Oskaloosa News

Is a new building needed or not? As for now, this is the question for a partnership of Oskaloosa preschool and day care facilities.

He's faced with a clean and green challenge. Oskaloosa Community Improvement Official Eric Dursky has only been working to help enforce city codes since July 20, but he's made some considerable headway.

The American Red Cross First Aid and Bloodborne Pathogen training course is available now for tattoo artists who need certification by Dec.

This is good food for good people. With their hub on South Seventh Street in Oskaloosa, Share Iowa helps distribute reasonably priced food to families and individuals throughout the Midwest.

Donna Bixler, of Oskaloosa, was recently recognized as Mahaska Hospice Volunteer of the Year at the Hospice & Palliative Care Association of Iowa Fall Conference, Oct.

After a decade or so hiatus, Oskaloosa Schools will have a booster club once again.

With flu season in full swing, Oskaloosa residents are still lining up to get vaccinated against the H1N1 flu.

Take one nationally recognized, award-winning chef touting an upscale home-style menu heavy on local, seasonal, and eco-conscious ingredients.

They're both lending a hand to Africa in their own way. Thursday night's Chautauqua lecture at William Penn University provided insight into life in the African nation of Kenya.

There's no doubt the most heated race in Oskaloosa's city elections Tuesday night concerned two at-large seats.

Showing off the Courier after lunch at the Bonaparte Retreat restaurant are, front row, from left, Jean Hampton, Barbara Swanson, John Kooyman, Audrey Kooyman, Phyliss Johnson and Dorothy Gaumer; back row, from left, Edna Scully, Fran Hoffman, Charles Swanson, Jim Hensley, Mary Ann Johnson, Letha Hill and Bonnie Stookesberry.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the Nov. 3 city elections in the cities of Oskaloosa and University Park.

The Herald staff asked Oskaloosa voters who they support for the At-Large seats on the city council and their thoughts on challenges facing the city on an online poll at the Herald's Web site, www.oskaloosa.com. The poll was conducted Monday through Wednesday at The Herald's Web site - www.oskaloosa.com. The survey was limited to the first 100 ...

The Ottumwa school district has certain rules, but sitting quietly during an athletic event is not one of them.

Back in September, the rumor mill was churning out the idea that Penn Centre Theatre could close, leaving Oskaloosa without a movie theater.

Employees from the Oskaloosa Hy-Vee store are among 2,325 Hy-Vee employees who will be honored for achieving service milestones in 2009.

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bob Vander Plaats says that the next election is a "winner take all" affair and the only way Republicans can win is to stay true to who they are.

The Tall Corn Meat Goat Wether Association will host the Meat and Boer Goats Extravaganza from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov.

Where do recent statewide cuts leave Oskaloosa? The problem is, no one really knows for sure.

They didn't give up on him. At midmorning on Sunday, Sept. 27, Kathy Rivera was called to a desperate scene.