Prior to Thursday night’s city band concert, everyone is welcome to attend a Flag Day Ceremony at 7:30 pm in commemoration of Flag Day (the following day). Oskaloosa Elks Lodge #340, along with Scout Troops #71 and #77 will present the history of Flag Day and how the American flag has changed as our country […]
No announcment yet on who will lead the Oskaloosa Water Department Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Water Board met in regular session on Monday afternoon, beginning at 4:00 pm at the water department. The Board approved the invoices and financial statements for the past month and then heard from customers in consideration of billing. One […]
Penny Hartman June 1, 1953 – June 12, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 66 Penny Hartman, 66, of Oskaloosa passed away Wednesday morning, June 12, 2019, at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Penny Lee Hartman, daughter of Likel Joseph and Lucille Dolly (Huit) Hartman, was born June 1, 1953, in Ottumwa, Iowa. […]
by Jamie Brockman It’s been a rough week so far for the Oskaloosa Softball team. After dropping both games of a doubleheader to Norwalk on Monday, the Indians dropped their third straight Little Hawkeye Conference game to Grinnell 3-2 Tuesday night. Oskaloosa took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Taylor Wills led off […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The process of selecting our next President is well underway. Tim Ryan is one of those seeking to hold that office, and this past week, he stopped in Oskaloosa to hear from its residents. Ryan is just the third presidential candidate to visit the community this election cycle. Twenty-three democrat candidates are […]
Homer O. Baker August 30, 1933 – June 1, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 85 Homer O. Baker, 85, of Oskaloosa passed away Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa, Iowa. His family includes a son, Ronald (& Lori) Baker of Highland Springs, VA. Homer was preceded in death by his wife […]
Francis Jean Schillinger January 23, 1931 – June 10, 2019 Orion, Iowa | Age 88 Frances Jean Schillinger, 88, passed away at her home in Orion on Monday, June 10, 2019. Frances was born on January 23, 1931, in Grinnell, Iowa. She was the daughter of Lester and Eva (Tish) Snook. Frances was a wonderful […]
by Jamie Brockman The Oskaloosa baseball team split an LHC doubleheader at home with Norwalk Monday dropping game one 9-6 but took the nightcap 2-1 to improve to 6-4 overall and 3-3 in LHC play. The Indians dropped a heartbreaker in the first game. Tied at 6-6 Norwalk scored three runs in the sixth inning […]
by Jamie Brockman Monday night’s Little Hawkeye Conference softball doubleheader featured Oskaloosa, #5 ranked in Class 4A, hosting Norwalk, #14 ranked in 4A. Norwalk pulled two upsets sweeping the Indians winning game one 1-0 and the nightcap 8-4. Game one was a pitchers duel as Oskaloosa’s Hayle Hacker and Norwalk’s Haley Downe allowed a combined […]
Week of June 3-9, 2019 DES MOINES, Iowa (June 10, 2019) — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Farmers finally got a much needed break from the rain […]
