Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Band has returned to downtown on Thursday evenings, picking up where they left off at the end of 2019. COVID-19 kept the band from performing in 2020, but Director Bruce Peiffer says that many members kept their skills sharp over the past year, and the first practice of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The organizers are finishing up last-minute items preparing for the 2021 version of BBQ 4 Badges. Oskaloosa News sat down with Wyndell Campbell and talked about the event, and what people could look forward to, and of course, how they could sample the food. BBQ 4 Badges is scheduled for June 18th […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa Schools honored their long-time head softball coach Jay Harms by naming the new field in his honor. Harms has coached softball for the past 36 years in Oskaloosa, 44 years overall. The evening was emceed by Emery Songer, who broadcast one of the biggest games in Indian history when the team […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Holly Boeke took on the immense responsibility of becoming an Iowa Senate Page this past legislative year. She was still taking the required government classes needed to graduate from high school here in Oskaloosa during her time in the legislature. She, with support from her family, spoke with Sen Smith and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Ann Brower and Sherry Vavra, two of the original ‘Alley KADTS’ continue to work almost daily on making sure the space is welcoming to the community. The alley next to Smokey Row was once a bit of an eyesore, but back in 2015, a group of women had a vision for […]
Library Celebrates Blackwell Memorial Makerspace and Historical Building Marker on June 9 at 6 pm OSKALOOSA – The Oskaloosa Public Library will host a special celebration on Wednesday, June 9 at 6 pm in the Reading Garden to officially unveil The Kim (Gigi) Blackwell Memorial Makerspace as well as their Historical Building Marker. The public […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Veterans assembled at the local legion around 9:30 Monday morning. From there, they once again made their solemn walk to Forest Cemetery. That walk and ceremony were disrupted last year as the world was in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. That missed year only meant that veterans and civilians alike […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Iowa’s 2nd Congressional Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks was in Oskaloosa to hear about and discuss the current ag climate with representatives of Farm Credit Services of America here in Oskaloosa this past week. “We’re learning about the issues that right now are affecting agriculture,” said Miller-Meeks of her visit. “There are some constraints […]
Montezuma, Iowa – Nearly 400 people joined authorities today, Sunday, May 30th, to look for missing Xavior Harrelson. Sunday, May 30th, is Xavior’s 11th birthday. He is described as having brown hair and blue eyes. He’s approximately 4 feet 9 inches tall, and weighs 100 pounds. The public search parties helped investigators push out the […]
Montezuma, Iowa – Concerned citizens, off-duty first responders, and more gathered Sunday at 9 am in the north parking lot of the Montezuma High School. They set out in search of missing 10-year-old Xavior Harrelson, who was last seen on the afternoon of Thursday, May 27th, possibly wearing blue pajama bottoms and a red T-shirt […]
