Oskaloosa, Iowa – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds was in Oskaloosa on Thursday afternoon. MidWestOne Bank hosted the gathering of local business leaders and Oskaloosa Main Street leaders. Oskaloosa Main Street Director Jessica Reuter then lead a tour of downtown Oskaloosa, highlighting the work being done to preserve the downtown buildings and bring more downtown living […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Art on the Square, like many other summertime activities in Oskaloosa, are making their return this year. One of the new facets to the annual art festival was the emerging artist tent that allowed new artists an opportunity to showcase and sell their work while sharing the overhead costs associated with becoming […]
Hallene M. Darland July 20, 1928 – June 12, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 92 Hallene M. Darland, 92, of Oskaloosa, died Saturday, June 12, 2021, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born July 20, 1928, in Fredrick, Iowa, the daughter of Walter and Edna Gilchrist Lenox. Early on Hallene worked at […]
Jack Van Skike June 3, 1939 – June 12, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 82 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Jack VanSkike, 82, of Oskaloosa, passed away Saturday, June 12, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, Iowa. Jackie Barnett Van Skike, son of Harry and Reva (Smith) Van […]
Dale Veldhuizen December 31, 1923 – June 12, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 98 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Dale Veldhuizen, 98, of Oskaloosa, passed away Saturday, June 12, 2021, at the home of his daughter in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Dale Irvin Veldhuizen, son of John and Hattie (Schemper) Veldhuizen, was born […]
Dylan Westbrook Wins Last Lap Thriller in the 360 Class As Well by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 12, 2021) – Carson Macedo pulled off a sweep of the Brownell’s Big Guns Bash weekend featuring the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws at Knoxville Raceway. Saturday night, the Lemoore, California native used a last lap […]
by Bill Almond Oskaloosa Indians Varsity fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 15-0 loss to Pella Christian on Friday. Pella Christian scored on a groundout by Kellan Shull, a single by Bennett Spronk, and a double by Ty Vander Molen in the first inning. The Oskaloosa Indians Varsity struggled to contain the […]
by Bill Almond Oskaloosa Indians Varsity watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 7-2 loss to Pella Christian on Friday. Pella Christian scored on a double by Corbin Westercamp in the first inning. Pella Christian got things moving in the first inning, when Westercamp doubled on a 1-2 count, scoring one […]
Michael Leroy McDonald November 14, 1951 – March 10, 2020 What Cheer, Iowa | Age 68 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Due to the restrictions put in place by the Department of Public Health due to the COVID 19 Pandemic services were postponed. At this time the family has decided it is […]
info by Jay Harms Game 1: Osky 10-0 PC (6 innings) In game one of a doubleheader, the Oskaloosa Indians rapped out 9 hits and Faith DeRonde threw a 3 hit shutout as the Oskaloosa Indians defeated the PC Eagles 10-0 in 6 innings DeRonde walked 2, while striking out 5 to in the shortened […]
