Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session on Monday evening, where they dealt with not only spring cleanup but also moving several projects forward. Oskaloosa City Manager Michael Schrock spoke with Oskaloosa News about the decisions made at Monday’s meeting. In regards to spring cleanup, Schrock said that the council […]
by Coach Mike Sterner Our tracksters traveled to Williamburg Monday to compete in the 10 team Raider Invitational. Although it was windy our young men battled and showed resilience and competed well against some very fine track teams. Leading the way for the Indians tonight was the 4×400 team of Carter Huyser, Ike Schultz, Patrick […]
by Coach Bret Foster April 1, 2019 Edmundson Golf Course Osky opened the season tonight at home against Norwalk and Newton. Osky and Norwalk ended up tying for team score at 166 and tied on the tiebreaking 5th and 6th scores! We ended up in a playoff and Norwalk won the meet. It was a […]
April 4, 1921 – February 4, 2018 United States Navy The flag flying over the bandstand during April is in honor of Gordon “Tony” Whitlatch. Tony joined the Navy in August 1938 at the age of 17. Tony retired after 20 years of service in May 1958. He served in both the Pacific and European […]
GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College’s Jack Hager ’20 has been named the Midwest Conference Baseball Player of the Week. Hager ’20, a right fielder from Westfield, Ill. (IMG Academy), had a big week for the Pioneers as they opened MWC play by winning three of four from Cornell College. He hit .471 in that span, […]
Richard Showalter December 27, 1940 – April 1, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 78 Richard Showalter, 78, of Oskaloosa, died Monday, April 1, 2019, at the MHP Serenity House in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He was born December 27, 1940, in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, the son of Robert and Serena Garner Showalter. Richard attended school at Hopewell High […]
Ione Kirby Klein February 1, 1931 – April 1, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 88 Ione Kirby Klein, 88, of Oskaloosa, died at the Oskaloosa Care Center on April 1, 2019. She was born on Sunday, February 1, 1931, near Rose Hill, Iowa, the daughter of Marvin and Lucille Hollingsworth Kirby. Ione attended country schools […]
Pella Corporation External Threat Lockout Lifted Pella, IA 04/02/19 Pella, IA – On April 2, 2019, at approximately 10:21 a.m. the Pella Police Department received a call concerning a potential threat to an employee at Pella Corporation Headquarters in Pella. Pella Corporation officials put their campus into lockout procedure. The person of interest was located […]
This weekend the Oskaloosa Education Foundation held their 3rd Annual Pot of Gold shared Half Marathon & 5K. All proceeds raised go towards the Oskaloosa Education Fund for Scholarships for high school seniors. The race began 3 years ago in memory of Issac Hoven a cross country runner at Oskaloosa Schools. This years race took […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn baseball team was back on the diamond Sunday to conclude a three-game set with Heart of America Athletic Conference foe Culver-Stockton. The Statesmen (21-6, 7-3 Heart) took game one of the series with the Wildcats (8-19, 4-9 Heart) with a 5-2 victory on Saturday afternoon. They returned Sunday to […]
