When you go to the polls in November, you will find various proposed amendments and other state propositions. One of these proposed amendments call the Iowa Water and Land Legacy Amendment. According to their website, the purpose of the amendment is to “create a dedicated trust fund for the purposes of protecting and enhancing water […]
Picture this, you wake up one morning and go to make a pot of coffee. You go outside to get the morning paper and that is when you notice it: your yard sign for your favorite candidate is gone or it has been smashed. Yard sign theft/vandalism is a common activity that occurs every election. […]
This past week, we asked you if you had been annoyed by the recent negative campaign ads. 46 residents (84%) voted yes meanwhile 9 residents (16%) voted no. The question of the week is unscientific and does not reflect the view of Osky News. This week we will continue with our political questions. In this […]
A recent poll by Selzer and Co shows that the race for judicial retention is in a dead heat. 44 percent of those surveyed said that they would vote yes for retention, while 40 percent said that they would vote no. 16 percent said that they would vote yes for some justices. The poll was […]
The Osky cross country teams competed at Centerville on Tuesday with both high school and middle school teams running. “It was a great night for running and we had some great individual performances. Brooke was again our top performer, finishing in 7th place. Kelsey Roquet ran a personal best time of 17:00 to finish 20th. […]
The Eddyville high school volleyball team defeated Chariton to win their conference this evening and go undefeated in the conference. In their regular season, the team has gone 17-11 this year. Coach Gladys Genskow commented on her teams performance “Great conference win to be undefeated in the SCC conference again. Last year we were last […]
The Oskaloosa City Council will meet in regular session tonight at 6:30 pm. The council is expected to approve a request from the chamber of commerce to hold their annual lighted christmas parade. The parade is expected to begin at about 7:30 pm with it ending at approximently 8:30 pm. The parade is expected to […]
Last week we asked you if you believe that students should have school permits. 46 residents responded with 28 residents (61%) voting yes, 16 residents (35%) voting no and 2 residents (4%) voting not sure. The question of the week poll is unscientific and does not reflect the view of Osky News. This week we […]
Oskaloosa residents were treated to the annual homecoming parade this past Thursday, organized by the Oskaloosa High School Student Council. Beginning promptly at 6:30 pm the parade began with the American Legion color guard. Parade goers then were able to see their local school/community leaders riding together. After the local elected officials came through, residents […]
In what was a thriller of a game, the white powderpuff football team defeated the maroon team 37-28. The maroon team quickly got on the board making the score 7-0. A touchdown run by Brook Almond in the second quarter brought the score 14-0. The white team was determined to stay in the game and […]
