If the Osky girls didn’t know before Friday night that they were one of the top teams in class 4A, they know it now. Oskaloosa gave the defending State Champs and current #1 team, Dallas Center Grimes, everything they could handle in a 1-0 victory for DCG. DCG came into the game with arguably the […]
Heading into the week, the Oskaloosa Boys baseball team was looking to stay in the thick of the conference race, and they did just that by going 3-1. Their efforts kept them in the top half of the league leaders. On Monday, Osky traveled to Pella Christian to take on the Eagles. Osky sent Junior […]
Oskaloosa, IA – Paranormal Researcher Chad Lewis will be visiting the Oskaloosa Public Library on Tuesday, June 24 to offer a presentation on the most haunted locations in Iowa. The presentation will begin at 6:00 p.m. in Meeting Room A on the third floor of the library. Chad holds a Master’s of Science degree in […]
The Navy & Gold Gala, formerly the Duck Plucker’s Ball, will be held Saturday, July 26, 2014 at the Penn Central Mall in Oskaloosa. This fundraiser, hosted by the William Penn Athletic Booster Club, will be a fun-filled event with silent and live auctions, dinner, contests and raffle drawings. Proceeds from this year’s event will […]
By Jeremy Fox Oskaloosa, Iowa (June 12th, 2014) – It was back to life at the Southern Iowa Speedway after last week’s rain out but just a few things were different. Taking the traditional Wednesday Night off to race on a Thursday Night produced for a great night of racing with around 100 cars signed […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Many people in Mahaska County volunteer their time to train for the worst case scenario. Mahaska County Emergency Management Teen CERT Member Austin Witt of New Sharon was recently named to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Youth Preparedness Council (YPC). Witt will be traveling to Washington, DC in July to discuss ideas […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in special session on Monday afternoon to canvas the most recent primary election. Also on the agenda was discussion of the Community Services Director job description. Current Community Services Director Connie Kitzman has submitted her resignation effective August 31st. Kitzman has been with the county for […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board met in regular session on Tuesday night, June 10th, 2014. The evening started off with a resignation of school board member Charlie Comfort. Comfort has recently taken new employment and an impending move outside of his director district. With these and other reasons, he has asked the board […]
“History reminds us where we came from and points the way forward.” unknown On Saturday, the restored Oskaloosa Historical Montage will be returned to the community at a public unveiling, 9:30 am, June 14, at the west end of Penn Central Mall across from the Goodwill Store. The Montage, built in 1985 by local artists […]
The Oskaloosa City Band will perform Thursday at 8 p.m. on the city square. Director Bruce Peiffer has chosen a wide variety of music sure to please concertgoers. Tuba player, Bailie Benson, will be featured in a Welsh Folk Song, entitled “The Ash Grove”. Other recognizable tunes include Michael Buble’s “Haven’t Met You Yet”, “Dancing […]
