The Eddyville Blakesburg Girls Track Team will be sending several runners to the state meet this week. Below we have placed the names of those who qualified and what they qualified in. Official State Qualifiers for Eddyville-Blakesburg 200 – Megan McDonough 400 Hurdles – Tasha Alexander, Anna Tanner 800 – Tarah Alexander Long Jump – […]
The Oskaloosa School board met in regular session last night. The school board voted 6-0 to approve the new Grade Level Benchmark Report Cards. Curriculum Director Mary Cooksley and several school board memebers all expressed their support for the new grading system. This move came after months of discussion by various teacher and administration committees. […]
The Oskaloosa City Council has voted to allow golf carts on the Oskaloosa Recreation Trail. The third reading of an ordinance allowing for the usage of golf carts on the recreation trail was approved at Monday’s meeting. The vote came after three city council meetings in which numerous citizens rose in favor and against the […]
As we watched the images of celebrations and pictures of Osama bin Laden being flashed across TV screens, the memories returned to the families of 9/11 victims. Oskaloosa resident Frank Kminek said that he was surprised at the news. “I was just very surprised, just hadn’t expected to hear anything about it. I had long […]
Last week, we asked you if you believed that the City Council is listening to your concerns. 96 residents responded with 68 residents (71%) saying No, 23 residents (24%) saying Yes, and 5 residents (5%) saying Unsure. The question of the week poll is unscientific and does not reflect the views of Osky News. This […]
The first One Act is ‘In the Beginning’ written by Bruce Kane and directed by Senior Lex Sparks. To put it short, this One Act is a twist on the story of Adam and Eve. You can expect some adult language and references in this particular One Act. The next one act to be presented […]
Last week, we asked you if you approved of the new redistricting plan. 34 residents responded with 20 (59%) saying yes, 8 (24%) saying unsure, and 6 (17%) saying no. The question of the week poll is unscientific and does not reflect the view of Osky News. This week, we shift to a local issue. […]
The Oskaloosa City Council discussed the issue of allowing golf carts on the recreation trail again at last night’s meeting. In what appeared to be near record attendance, the council chambers became standing room only as many residents got up to speak on the issue. After nearly an hour of public comment, all but a […]
Last week, we asked you if you believed that Mahaska County Supervisor Willie Van Weelden should resign. 156 residents voted with 98 residents (63%) saying yes, 42 residents (27%) saying no, and 16 residents (10%) saying unsure. The question of the week poll is unscientific and does not reflect the view of Osky News. This […]
Over the past month, we ran a poll asking people to vote for their choices for the Presidential Race. We asked voters to vote for their top 4 candidates for the Republican nomination and then for them to vote for their favorite Republican candidate in a head to head with President Obama. Nearly 200 people […]
