Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Oskaloosa downtown square was the host to the annual Rollin’ Oldies car show Saturday. Beginning at around 8:00 AM, cars began cruising on into the square area. Registration began at 9:00 AM and was closed at 12:00 PM. By the time registration was closed, around 180 cars had shown up for the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Earlier this past week, we had a chance to sit down with City Manager Michael Schrock and talk to him about a wide variety of municipal issues. We will be publishing several different articles about this interview. Our first story has to do with several different issues. Much debate and discussion has been […]
Washington D.C.- President Barack Obama took to the airwaves to discuss the ongoing debt ceiling crisis this evening. Obama’s speech came hours after Republicans and Democrats drafted two different sets of legislation that would avoid a government default. Obama was quick to scold Republicans for not willing to accept the deal he had endorsed. Obama […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- From late March to Late April, we ran a Presidential preference poll to see where Osky News readers stood on the then potential Presidential Candidates. The first poll turned up some interesting results. The majority of the current Presidential Candidates that we ran in the poll ended up in the bottom half of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Last week, we asked you if you believed if America was Racist, Sexist, or none of the above. 52 residents responded with 18 residents (35%) saying Racist, 18 residents (35%) saying None of the Above, and 16 residents (30%) saying Sexist. The Question of the Week poll is unscientific and does not reflect […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- The 2012 Presidential Election is very quickly approaching. The Republican Candidates have been coming through Iowa and making their cases. The Republican field has been growing and may continue to grow with the possibility of several other Republicans throwing their hats into the ring. We at Osky News have decided to do candidate […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- On August 18, 2011 the Oskaloosa High School will roll out the 1:1 Apple Laptop Program. The laptop program will include students in grades 9 – 12. Each student may receive a laptop computer to be used in the classroom as well as at home for educational purposes. Teachers will be using computer […]
Sigourney, Iowa – Governor Branstad and Lt. Goveror Reynolds held a town hall meeting as a part of the 2011 Iowa Education Summit on Tuesday. The town hall first opened with a video showing the history of Iowa Education in the past since 1992. In 1992, Iowa was viewed as one of the top schools […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Republican Presidential hopeful, Tim Pawlenty, was in Oskaloosa for a speaking engagement Wednesday. Pawlenty spoke at Smokey Row and focused primarily on economic policies. Pawlenty started off his speech with his reason on why he is running for President. “I’m running for President of the United States because I love America, and this […]
Ottumwa, Iowa- Judge Michael Mullins was appointed to the Court of Appeals June 9, 2011. The 8th Judicial District was given permission to fill the vacancy. Applications for the 8A judicial vacancy were closed at 4:30 PM on Monday, July 18, 2011. 10 candidates have submitted their applications. Robert E. Breckenridge, II Ottumwa Michael O. […]
