The Oskaloosa Public Library’s teen advisory board conducted their annual cemetery walk today. The weather conditions were cold and foggy but that only added to the excitement. The cemetery walk is an annual event in which high school youth take biographies of certain deceased historical residents of Osky and create a theatrical presentation to present […]
The Eddyville Blakesburg volleyball team competed Saturday at the Ottumwa Tourney. The team won 2 of 3 against Fairfield, 2 of 2 against Centerville, 0 of 2 against Burlington, 0 of 2 against Ottumwa. Coach Gladys Genscow comment on the tournament “We started off strong in the first match against Fairfield passing well and executing […]
Last week we asked you if RV-TV went well and you have overwhelmingly voted no. 37 residents (76%) voted no, 8 residents (16%) voted unsure and 4 residents (8%) voted yes. The question of the week poll is unscientific and does not reflect the views of Oskaloosa News. This week we shift our focus to […]
This is just a reminder to vote in the question of the week poll. The poll will be open until Sunday at 9 pm when we will close the poll and release the final vote tally.
The Oskaloosa School board has just sold its house from last year ending speculation on what would happen to the house. At Tuesday’s school board meeting, the board accepted and awarded a bid to an Oskaloosa couple pursuant to proper closing procedures. The new house is located at the Webster subdivision where more houses are […]
From the Eddyville-Blakesburg Cross Country website: The Runnin’ Rockets competed at the Oskaloosa Invitational on Tuesday. The boys finished 6th of 14 teams while the girls finished 11th out of 11. Coach Comfort had this to say “I really felt the team competed hard today. The kids are learning to push themselves to their limits. […]
The Oskaloosa Invitational was held on Tuesday at Edmundson Park. The Oskaloosa girls finished 7th in the 11-team field with 178 points. Brooke VanHouweling led the Indians with a 22nd place finish. Kelsie Roquet and Stephanie Smith also had strong efforts for the Indians finishing in 34th and 39th places. “I thought that our varsity […]
Oskaloosa News is seeking 2 persons to fill the positions of volunteer writers. Oskaloosa news is a volunteer driven news organization aimed at providing fair and accurate news to Oskaloosa and surrounding areas. We hold up the high integrity and accuracy of our news website. The ideal candidates will posses excellent writing skills, the ability […]
The Oskaloosa High School student council is seeking entries for its homecoming parade to be held on September 30th. Line up will begin at 5:30 pm with the parade beginning at 6:30 pm on High Ave East. NO POLITICAL ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED! Also, we are in need of convertibles for our homecoming court. If […]
It appears that our residents were correct about the Iowa/ISU game this past weekend. You voted in favor of Iowa with 29 residents (85%) voting yes and 5 residents (15%) voting no. On Saturday, Kirk Ferentz blew out Paul Rhodes and his Cylclones 35-7. This weeks question deals with the response to RV-TV. When residents […]
