Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session Monday evening with Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt presiding. The Council tackled two big issues at its’ meeting Monday evening. The first issue was the adoption of a policy on whether or not to donate to non-profit organizations. The council was voting on a policy that would […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- The City of Oskaloosa will be holding their municipal elections on November 8th of this year. The Mayor, 2nd ward City Council Member, 4th ward City Council Member, and one At-Large City Council Member positions will be listed on the ballot this year. Only one race is contested, that one being the race […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- At 12:59 PM Saturday afternoon, Oskaloosa Fire Fighters were called to a field fire at a property near the intersection of 260th Street and Hickory Ave. The property was owned by Lyle and Eileen Blom. Fire Fighters were on the scene at 1:12 PM. A large smoke cloud be seen as far away […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- With the announcement from Jimmy Carter of his intent to run for Council this year, the area has been buzzing with concerns of whether or not a write in candidacy makes a person a “legitimate” City Council candidate. A write-in campaign itself is rather difficult. A candidate must be able to get people […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Former City Councilman Jimmy Carter has announced that he will be running as a write-in candidate in this year’s municipal election. Carter will challenge Joe Caligiuri. Osky News caught up with Jimmy Carter’s office Tuesday afternoon located at Carter Manufacturing. We asked Carter about his desire to run as a write-in candidate. “Carter […]
Grinnell, Iowa- Congresswoman Michele Bachmann visited Carroll’s Pumpkin Farm in Grinnell Tuesday evening for a Family Leader fundraiser. The initial plans for the event were changed due to an unexpected visit from a group of college students. The group of around 40 students, some of whom were carrying homemade signs, began to chant and filled […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Oskaloosa City Council approved the third and final reading of the proposed Franchise Fee Agreement. The agreement itself was approved unanimously with little discussion, however, approval of the revenue purpose statement for the agreement was not as easy. Most of the debate on the revenue purpose statement was centered around the two […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- United States Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and State Representative Pat Grassley (R-New Hartford) both visited Oskaloosa this past weekend stopping at a private residence for a reception. Senator Grassley and his grandson Pat Grassley both were seen speaking with residents at the reception. I had an opportunity to catch up with both Representative […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Osky News Oskalooosa, Iowa- On July 11th, 2011 I woke up with a bit of excitement in my system. For me, it was the day that I had been looking forward to for several weeks. It was […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Oskaloosa Board of Adjustment met in regular session on Tuesday with Chairman Brian Johnson presiding. The first item on the agenda was a request from Jeff McNulty for a variance of section 17.24.030 of the city code which requires that all accessory buildings have a maximum height of 12 feet. McNulty was […]
