The Oskaloosa City Band will perform its final concert of the summer on Thursday night at 8 p.m. in the bandstand on the city square. It has been a great season and the band has enjoyed playing each week. This week’s marches include “National Emblem” by E.E. Bagley and “Americans We” by Henry Fillmore. Other […]
The William Penn softball program will once again host its Glow Ball Fundraising Tournament later this month. On Saturday, August 20, Edmundson Golf Course will be the site of the two-man best ball event. Check-in begins at 5 p.m. with shotgun golf starting at 5:30 p.m. The tournament costs $50 per person and is limited […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Caldwell Park, just East of Oskaloosa right off Highway 92, played host once again to the Timberwolves “Dog Hollow Rendezvous”. With the setting being of 1840, participants attempt to recreate what it was like to live in that time period.This years scheduled events included: Hawk & Knife Throw for kids, men, and […]
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 – The new school year is around the corner, and if your kids are like most, they’re probably used to staying up and sleeping in later than they would during the school year. In fact, if school were to start tomorrow, they’d probably have a tough time going to bed and waking up […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Does your child need to have confidence in the food choices he or she makes? Then Create Your Weight with MHP’s Youth STEP (Start to Eat Properly) Program will give you the tools you need. According to MHP Registered Dietitian Lea Rice, Create Your Weight is a 10-week youth weight management program […]
I have been with Osky News for almost a year now. When Ken told me that he started a news website I thought that was pretty cool, but I didn’t think there would be enough news from around the Oskaloosa area to actually report much. Boy was I wrong. It seems to be non-stop at […]
One year ago when I was mowing a lawn for a friend, we came up with the idea to start Osky News. Starting out, I never really expected it it to take off like it has in the past year. I was excited to be writing the news, as I liked to write. I just […]
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 […]
This past year has been an eye-opening experience. I never knew that there were so many events going on in this area. Now days when people say, “There isn’t anything to do in this town” I just think to myself that, “sometimes, there are too many things going on in this town”. Fortunately, lots of […]
