
Robert “Bob” Dean Roose January 17, 1967 – May 6, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 54 Robert Dean “Bob” Roose 54, of Oskaloosa died at the MHP Hospital in Oskaloosa, Iowa, on Thursday, May 6, 2021. Bob, the son of Art and Nancy Fynaardt Roose was born Tuesday, January 17, 1967, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Bob […]
May 7 2021 | Posted in
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Neil Elliott Mobley February 24, 1965 – April 17, 2020 Aurora, Colorado (Montezuma, IA) | Age 55 Neil Elliott Mobley 55 of Aurora, Colorado died Friday, April 17, 2020 at his home. Neil Mobley, the son of Don and Mary Margaret (Elliott) Mobley was born on February 24, 1965 in Jefferson City, Missouri. Neil attended […]
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(Oskaloosa, Iowa) – Oskaloosa Main Street’s Art on the Square committee is partnering with Fine Arts & Cultural Events (FACE) of Mahaska County to host a window art walk in downtown Oskaloosa. As part of the “Art Blooms Here” themed project, which coincides with the 52nd annual Art on the Square festival, area artists will […]
May 6 2021 | Posted in
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DES MOINES – The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, April 25, and Saturday, May 1, was 3,375, a decrease of 580 from last week’s adjusted numbers. There were 3,027 initial claims by individuals who work and live in Iowa, and 348 claims by individuals who work in Iowa and live […]
May 6 2021 | Posted in
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by Jerry Mackey Oskaloosa, Iowa: The Southern Iowa Speedway hosted night number two of the 2021 racing season on Wednesday, May, 5th as DeJong Manufacturing hosted the races and provided free popcorn to all patrons. The headliner of the night was the 16 lap Mid-Sate Machine Stock Car main event which saw week one winner […]
May 6 2021 | Posted in
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PELLA—The difference was defense as the Central College softball team overcame a sputtering offensive start and swept Buena Vista University 9-5 and 4-1 Thursday. The Dutch (17-10 overall, 15-8 American Rivers) not only played errorless ball but dazzled defensively at times. Held scoreless in the first four innings of the opener, Central jumped on a […]
May 6 2021 | Posted in
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The girl’s team traveled back to Norwalk tonight for a triangular with DCG and host Norwalk. This is the meet where the girls get to create the lineup. It’s a laid-back meet getting ready to gear back up for Districts next week. There were some surprises and a lot of fun experiences had by the […]

The varsity Girls Tennis finished up the regular season duels against Grinnell Thursday night. The girls would come up just one game short as Grinnell won the meet 6-5 Osky finishes the regular season with a 6-4 record on the season. The girls continue to battle night in a night out but tonight we just […]

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a new report titled, “Resiliency Roadmap for FDA Inspectional Oversight,” outlining the agency’s inspectional activities during the COVID-19 pandemic and its detailed plan to move toward a more consistent state of operations, including the FDA’s priorities related to this work going forward. “Like most organizations around the […]
May 5 2021 | Posted in
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The Osky boys tennis team lost a tough hard fought match last night against Norwalk. We were tied after singles: 3 matches to 3 matches, so it was coming down to the varsity doubles matches. We lost the top four doubles matches in a 3rd set tiebreaker. They had their chances to come away with […]