On Friday, May 15, 2015, during the 7:00 p.m. eighth grade graduation, The Oskaloosa School for Christian Instruction (OSCI) will honor Kindergarten Teacher Ruth De Bruin for her 25 years of service to the school. During the annual graduation ceremony, Years of Service awards are given to staff members at major anniversary years. In particular, […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership has been named a 2015 HOSPICE HONORS™ recipient, a prestigious award recognizing hospices across the country for providing the best patient care as rated by the patient’s caregiver. “We are the only Hospice service in the state to receive this award for 2015; it’s our third year in a […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The alarm went out at 2:15 am on Monday morning that a building located at 208 1st Ave East was on fire. The fire was reported to the law center by an individual that suffered burns to their hands. The building housing Swims sports was reported with heavy smoke and some flames […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With warmer weather and sunshine, more people are outside enjoying recreation. Young and old alike enjoy riding their bicycles. On Saturday, the Oskaloosa Police Department, Oskaloosa Fire Department, Kelli Steil Farm Bureau, Oskaloosa Blue Zones, Oskaloosa Bicycle Coalition and Hy-Vee all helped sponsor the first bicycle rodeo that Oskaloosa has hosted in […]
Last week the legislature reached the 110th day of the session, which was the deadline when legislators stopped receiving pay, and clerks were excused. The budget process is in full swing as we debated appropriations bills most of the week. Budget bills bouncing back and forth between the House and Senate provide a signal that […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The doors opened at 8am at the Penn Activity Center. For many, this would be the last time they entered the school as a student. William Penn University was founded by Quakers in 1873, and has been offering post-secondary and adult education programs since that time. This year’s commencement speech was given […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Friday morning, the Mahaska County Supervisors accepted the resignation of Mahaska County Attorney Amy Zenor. Zenor’s last day in Mahaska County will be May 29th, before taking a position in the county attorney’s office in Clay County. Zenor was elected to office in November, replacing interim County Attorney Charles Stream. “This […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – There were more than 75 chairs lined up in two sections inside Penn Central Mall on Thursday. Local clergy talked amongst themselves as they finalized the program they were to present, all they needed now was some attendees. As the 12:15 pm start time approached, those participants taking part in the National […]
Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics Director Greg Hafner is excited to announce that the Statesmen Athletics Department has agreed to partner with ‘The Swoosh’ for all of its apparel and footwear needs. WPU has signed a four-year contract, beginning on July 1, to exclusively sport Nike brand apparel and footwear for all of its student-athletes, coaches, […]
By Jeremy Fox Oskaloosa, Iowa (May 6th, 2015) – Wednesday Night was full of action packed racing as the winged warriors from the Shottenkirk.com Sprint Invaders invaded the Southern Iowa Speedway. 89 drivers signed in to compete in six classes on Pepsi Cola Mahaska Bottling Company Night. First feature of the night was IMCA Sport […]
