Oskaloosa News

More than a week after the worst blizzard Oskaloosa has seen in many years, some city streets are still slick.

She's dressed like an angel for a good reason. Lorrie Ludwick, of Lynnville and formerly of Oskaloosa, is dressed this way in an effort to put a face on U.S. soldiers stationed overseas - in particular, her two sons, Alan and Brad, as well as her daughter-in-law, Taniqua.

Progess has been and is being made on the community center project in Oskaloosa, but many challenges lie ahead, and a name change may be in order for the project.

After a second stint at Larned State Hospital for mental evaluation, 36-year-old Adam Hooper was declared competent on Wednesday to stand trial in the August slaying of a Jefferson County farmer whose body was found in a concrete cistern on his property.

It was a crisp 29 degrees Thursday evening, but the spirit of Christmas warmed those who came to downtown Oskaloosa to watch the Oskaloosa Main Street Lighted Christmas Parade.

Denise Woods seemingly can't wait until Friday morning. She said she will be among the throngs searching for specials at Topeka stores on the biggest shopping day of the year, which has come to be known as Black Friday.

The Santa Express Toy Fair, sponsored by the Jefferson County Early Childhood Council, is accepting donations of new and gently used toys, puzzles, games and books to benefit children up to 8 years old.

Retired broadcaster Don Willis, who spent 48 years in country music as a radio announcer, engineer, entertainer and station owner, will be inducted Saturday night into the Kansas Country Music Hall of Fame.

Jefferson County medical providers involved in administering H1N1 vaccine will receive limited doses of vaccine this week, reports the Jefferson County Health Department.

Dustin Cox and Robin Robertson, right, of Standard Tire and Auto. Cox opened Standard Tire and Auto in Perry four years ago after growing up in Lecompton and graduating from Perry- Lecompton High School.

Representatives of ABATE met with county commissioners Monday to discuss concerns previously talked about going into the Labor Day weekend's annual ABATE motorcycle rally at Paradise Point near Perry Lake.

Sharon Laverntz asks Rep. Lynn Jenkins a question during the listening tour stop at the Oskaloosa Public Library.

A 9-year-old Oskaloosa bicyclist was taken to Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center Monday evening after he ran into the side of a car in Jefferson County, the Kansas Highway Patrol said.

Adam Hooper, 36, was charged in Jefferson County District Court on Aug. 18 with the first-degree murder of Dale Kingsbury, a 50-year-old Oskaloosa farmer.

The man accused of killing Oskaloosa farmer Dale Kingsbury will undergo a mental evaluation before his case continues in Jefferson County.

The man accused of killing Oskaloosa farmer Dale Kingsbury will undergo a mental evaluation before his case continues in Jefferson County.

The man accused of killing Oskaloosa farmer Dale Kingsbury will undergo a mental evaluation before his case continues in Jefferson County.

As compared to recent national news footage of "town hall meetings" on government issues, the capacity crowd that greeted U.S. Rep.

The attorney for a man accused of killing an Oskaloosa farmer earlier this month and putting his body in a concrete cistern has asked a Jefferson County judge for a mental competency examination for his client.

Dale Kingsbury was a burly man with a fluffy beard. If there ever was a case of don't judge a book by its cover, friends say, he was it.