Oskaloosa, Iowa- Recently, we asked you to vote on the approval rating of our local governments. We ran a poll for several weeks and ended up receiving some interesting numbers. We asked you to rate various governments on a scale of one to five, with one being the worst and five being the best. One […]
The winter season is fast approaching and now is the time to plan for a snow emergency. The Oskaloosa Police Department reminds citizens that when winter weather conditions become severe, with snow fall, ice, freezing rain or sleet causing difficult travel conditions, the City Manager has the authority to declare a snow emergency within the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Enjoy a special day of holiday shopping with Oskaloosa’s 2nd Annual Christmas Walk on Saturday, November 26, 2011. Start the day out right with a free will donation Pancake Breakfast at Penn Central Mall from 7:30 am to 9:00 am. Enjoy it all the more knowing that half the proceeds will be […]
Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Osky News. Oskaloosa, Iowa – What is a community? It is loosely defined as a group of people living together in the same general area sharing government and religious and cultural similarities. Our home is within our […]
Adel, Iowa- The Oskaloosa Indians football season ended Monday evening as they fell to undefeated ADM in Class 3A playoff football action. The final score of the game was ADM- 49, Oskalosoa- 14. The Tigers passing game was all over Oskaloosa Monday evening as ADM Quarterback Gavin Glenn passed for 290 yards and three touchdowns. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The week of homecoming at William Penn University had many events for students and alumni alike to enjoy, ending in the traditional football game on Saturday. Friday night seen the William Penn Lady Statesmen in action, along with wrestling and the jazz and marching bands that had current and former students mixing […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Congresswoman and Presidential Candidate Michele Bachmann made a campaign stop in Oskaloosa Saturday afternoon. The 2:30 whistle stop was opened up in prayer by Rev. Bill Tvedt of Jubilee Family Church of Oskaloosa, with introductions made by Iowa Senator Brad Zaun. Bachmann started off by talking about the direction of the county and […]
Oskaloosa–In the early parts of Saturday’s game against Trinity International, there were serious concerns it would not be a joyous return for the many William Penn alum in attendance, but the Statesmen football got on track in the second half and pulled away for a 31-7 Midwest League win. In securing its eighth-straight Homecoming victory, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Residents came down to Smokey Row Wednesday evening for this year’s City Council Candidates Forum. The Forum was hosted by CRI and included a panel of moderators including Osky News Political Editor Charlie Comfort, CRI Executive Producer Jonathon Gregg, and Oskaloosa Herald Editor Duane Nollen. At-Large Candidates Joe Caligiuri and Jimmy Carter were […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- The City of Oskaloosa will be holding their municipal elections on November 8th of this year. The Mayor, 2nd ward City Council Member, 4th ward City Council Member, and one At-Large City Council Member positions will be listed on the ballot this year. Only one race is contested, that one being the race […]
