Kennady Klein, a 5th grader from Pella and Level 5 gymnast on the Oskaloosa YMCA Aerials JO Compulsory Team, brought home three gold medals from the 2011 Iowa State Championships. The competition was held December 9-11 at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo, hosted by Black Hawk Gymnastics. Klein had her best meet […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich was campaigning in Oskaloosa Tuesday evening. Gingrich spoke to a very crowded Smokey Row. “I decided to run because I think, the scale of change we need to get America back on the right track, so that younger Americans have a real chance to have a kind […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Former Speaker of the House and Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich made a town hall style campaign stop to Oskaloosa Tuesday evening, that’s the good part. I saw Newt recently at the Reagan Dinner held by the Iowa GOP in Des Moines recently, and was fairly impressed with his ability to engage the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In uncharted territory for us, the two editors of Osky News sat down and discussed what candidate we ,in general, most support to win the Iowa Caucuses. The discussion was lengthy, and our opinion was based upon multiple visits with most of the candidates over the past 6 months, with the exception […]
Pella, Iowa- Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santourm was in Pella Tuesday for a townhall event. Santourm started off the event by speaking about Iowa’s fight to keep its first in the nation status. “I know the folks here in Iowa fight very very hard to be the first in the nation, to weigh in on […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session Monday evening with Mayor David Krutzfeldt presiding. After public comment thanking Members Pam Blogmren and Lori Smith for their service, the Council approved two resolutions of appreciation for the two. It was noted in Blomgren’s resolution that she had served on the council and offered […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Supervisors finished out the year with several departments on the agenda, slated to give their most recent reports and Mahaska County Conservation Director Dave Sedivec was first up. He reports that the sale of the Caldwell house hasn’t produced any leads to this point. The Conservation commission has been advertising in […]
Oskaloosa, IA – William Penn University names new Dean for the College for Working Adults. Dr. Marjorie Welch returned to her alma mater in July of 2011 as the Associate Dean for the William Penn University College for Working Adults and was recently named full Dean for William Penn’s adult learning program. Dr. Welch earned […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership Medical Staff has named Family Nurse Practitioner Melissa Lamb, ARNP, the 2011 MHP MVP. “Choosing just one provider to honor from our outstanding Medical Staff is no easy task,” MHP CEO Jay Christensen said. “However, each year the team chooses a very deserving candidate. Melissa has been an integral […]
Presidential Candidate Michele Bachmann will make a stop in Oskaloosa, Iowa at the Pizza Ranch this Thursday, December 22nd at 6:30 p.m. Bachmann will be on hand as part of her 99 county tour rolls through Iowa. Retail politics in Iowa is a unique chance for Iowans to meet those vying for the opportunity to […]
