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City Council Discusses Blue Zones Project, Sets Hearing For Keltner Removal

Oskaloosa City Hall

  By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Monday night, the Oskaloosa City Council discussed the Oskaloosa Blue Zones Project, and set a public hearing date to confirm or deny the removal of Water Board of Trustee Errin Keltner. The council received a presentation from Oskaloosa Blue Zones Project Engagement Lead Miranda […]

School Board Approves Budget, Security Project

School Board

By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board unanimously approved next school year’s budget, and a project aimed at improving security, on Tuesday night. Before approving the budget, the board held a public hearing for the budget but received no comments. In the board’s meeting on Feb. 26, Board Treasurer Chad Vink […]

OMS Student Wrestles His Way To National Title

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa Community School District students quietly accomplish great things, with many of them going unnoticed and unrecognized. Sage Walker is an Oskaloosa Middle School student who is an example of that. He has reached for high goals, and continues to find success in doing so. Walker is the proud owner of an […]

Burn Restrictions Possible With Dry Conditions

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Dry conditions and a wind that picked up in the afternoon helped to cause one of the largest grass fires of the season Tuesday afternoon just west of Oskaloosa. Four apparatuses from Oskaloosa, which included its two brush trucks, along with a brush truck and tanker from Eddyville Fire Department and assistance […]

Closing of Veterans Memorial Building Still Draws Heated Debate

By Helen Hotchkin The atmosphere of the Grinnell City Council meeting was a bit on edge as a debate heated up concerning the future of the Veterans Memorial Building between Dale Lamb and another man who requested to remain anonymous. The anonymous man read a passionate article about the veteran history of his family that […]

Robotics Team Moves On To Worlds

Oskaloosa, Iowa – A few honking horns, a bit on confetti in the air and lots of smiles marked the return of the Oskaloosa Robotics Team 4443 ‘Sock Monkeys’ to Oskaloosa after being selected to advance to Worlds in St. Louis later this month. Joyce Eveland stood outside the cafeteria waiting for the team she […]

Central Reformed Church To Host ‘Stations Of The Cross’

April 12th and 13th Central Reformed Church in Oskaloosa will be hosting Stations of The Cross, an event depicting six scenes from the final week of Jesus’ life. A team of over 40 actors will present six different scenes, all using set pieces, period costumes and props, voiceovers, and theatrical lighting. Scenes will be set-up […]

Split Session For Supervisors As Hiring Process Continues

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Future road work was an important part of the discussion on Monday as the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors approved upcoming work in the county. The board signed the contract for a federal aid agreement on a bridge deck overlay project located south of Cedar on T-67. The work on the bridge […]

CRI Weekly News for April 4, 2014

  Watch CRI’s Weekly Newscast City Urges Owner To Repair Kool Building Street Department Ready For City-Wide Clean-Up Penn Center Theatre Receives Overwhelming Response To “God’s Not Dead” Ginny Foster Shares Her Survival Story At Relay For Life WPU Women’s Golf Takes Home First Place At Statesmen Shootout OHS Student Qualifies For National Debate Tournament

Return to Neverland with the Daily Youth Theatre!

OSKALOOSA, IA — The Daily Youth Theatre is excited to announce the next session of the after-school program, Return to Neverland! The session begins Sunday, April 14th and culminates in a public showcase on Saturday, May 10th so campers can show what they’ve learned. “It’s a really great way to experience a twist on a […]

           

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