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Residential Clean-Up Days Coming to Oskaloosa April 2–5

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(OSKALOOSA, Iowa) – Spring is here and with it comes the ritual of spring cleaning. City clean-up days for Oskaloosa will be April 2–5, 2018.

The following guidelines will be used for the pickup, as scene in The Shopper:

1. Oskaloosa will be divided up into four quadrants.
• The southeast quadrant – which includes south of A Avenue East and east of South Market in Oskaloosa – will be retrieved on Monday, April 2.
• The northeast quadrant – north of A Avenue East and east of North Market Street – will be picked up on Tuesday, April 3.
• The northwest quadrant – including north of A Avenue West and west of North Market Street – will be picked up Wednesday, April 4.
• The southwest quadrant – south of A Avenue West and west of South Market Street – will be taken on Thursday, April 5.

2. Items must be placed on the curb or edge of the property by 7:00 AM on the morning of pickup for that area in town. Each quadrant will only be picked up on the day scheduled.

3. This event is open to all Oskaloosa residents.

4. Only the following items will be picked up during these scheduled days:
• Mattresses & Box Spring (Limit: 1 mattress & 1 box-spring per household);
• Furniture;
• Appliances: Limit of 3 per household, including refrigerators, stoves, hot water, heaters, microwaves and freezers;
• Other large, bulky items the garbage haulers cannot pick up.

5. The City will not pick up any garbage bags, yard waste, paint cans (unless open and dried out), batteries, hazardous waste items, or construction material.

6. Business waste is not accepted through this program.

7. Tires will neither be picked up by the City or accepted by the County Landfill.

8. Items not picked up must then be removed by the owner or renter within 24 hours.

This is not a complete list of rules and regulations and the City of Oskaloosa has the right to refuse removing any items. To ask questions or for more information, call Oskaloosa Public works at 641-673-7472.

– By Hailey Brown, KBOE/KMZN

Oskaloosa Women’s Connection Monthly Dinner

The Oskaloosa Women’s Connection (OWC) invites all women to join the group at the Peppertree in Oskaloosa for their monthly dinner on Monday, April 9 at 6:30 PM. The speakers will be Nicollete Lane, Steve Dixson, along with some of his students. whom will talk about and demonstrate robotics. Music will be provided by Andy Fuller. For reservations, call Twink at 673-7345 or Judy at 672-2313 by April 5. If the need to cancel should arise, call same numbers.

Oskaloosa Clean Up Days

Clean-up days in Oskaloosa will be held April 2-5, 2018. Items must be placed on the curb or edge of the property by 7:00 AM on the morning of pickup for that area for town. Each quadrant will only be picked up on the day scheduled. The event is open to all Oskaloosa residents. The City will be divided into four quadrants:

  • The southeast quadrant – south of A Avenue East and east of South Market – will be picked up on Monday, April 2;
  • The northeast quadrant – north of A Avenue East and east of North Market Street – will be picked up on Tuesday, April 3;
  • The northwest quadrant – north of A Avenue West and west of North Market Street – will be picked up on Wednesday, April 4;
  • The southwest quadrant – south of A Avenue West and west of South Market Street – will be picked up on Thursday, April 5.

Oskaloosa Public Library Board Meeting

The Oskaloosa Public Library Board of Trustees will meet on Monday, March 26 at 4:00 PM. If you require special accommodations to attend, please contact the City Manager’s Office at least 24 hours prior to the meeting at 641-673-9431.

Last Eggs & Issues of the Season Announced

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(OSKALOOSA, Iowa) – The last Eggs & Issues forum, hosted by the Oskaloosa Area Chamber and Development Group, will be held tomorrow (Saturday, March 24) at Smokey Row in Oskaloosa from 8:30-9:30 AM. This final session of the season will feature local residents running for elected positions in the Oskaloosa and Mahaska County community.

On the panel will be:

Holly Brink. Brink is running for Iowa House District 80. The area that is included in this district is East Mahaska, West Wapello, Monroe, and Appanoose County.

