With a dash out of the PAC Center, the United Way 5K and Family Day began. Over 165 local residents took part in the race, with everyone having their own personal goal in mind to accomplish. With some mom’s pushing strollers and families using the time for a family event, with parents and kids running […]
OSKALOOSA – The Optimist Club of Oskaloosa will honor local officers and hopes others will show respect for law officers and staff during Respect for Law Week May 2-7, 2011. Through the club’s Respect for Law event, the Oskaloosa Optimist Club members will honor Mahaska County and Oskaloosa city law enforcement by hosting a small […]
Oskaloosa – Mahaska Health Partnership nurses Melinda Groenendyk, RN, of Cedar and Jodi Chipman, RN, IBCLC of Oskaloosa have been named to the seventh annual listing of “100 Great Iowa Nurses.” Recipients will be honored at a special celebration recognizing National Nurses Week on May 1 in Des Moines. The Iowa Nurses Association, Iowa Nurses […]
Possible Presidential candidate Rick Santorum made one of his three stops, for The Family Leader, in Pella on May 2nd, 2011. The first stop was in Iowa City in the morning, with his last stop coming at Dort College later in the afternoon. Santorum is a former US Senator from Pennsylvania. He was first elected […]
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) second National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day was this past Saturday, April 30th. More than 5,300 sites nationwide have joined the effort that seeks to prevent pill abuse and theft. This is hundreds more sites than were established for the event last fall. The free event was held from 10 a.m. […]
Six thirty in the morning, on Saturday April 30th, was an early start for some of the volunteers that were helping to make MCG’s 5th annual e-Cycling event the success it was. They were expecting to have 25 to 40 tons of e-waste from residential customers, with an additional 10 to 15 tons of waste […]
THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who’s responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children. It was nearly 10 years […]
Last week, we asked you if you believed that the City Council is listening to your concerns. 96 residents responded with 68 residents (71%) saying No, 23 residents (24%) saying Yes, and 5 residents (5%) saying Unsure. The question of the week poll is unscientific and does not reflect the views of Osky News. This […]
April has been one of the deadliest months on record for tornadoes. With the massive destruction and death that has fallen upon the Southern States, local residents have been evaluating their plans and readiness for such an event. In the words of the Mahaska County Emergency Management website: “It is this department’s belief that it […]
The power of social media is a tool that is only becoming understood by business, and those that have a jump start in that sector of the internet could be poised for future success. Oskaloosa Buy-Sell-Trade is one of those recent phenomenon to Facebook in recent months. With an idea born and mostly promoted from […]
