Oskaloosa, Iowa- The trial for Mahaska County Supervisor Willie Van Weelden is set to begin later this year. According to documents obtained by Osky News, Van Weelden’s trial has been set to begin on November 1st at 9:30 AM. Van Weelden will face a trial by jury. In addition, a pretrial conference has been set […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Oskaloosa City Council voted to reduce the city’s Housing Department general fund subsidy from $115,000 to $13,000 this evening. Due to the reduction of the general fund subsidy, the housing budget will be reduced by approximately $100,000. According to information in the the City Council Agenda Packet, the city housing department employee […]
Des Moines, Iowa- Congressman Leonard Boswell suffered a cracked rib this weekend after an attempted home invasion. The incident happened at his family farm in Lamoni around 10:45 PM on July 16th. On that evening, an armed intruder enter the Boswell family farm in Lamoni. The intruder brandished a gun and assaulted Boswell’s daughter, Cindy […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Last week, we asked you if unemployment would affect the way you voted in the 2012 Presidential Election. 118 residents responded with 78 residents (68%) saying Yes, 36 residents (31%) saying No, and 4 residents (3%) saying Unsure. The Question of the Week poll is unscientific and does not reflect the views of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Bradley Arterburn was officially arraigned in Mahaska County District Tuesday morning. Arterburn faces one count of Murder in the 1st Degree. According to documents obtained by Osky News, Arterburn entered a not guilty plea. Arterburn also waived his right to a speedy trial. In addition, he waived his right to arraignment in an […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Jason Ebelsheiser was back in court today to enter a guilty plea in two counts that were originally deemed mistrials at his October 2010 trial. In October, Ebelsheiser was convicted of one count of sexual abuse in the third degree, two counts of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse, and one […]
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 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Last week, we asked you if you would vote for President Obama if the Presidential Election was to be held last week. 132 residents responded with 84 residents (64%) saying No, 41 residents (31%) saying Yes, and 7 residents (5%) saying Unsure. The Question of the Week poll is unscientific and does not […]
Recently, my family and I went on vacation to Washington DC. Our vacation to DC was a vacation that I have dreamed of for quite some time. The first day we were in Washington, we went to the United States Capital Building and the Supreme Court Building. The second day of the trip had the […]
University Park, Iowa – The University Park City Council met in regular session Tuesday night. The first item for consideration was a public hearing on the abatement of a nuisance property. The City was considering the abatement of a house within University Park owned by Eldon Zook. The property in question owned by Zook had […]
