At the end of the Oskaloosa City Council meeting on Monday night, city manager Michael Schrock announced the city had been awarded $450,000 grant from the Iowa Economic Development Authority. The grant, which will be matched with $252,000 of city money, and $174,000 from property owners, will fix up 6 properties that contain 12 facades. […]
Debbie (Wolvers) Riddick February 9, 1963 – July 14, 2018 Douglasville, Georgia | Age 55 Debbie (Wolvers) Riddick, 55, of Douglasville, Georgia, and formerly of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, July 14, 2018, at her home in Douglasville. She was born February 9, 1963, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Jerry and Colleen Playle Wolvers. Debbie attended […]
Louis Duane Lang September 02, 1936 – July 15, 2018 What Cheer, Iowa | Age 81 Duane Lang, 81, of What Cheer, died Sunday, July 15, 2018 at the Northern Mahaska Nursing Home. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 pm on Friday, July 20, 2018 at the Holland-Coble Funeral Home in What Cheer. Visitation will […]
Ryan Giles Makes Bacon in 360’s; Another Win for Eric Bridger in 305’s; Pat Graham Takes Dirt Truck Win by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 14, 2018) – Austin McCarl came from the fourth row to claim his fourth win of the year at Knoxville Raceway on South Central Coop Night at the Marion County […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The music didn’t stop in Oskaloosa this past week, as the Windjammers made their second stop in 7 years. Their first of the 3 times the group has been in Oskaloosa was 1986, when Barnhouse music was in their former location at 110 B Ave East. The Windjammers were founded in 1971 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The smoke was rolling through downtown Oskaloosa early Saturday morning. By noon, the smell was drawing a crowd to the 11 contestants who took on the challenge in an effort to claim that best BBQ for 2018. Just seven weeks ago, Wyndell Campbell and Kory Wright had breakfast and came up with […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Christmas in July is a relatively new event every summer in downtown Oskaloosa. The downtown party got its start to help offset and pay for the Christmas lighting that decorates the downtown buildings each year during the holiday season. Just before noon, the square came to life as people enjoyed kids games […]
by Wade Steinlage The Oskaloosa Indian baseball team erupted for one of its best offensive showings of the season, and at the perfect time as it moved on in the 2018 postseason. Oskaloosa (22-12) opened the week with a 7-5 loss to Fairfield Tuesday. Due to rain, the team then had to wait 24 hours […]
***Updated from Oskaloosa Police Chief Benjamin Boeke on Sunday morning via a press release.*** Boeke says that the occupant sustained a non life-threatening gunshot wound to the lower back. Boeke is encouraging the public to come forward with any information they may have in regards to this incident. ***Original information*** Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa […]
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL — The 2018 NCAA Division III men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase champion will represent both Central College and the United States of America at the FISU America Games July 20-29 in Sau Paulo, Brazil. Sanctioned by the International University Sports Federation (FISU), the American Games are held in even numbered-years for North American and […]
