Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Public Library recently ended its summer program where adults could compare the written word of a book versus the movie. The program collaborated with The Peppertree and Penn Centre Theater in providing prize incentives. Adults who read a book from the library and watched the movie it was based upon […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A single vehicle accident happened at 2:43 p.m. Thursday, August 18, 11 miles East of Oskaloosa. The 2002 Ford Ranger being driven by Lynette Sievers was traveling Eastbound on Highway 92 near the North Skunk River bridge and was towing a U-Haul trailer. In what appears to be a malfunction, the hitch […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The tradition of the ‘Old Shoe’ game signaled the beginning of the 2011 Oskaloosa Football Season. This was the first time that the players ever stepped foot on the new turf. The Oskaloosa 9th Grade and JV Teams were first to play. Mark Schilb, Oskaloosa High School Head Football Coach, spoke after […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The doors of the Oskaloosa High School opened up at 5:30 PM this past Thursday to allow parents and students access to the building to begin the process of paying for and also learning about the 1 to 1 Laptop Program. Mary Cooksley, Curriculum Director for the Oskaloosa Community School District, talked […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With a serious push the last month to get as much of the new stadium completed for football, it appears all the hard work is paying off. The lights came on at the community stadium for all to see Thursday evening. With work still being completed, the stands should be ready on […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The sputter and putter of an old engine can be heard coming down the highway. The sun glints off big chrome headlamps as the caravan of old Ford Model A’s makes the left hand turn into Nelson Pioneer Farm just outside of Oskaloosa. The Model A Ford was first produced in 1927 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Nervous faces filled up George Daily Auditorium for OMS orientation night, and that was just the parents. The kids were the one’s with the looks of excitement. After a half-hour introduction to policy at the middle school over things such as arrival times, cell phone usage, and lunch, the group dismissed and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Historical Society hosted speaker and author Dr. Lisa Ossian to Bradbury Hall at the Nelson Pioneer Farm Monday evening. She spoke about “The Early Depression Dilemmas of Rural Iowa, 1929-1933” and was sponsored by Humanities Iowa. Ossian is Professor of History at Des Moines Area Community College. She has […]
Stadium donor T-shirts will go on sale Friday when the stadium opens for the first time for the Old Shoe Game. Cost for the shirts is $20 and 100 percent of the proceeds will go toward the stadium development fund. “We will have a limited number of shirts available at the Old Shoe Game this […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that Oskaloosa Municipal Airport will receive a $369,053 grant for rehabilitation that will preserve access to the airport. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Harkin is a member of the Appropriations subcommittee that funds the DOT. “Access to […]
