Oskaloosa News

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.

One of the complaints I hear most often, and which I see posted most frequently on Web stories about financial aid, is a version of this: "If you're poor, you get all the free money you could possibly want.

The Oskaloosa Area Chamber and Development Group and Communication Research Institute are sponsoring a forum for Oskaloosa City Council candidates to be held Tuesday, Oct.

Marilyn Joyce Wierschke, 70, Greenleaf, entered her eternal rest, unexpectedly Sunday morning, Oct.

Snow flurries may have swirled around outside Saturday morning, but Penn Central Mall was buzzing with activity as children and parents enjoyed Kidtoberfest.

Herald photo by Andy Goodell/The silhouettes of these Oskaloosa Police officers can be seen as they investigate a hold up alarm call at Rent-A-Center, 1206 A Ave.

About 100 University of Minnesota students are turning up with suspected cases of swine flu every week; however most of those H1N1 cases aren't identified by doctors or nurses, but rather by student volunteers called health advocates.

Road construction doesn't end with summer. Two projects in particular are impacting Oskaloosa residents, including the North I Street and M Avenue West and Highway 63 North Underpass projects.

A difference of merely inches could be profound. Monday's Oskaloosa City Council meeting found the council at odds with the size of water mains to be used in the proposed Anderson subdivision.

It's a flight they're willing to fund. Hy-Vee Inc., of West Des Moines, will once again sponsor an Honor Flight for World War II veterans.