
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School System and its board of education have had many discussions over the past year about the behavior of students, particularly at its elementary locations. On Tuesday evening, Oskaloosa schools superintendent Russ Reiter said “we’ve had some issues” with regard to student behavior. “Starting this last fall, we’ve been taking […]
May 25 2017 | Posted in
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by Jodi Steinlage The girls traveled to Pella Christian last night for their final regular season game. It was a back and forth battle between the two teams, but unfortunately for the Indians PC would prevail in OT for the 3-2 win. The Indians finish the regular season with a 8-7 record and will begin […]

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The board also approved a fiscal year 2017 budget amendment. These amendments included updates to mental health and secondary roads’ DOT budgets. The 28E agreement between the Mahaska County Sheriff’s department and University Park for law enforcement protection was agreed. Nothing was changed from the previous year. The board also approved the […]
May 24 2017 | Posted in
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(Delores) Patty Berry July 30, 1927 – May 23, 2017 Fremont, Iowa | Age 89 (Delores) Patty Berry, 89, of Fremont, died Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Patty was born July 30, 1927, in Hedrick, Iowa, the daughter of Clifford and Gladys Bever. Patty graduated from […]
May 24 2017 | Posted in
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(OSKALOOSA, Iowa) – Would you like to expand your child’s computer literacy beyond playing games, writing stories, and browsing the Internet? Do you want your child to learn how math can be fun and directly related to computer graphics? William Penn University’s Computer Science Program is once again hosting two computer camp sessions on campus […]
May 24 2017 | Posted in
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(DES MOINES) – Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds took the oath of office to become Iowa’s 43rd governor. She officially became governor of Iowa at 10:06 a.m. Below are her first remarks to Iowans as governor, as prepared for delivery. “Mr. Ambassador and Mrs. Branstad, Mr. Chief Justice, justices and judges, Majority Leader Dix, Speaker Upmeyer, […]
May 24 2017 | Posted in
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Gulf Shores, Ala.–A total of 10 individuals will compete in eight different events as William Penn takes on the best at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships. The event will be held at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium Thursday through Saturday. Fans can watch the Championships live in its entirety for $14.95 at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/naia/ […]
May 24 2017 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa High School is pleased to announce the appointment of Jacie White as the new high school head girl’s basketball coach. Jacie White brings strong experience to this position. White has been the girls basketball assistant coach for the past 2 seasons and played for the Northwestern College Red Raiders. Jacie currently teaches business at […]

The Osky Indians traveled to Ottumwa last night for a rain make-up game from April 4th. The Indians wasted little time to open the scoring gates when Aleeya Cheney would get the first goal of her hat trick off a header. The cross would come from Leah VanMaanen in the 8th minute. Just over two […]

Oskaloosa, Iowa- The next chapter began for Oskaloosa High School students Sunday afternoon. The class of 2017 assembled together for one of the last times ever to receive their diplomas and be recognized for their accomplishments over the last four years. Superintendent Russ Reiter reviewed the accomplishments of the senior class over the last year, […]
May 22 2017 | Posted in
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