Last week, we asked you if you belived that the US should destroy the lost drone over Iran. 46 residents responded with 37 residents (80%) saying Yes, 8 residents (17%) saying No and 1 resident (3%) saying Unsure. The Question of the Week poll is unscientific and does not reflect the views of Osky News. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Indian Booster Club presented a check int he amount of $33,139.00 to the Oskaloosa Activities Department and was used in the purchase of the following: New Girls Track Uniforms A Wrestling Mat Volleyball Standards Football Travel Bags and Football Knee Braces Weight Room Equipment Dance Uniforms Boys Basketball Away Uniforms, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Kathy Boyle with Boyle & Henderson, PC presented a $1000.00 check tot he Oskaloosa Indian Booster Club stadium campaign. This donation will helped to kick off the booster club’s next stage of fundraising for the new community stadium. With this donation, the booster club has raised $78,418.00 of their $100,000 goal. If […]
Thanks to everyone who shared their concerns, ideas and hopes with me in 2011. Your input helps shape what happens in the Legislature. Last session, the bipartisan effort to provide every Iowa four-year-old with high-quality early education was at risk of being shut down. When Iowans got involved, they made it clear that Iowa’s preschools […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Former Speaker of the House, and Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich recently announced plans to make a campaign swing into Oskaloosa. Oskaloosa is at the crossroads of politics over the decades when candidates would make their way into Stapp Drug, or McKee Coins and now mostly find their way into Pizza Ranch or […]
The William Penn Alumni Association is once again putting on the Green Dress Project for 2012. This is the William Penn Alumni Association’s 4th year of doing this. It originally started as a William Penn University Master of Business Leadership (MBL) Capstone project in conjunction with the Oasis Alternative High School in Oskaloosa. When the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Register your 1st through 6th graders for the William Penn Dance Team’s New Year’s Eve Lock-in! Mahaska County children are invited to a safe and festive lock-in event in the Penn Activity Center on the William Penn campus from 8:00 p.m. on December 31st to 8:00 a.m. January 1st. For only $50 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Santa, some of his elves and Mrs. Clause made their 4th annual stop to Mahaska Drug so kids of all ages could get their picture taken, and we’re given a free 5×7 of occasion. Santa brought Rudolph with him today, and a little known fact about Rudolph was explained to me by […]
New Sharon, Iowa – Dominiuqe Garlington, a freshman Elementary Education Major at William Penn University, recently worked with students in Mrs. DeBoef’s kindergarten class at North Mahaska Elementary. The Intro to Elementary Education class, taught by Professor Dana Oswald, requires William Penn students to have 12 hours of observation as part the course curriculum. Hours […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The last weekend to help underprivileged kids wake up with a big smile, hits it final weekend, and the need is still great. With the current economy, nearly 200 bulbs representing a needy child in our community remains on the tree at Wal-Mart in Oskaloosa. The Oskaloosa Police Association in conjunction with […]
