To Be Held January 15, 2011 at William Penn University Have you or someone you know ever felt confused, sad, angry, or alone because of other girls? Have you ever been, or have you ever seen a girl become hurt or betrayed by one of her friends? Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa is presenting a […]
(Oskaloosa, December 15, 2010) – To help keep children of all ages safer, the Southern Prairie Chapter is proud to offer the new Babysitter’s Training course from the American Red Cross. The first class, scheduled for December 29th at 9:00AM at the Red Cross office in Oskaloosa, gives youth ages 11 to 15, the skills […]
Central Empire Wrestling came kicking, flipping, stomping and flying off the top rope into Oskaloosa Saturday night, the blizzard right on it’s heals, to Bradbury Hall at Nelson Pioneer Farm. Their day started off with a pancake breakfast to benefit the local Lions Club. Debbie Doty, Oskaloosa Lions Club President, says the funds go towards […]
In an effort to assist the Eddyville/Blakesburg Elementary Attendance Center with their upcoming book swap…we are asking for donations of new or gently used children’s books. The books will be given out to children at the “Family Reading Night: A Winter’s Tale” on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011. Book donations may be brought to the library […]
Tassel Ridge held a fun holiday wine tasting event on Thursday, December 9th. Their staff was on hand to help recommend the perfect wine for your tastes. They have great experience at helping people find out which products are best suited for the individual consumer. Tassel Ridge Winery’s manager Derek Whittingteon said that on a […]
Nelson Pioneer Farms Bradbury Hall will play host to Saturday night’s Central Empire Wrestling and their guests for a night of family friendly entertainment. I caught up with Promoter Austin Bayliss yesterday and asked him about the upcoming event. Bayliss, wrestler turned promoter, got into wrestling in 2004 when he started training for his first […]
Penn Central Mall is once again running it’s “Four Weeks of Giving” program. The program runs December 1st to the 15th where they ask the public to bring in news coats, mittens, toys and clothes to the mall for donation to Oskaloosa Peer Helpers. The donations will then be distributed to kids for Christmas. The […]
This years tour of homes featured 3 local residents homes. They have all worked hard for months to prepare for the day when their homes were opened up to share with the community to help support those in need. I had the opportunity to tag along with Merle Mann, one of the founders of the […]
We here at Osky News are very interested in the local Christmas light displays this year. That is why we are asking you to enter your light display in our Christmas Light Display Contest. Anybody in Mahaska County is welcome to enter a display. We will photograph all entries over the first two weeks in […]
Penn Central’s model railroad club had many guests on Saturday as the Train Show made it’s stop for everyone to enjoy. There were people of all ages browsing the vast assortment of model railroad parts for sale. Vendors from across the state came to buy and sell. Urbandale resident Nance Jane was there with her […]
