Oskaloosa, Iowa – The sputter and putter of an old engine can be heard coming down the highway. The sun glints off big chrome headlamps as the caravan of old Ford Model A’s makes the left hand turn into Nelson Pioneer Farm just outside of Oskaloosa. The Model A Ford was first produced in 1927 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Historical Society hosted speaker and author Dr. Lisa Ossian to Bradbury Hall at the Nelson Pioneer Farm Monday evening. She spoke about “The Early Depression Dilemmas of Rural Iowa, 1929-1933” and was sponsored by Humanities Iowa. Ossian is Professor of History at Des Moines Area Community College. She has […]
Stadium donor T-shirts will go on sale Friday when the stadium opens for the first time for the Old Shoe Game. Cost for the shirts is $20 and 100 percent of the proceeds will go toward the stadium development fund. “We will have a limited number of shirts available at the Old Shoe Game this […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – St. Paul Congregational United Church of Christ is working to become a “greener” church using materials from Interfaith Power and Light, an Earth Stewardship Program. A prayer: ” Give us reverence for the earth as Your own creation, that we may use its resources rightly in service to others and to Your […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Indian Booster Club invaded Osky Golf on Saturday to raise money for the many projects they help with. Of all the money raised, the high school, middle school athletics, and fine arts are among all the activities they donate towards. “Last year during our tournament we earned around $12,000.00 [which] […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Many times, people who deserve to be recognized for their actions are not. Whether it be because they don’t want to be recognized or if they are simply over looked, it has been known to happen. That is why we, here at Osky News, are creating a citizen of the week award. Each […]
The fourth, and final session of the Summer Webinar Series: Garden Natives and Invasives 2011, hosted by the Iowa Master Gardener program, is scheduled for Aug. 23 to integrate information from previous sessions into practical application. The session, titled “Native Friends and Invading Forces,” will be presented by Rich Pope, Harrison County Extension coordinator. Iowans […]
During a recent article covering the Nelson Pioneer Farm on July 8th that paid tribute to Cyrus West we wanted to correct an error in our story. David M. Lamb, Commander of Company “A” 49th Regiment Iowa Veteran Volunteer Infantry sent a minor correction to our story. The flag that was given to Lamb to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Many times, people who deserve to be recognized for their actions are not. Whether it be because they don’t want to be recognized or if they are simply over looked, it has been known to happen. That is why we, here at Osky News, are creating a citizen of the week award. Each […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Small change makes a big difference for the Mahaska County YMCA afterschool program. From July 31 through August 27, JCPenney at Penn Central Mall will be inviting its customers to turn small change into pennies from heaven. All proceeds will be donated to the Mahaska County YMCA. “Research shows that one in […]
