Thursday’s 8 p.m. city band concert features several selections arranged by C.L. Barnhouse Publishing composers. The band will play three Karl King marches, including: Free World, Torch of Liberty, and Allied Honor. Alto saxophone player, Gidget Utterback is featured in What A Wonderful World. Audience members will also hear Andy Clark’s arrangements of The Entertainer […]
Leighton, Iowa – Nestled just off of Highway 163, among some gently rolling hillsides, sits one of the areas biggest tourist stops. The wine and beer craft industries have blossomed in recent decades, and Tassel Ridge Winery in Leighton is a prime example of technology meeting art. This past month, the winery held its first […]
Lions Clubs International Foundation honored Oskaloosa Lion Leslie Nuehring during the Iowa Lions State Convention in Cedar Rapids June 7. Nuehring received the International President’s Certificate of Appreciation for her dedication to Lions. During the presentation, International Director Judy Hankom of Hampton, Iowa, cited Nuehring’s accomplishments in Lions to include serving Lions District 9SE as […]
On Saturday, June 28th nearly 140 volunteers from Central Reformed Church in Oskaloosa gathered to pack over 31,000 meals for Meals from the Heartland as part of what is called a Mobile Hunger Fight. These meals will be distributed around the globe in nations including Haiti, Ghana, Kenya, and El Salvador. Meals from the Heartland, […]
by Matt Saville The Osky girl’s knew going into the week that they were going to have to play some of the best ball they were capable of this season, as they had several ranked teams on the schedule. They felt they were up for the challenge. The one thing they forgot was an offense […]
by Matt Saville The Osky boy’s baseball team and the first game of a double header are like kryptonite to Superman….. Osky cannot seem to find the answer to playing well and coming up with wins in the opening games of the twin bills. This is exactly what happened when they hosted #10 ranked Centerville […]
By Jeremy Fox Oskaloosa, Iowa (July 3rd, 2014) – The second night of the 19th Annual Budweiser Great American Stock Car Shootout and Inaugural Merv Chandler Memorial saw beautiful skies and some great racing all night long. Also the inaugural class of the Southern Iowa Speedway Hall of Fame was announced and will be inducted […]
By Jeremy Fox Oskaloosa, Iowa (July 2nd, 2014) – Wednesday Night Mother Nature tried her best to wipe away opening night of the 19th Annual Budweiser Great American Stock Car Shootout and Inaugural Merv Chandler Memorial not once but twice. Promoter Mike Van Genderen did not give up after working the track in twice, racing […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The rumble of pipes echoed through Oskaloosa on Monday afternoon, as over 30 motorcycles from the Patriot Guard Riders and the American Legion Riders, Post 34 of Oskaloosa, escorted the “The Wall” from Interstate 80, down Highway 21 and eventually onto Highway 92. The tractor trailer that houses the 1/2 scale replica […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A small child and the babysitter may have helped save the lives of three Oskaloosa residents on Monday morning. Denise Broerman was babysitting a couple of children when the boy she was watching noticed smoke coming from the neighbors house, located at 1009 South 2nd, just after 11am.”I went and I looked […]
