The Christmas season is rapidly approaching and the Oskaloosa Area Association of Churches is sponsoring the Annual Tour of Homes. We invite you to spend Sunday afternoon, December 8, 2013, from 1-4 p.m., visiting these beautifully decorated homes, visiting with friends, and preparing for the Christmas Season. The host church this year will be Central […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – That familiar sound of the bell as it sounds in the distance at Christmas time is just as much a part of the season as presents under the tree, or homemade candy. That bell signifies the Salvation Army red kettle fundraiser that finds its way to nearly every major retailer in a […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mixing and mingling, that’s the normal at any public event, but Friday night’s Ten Pin Turkey Roll helped make new friends. So, Friday night Imagine the Possibilities and the Christian Opportunity Center hosted their third annual event, and some old friends and some new ones got to once again meet up for […]
Ottumwa, Iowa – On Saturday afternoon, the 833rd Engineer Company, 224th Battalion with the Iowa National Guard, based out of Ottumwa, was welcomed home to an overflowing crowd of hoots, hollers, banners, cheers and tears. In attendance were many wives, parents, and extended family members, as well as the Mayor of Ottumwa, Major General Orr, […]
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By Aaron Riggs, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa – A former Mahaska County supervisor is waiting for a judge’s ruling in his retrial for theft, fraud and tampering with records. Willie Van Weelden was found guilty on those charges last year, but a Court of Appeals granted him a new trial after new evidence was discovered. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – What’s next for the proposed regional airport? The South Central Regional Airport Agency board held their quarterly meeting Thursday night at the Oskaloosa City Hall to help answer that question. In the call to the public portion of the meeting, one area resident rose to speak about her concerns about the airport […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Developing skills to enable a better team was the reason for emergency driving instruction being given to Mahaska County CERT members this past week. The afternoon course included both in-class instruction and time spent behind-the-wheel, to learn how to drive a vehicle in an emergency situation and operation. Jamey Robinson, Mahaska County Emergency […]
By Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI Weekly News Oskaloosa, Iowa- On Monday night, the Oskaloosa City Council received a presentation from Overland Property Development Group on a possible housing development project. Brett Johnson, a partner at Overland Property, gave the presentation. Overland Property wants to construct a 48-unit apartment complex at the site of the former Georgian […]
Free app makes EBF information accessible through mobile devices Eddyville, (November, 2013) – Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont CSD today announced the release of a new, EBF-wide mobile communications application from School Connect, a leading developer of mobile applications for K-12 school systems and institutions. Brought to EBF by Jostens, the free mobile app is available for Apple and […]
