by Ann Fender I taught in the Oskaloosa Community School District from 1991-2012. One day after I retired but was back at OES volunteering, Linda Fox (the local Youth Librarian at Oskaloosa Public Library) and I were leaving the OES building and discussing the question of whether or not the students even knew the meaning […]
by Mindy Archer Our Oskaloosa 5th-graders were able to compete in our annual Pumpkins, Poetry, and Photography Contest on Monday, October 25th. Each category has 3 subcategories for the students to enter in. These categories are Funniest, Best use of Fall Theme, and Most Original. Each 5th-grader entered a poem into the contest. Then they […]
October 31, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Listening to the scanner radio in Mahaska County, you often heard first responders call for animal control. That person, more often than not, was Terry Gott. Gott, who says the strangest animal he has chased was a goat, shared that story and more with friends at a reception at […]
October 31, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Reviewing his materials to ensure he provided the most up-to-date information on the flu shot, Arthur Zacharjasz, ARNP-BC with Mahaska Health, made his final notes before talking with us at Oskaloosa News. In a year filled with conversation about the COVID-19 vaccine, the flu shot hasn’t gotten the headlines […]
Trever Gordon December 12, 2019 – October 30, 2021 rural Albia, Iowa | Age 1 year 10 months Trever Lane Gordon, of rural Albia, born December 12, 2019 to David Eugene Gordon and Amber Marie Teno, was called to the Lord after one beautiful year and 10 months on October 30, 2021. A tenacious and […]
Evan John Gwin March 8, 1940 – October 30, 2021 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 81 Served With Honor ~ United States Military Veteran Evan Gwin, 81 of Montezuma passed away Saturday evening, October 30, 2021 at the Unity Point Health Grinnell Regional Medical Center in Grinnell. Evan John Gwin, the son of Arnold and Marie […]
INDIANOLA—Simpson College converted a penalty kick in the first overtime period to eliminate the Central College women’s soccer team in a 2-1 American Rivers Conference tournament quarterfinal loss Saturday. Central finishes its season with a 9-8-1 mark. Simpson, the No. 3 seed, advances to play the No. 2 seed Wartburg College in the semifinals on […]
DECORAH—Another Saturday and another line in the record book for the No. 10 Central College football team, which clinched at least a share of its 32nd conference title. Back-up quarterback Brady Ketchum (freshman, Mount Vernon) combined with starter Blaine Hawkins (5th-year, Ankeny) to fire a team record nine touchdown passes in sprinting past winless Luther […]
PELLA — Despite having more kills than Monmouth College, the Central College volleyball team lost in straight sets Saturday afternoon 29-27, 25-23, 25-23. Central ends the regular season with a 15-12 overall mark, the Fighting Scots moved to 15-13. Saturday also was the last home game of the season for the Dutch, serving as Senior […]
10/29/2021 William Penn University’s Division of New Media is proud to host esteemed artist and educator, Brian Alves in Oskaloosa. Brian is the inaugural Visiting Artist with William Penn University’s Division of New Media. He teaches Interactive Media at Salem State University in Massachusetts. The Visiting Artist program allows artists from around the United States […]
