on Wednesday. This was a bill to fix the $118 million budget shortfall for the current 2016 – 2017 fiscal year. It passed out of the Senate last week and the House of Representatives passed it on Monday. Now that this is out of […]
The Oskaloosa Middle School wrestlers finished out a successful 2016/2017 season on Tuesday, 1/31, in Washington. This season demonstrated incredible growth in our young wrestlers, many who had never seen a wrestling match before this season, in fact the coaches showed a video of a wrestling match on the second day of practice to show […]
The Oskaloosa Junior Chamber Orchestra Festival will be held on Monday, February 27 at 7:00 PM at the First Presbyterian Church in Oskaloosa. This is an honor event for students in grades 7 – 9. Thirty students are selected from Oskaloosa, Pella and Ottumwa of which nineteen were from Oskaloosa. Our guest conductor is Dr. […]
Hazel E. Garr November 21, 1938 – February 2, 2017 Fremont, Iowa | Age 78 Hazel E. Garr, 78, of Fremont, died Thursday, February 2, 2017, at Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa. She was born Monday, November 21, 1938, in Cincinnati, Iowa, the daughter of Leland Cleo and Bertha Agan Ross. Following school, Hazel was […]
There is a powerful song out by Matthew West called, “Grace Wins.” I first heard it last year and it really struck me…Grace wins EVERY TIME! Let me elaborate on this a bit. First, we deserve hell! We are born with a sin nature. The Bible says in Romans 3:10-12: As the Scriptures say, “No […]
On January 31st 6 members and the advisor of the Oskaloosa FFA Chapter went to Des Moines to take part in 2017 Iowa FFA Legislative Symposium. During the event, FFA members listened to speeches by Iowa Sec. of Agriculture Bill Northey, Iowa Farm Bureau President Craig Hill, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, and Iowa Gov. Terry […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – February is Heart Month, a time to take your heart health into consideration and get caught up on vital screenings. “When it comes to cardiovascular health, many conditions can go unnoticed for years, due to lack of symptoms,” Mahaska Health Partnership Family Nurse Practitioner Jen Scott, ARNP-C , explained. “High blood pressure, […]
