Oskaloosa, Iowa – The graduating class of 2019 has left the halls of Oskaloosa High School for the final time as students and will return as alumni in the future. As they walked out of the gymnasium on Sunday afternoon, one thing is for certain, they have set the bar high for all of the […]
Mahaska County, Iowa – Spring has turned cooler and wet, with rains overwhelming drainage systems along driveways, side streets, gravel roads and highways. On Saturday evening, the sky opened up, and officially, according to the National Weather Service in Des Moines, Oskaloosa got 2 inches of rain. Social media photos showed rain gauges filled with […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board met in regular session on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. The Board held a small reception for all retiring teachers from the district and afterward awarded small plaques in appreciation of their service. Marian Raum, Instructional Coach at the Oskaloosa Middle School, Bruce McLellan, Middle and High School Orchestra […]
National Honor Society 10th Grade – Sage Cochran, Sophia Dykstra, Abby Lumsden 11th Grade – Lisa VanDonselaar, Jensen DeJong, Nick Ingamells, Jack Dawson, Kamryn Banks, Jolie Yang, Sullivan Tighe, Emily Richmond, Grace Richardson, Mallory VanderMeyden, Mary Nelson, Brooke Allen, Andrew Scholes Oskaloosa Education Association – Lauren Trainer, Madeline Holle Presidents Education Award – Nicholas Coon, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Water Board met on Monday to discuss upcoming capital improvement projects. It was the first board meeting without former General Manager Chad Coon. Matt Van Wyk, interim General Manager was on hand to answer questions from the board members. The board discussed and passed Resolution #1908, which approves and authorized […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Members of the American Legion Auxiliary, and American Legion Post #34 were on hand as Oskaloosa Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt signed a certificate in Appreciation of and Recognition for Active Participation in National Poppy Day. National Poppy Day will be May 24, 2019, in honor of our fallen. The proclamation reads as follows. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It may have been Mothers Day, but many came out to have some pasta, and help raise some money for a future first responders memorial to be placed at Forest Cemetery. 16-year-old Gareth Stefanc of Boy Scouts of America Troop 71 is continuing to work on earning his Eagle Scout rank, while […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A group of volunteers was busy recently, as they passed out the final orders from Share Oskaloosa. The group was part of the Share Iowa program that was based out of Oskaloosa and had over 100 other communities that rewarded volunteer work with reduced cost food. Since Share Oskaloosa was a non-profit, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Area Chamber and Development Group held their annual banquet on the campus of William Penn University on Thursday evening. It was their 138th such banquet in their history. Wells was honored for his years as a business leader, and mentor to many Oskaloosan’s, since starting his business in the 1940s. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Hy-Vee Kids Fit program made it’s 3rd annual stop to Statesmen Stadium [Lacey Stadium] on Tuesday morning, and approximately 1000 kids hit the field. Once on the field, the students were encouraged to get moving with games to compete across the different grade levels. Kids also learned what foods would be […]
