Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Main Street Business Improvement Committee hosted a lunch and learn Wednesday starting at noon in the main conference room on the second floor of the Oskaloosa Public Library. The guest speaker was Dr. Ann Fields, President of William Penn University. Fields shared about her most recent trip to the African […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With the rustling of coats and the chatter that is unmistakable, nine Kindergarten classrooms at the Oskaloosa Elementary School made their way outside to visit with Kevin Dillon of Anderson Erickson Dairy. Kevin was there to greet the students and show them the delivery truck while serving them a carton of strawberry […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In a last play dash for the TD, the Indians pulled out a nail biter that at times looked like a near impossible feat. The Indians recovered from being down 22 to 9 at the end of the 3rd quarter, and claimed a victory in the first round of the state playoffs. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Oskaloosa Board of Adjustment met Tuesday evening in the City Council Chambers with Chairman Brian Johnson presiding. The first item presented was a request from Ken Seemann to decrease rear yard setback requirements to build a townhouse at 304 North I street. Seemann was requesting his setback to be at 9 feet. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A recent rash of car thefts have the Oskaloosa Police Department busy lately. I sat down with Oskaloosa Police Chief John “Jake” McGee for some information on the recent thefts, and how residents could best protect their property from being stolen. McGee said that some cars were taken out of state, but […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – CEW Wrestling will once again land itself at the PAC Center on the campus of William Penn University. Starting at 6 pm Friday, the stars of CEW will once again shine in the ring that Austin built. No, not WWE legend Stone Cold, but CEW founder Austin Bayliss. Bayliss, a recent graduate […]
Republican Presidential Candidate and Iowa Straw Poll winner Michele Bachmann will make a stop at Smokey Row in Oskaloosa, Iowa on Saturday, October 29th at 2:30 p.m. Bachmann was last in Oskaloosa for a Mahaska County Republican Central Committee fund raiser just days ahead of the Iowa Straw Poll. Mark Doland of the Mahaska County […]
Oskaloosa–The William Penn football team should have bye weeks more often as the idle program jumped up one spot in the seventh NAIA top-25 poll today. The Statesmen (7-1, 3-1 MWL), who did not play last week, moved up one position into eighth (235 points) due to losses by previous #7 Benedictine (Kan.) and previous […]
Montezuma, Iowa – With Iowa being in the middle of Fall, Montezuma opened up Memorial Hall for residents to come and share arts and crafts and different foods with their neighbors. Jo Ahrens, of 3 Sisters Fabric in Montezuma, helped to organize the annual event as a public service for the community. “It’s a fun […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Recently, Oskaloosa City Manager Michael Schrock asked the Oskaloosa Chamber to help alert businesses and individuals that they are looking to enforce the current code in regards to signs in the community. Please be aware that city staff will begin ramping up enforcement efforts related to illegal signs in the city within […]