Henry “Willie” Van Weelden. Van Weelden is running for re-election to the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors.

Dustin D. Hite. Hite is running for Iowa House of Representatives District 79. The area that is included in this district is Western Mahaska County, all of Oskaloosa, University Park, and North East Marion, including Pella.

The final Eggs & Issues moderator will be Oskaloosa Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt.

After a brief introduction by each panel member, they will be open to take questions from those present, as this is an open forum.

Statesmen Bowling Teams to Compete in NAIA Invitational

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(OSKALOOSA, Iowa) – For the first in six years, the William Penn bowling teams will battle for an NAIA title as they compete at the NAIA Invitational Friday through Sunday.

Bowling is currently an emerging sport in the NAIA and will finally gain Championship status next year. While the tournament is an Invitational and not a Championship, teams must still earn an invitation based on high national rankings.

In past years, despite receiving an invitation, William Penn has declined to compete. The Statesmen men finished as high as second in 2010-2011, while the women were fifth in 2011-2012.

The event is stocked with talented teams on both sides that have qualified for the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships next month in Lincoln, Neb.; eight men’s teams have qualified, while five women’s teams have also done so. At the end of the regular season, the WPU men were 17th and the women were 24th and both have advanced to the ITC.

Headlining the men’s 20-team field is Calumet-St. Joseph (Ind.), which is #1 in collegebowling.com’s ranking that includes every program in the nation, regardless of division. Three other squads are also in the top 10 nationally, while a total of nine top-20 programs will compete this weekend. All 20 teams in the field are ranked in the top 51 in the country.

On the women’s side, #3 St. Ambrose is the top squad in the 20-program field, while 10 top-20 teams will be featured (four from the top 10). All 20 teams are ranked in the top 39 in the country.

William Penn Trio Earn Scholar-Athlete Honors

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(OSKALOOSA, Iowa) – Three players from the William Penn women’s basketball team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2017-2018 Daktronics-NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athletes Monday.

Jenna Santi (Jr., Oak Creek, Wis., Physical Education) led the group with a 3.89 Grade Point Average, while Idalis Riley (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn., Psychology and Human Services) currently has a 3.73 GPA and Sarah Hansen (Sr., Neponset, Ill., Psychology and Human Services) is posting a 3.62 GPA. The honor is the first for all three individuals.

To be eligible for the award, athletes must be of at least junior academic standing, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale, and have attended the nominating institution for at least one full academic year.

For the complete list of all the NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athletes, click here.

 

–This news release was provided by Wade Steinlage, Sports Information Director at WPU.

IHCC Offering Free High School Equivalency Classes

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(OTTUMWA, Iowa) – Indian Hills Community College is offering a path for interested people to earn their high school equivalency diploma in as little as two months and the next courses begin in April.

Interested parties may attend an orientation meeting about earning their High School Equivalency Diploma on Tuesday, April 3 at 9:00 AM in the Community Education Center at the North Campus of Indian Hills Community College (15260 Truman Street, Suite 2, Ottumwa, IA).

The orientation lends to a quick turnaround. Classes will begin the following Monday, April 9. Morning and afternoon classes are available, and students are encouraged to work at their own pace. Online classes are also available.

Participants are eligible to take the HiSET if they are 19 or older and not enrolled in high school OR if they are 17 or 18, out of school, and have parental permission.

Indian Hills Community College offers HiSET (High School Equivalency Tests, formerly GED) preparation courses and materials at no cost. To sign up or learn more, call 641-683-5747.

Oskaloosa Trees Forever Fundraiser Golf Tournament

Oskaloosa Trees Forever invites you to golf in the annual Oskaloosa Trees Forever Fundraiser Golf Tournament. The four person best position tournament has been rescheduled (again) for Saturday, May 5, at Edmundson Golf Course in Oskaloosa. For more information, call Matt Sherlock at 641-673-5120. Your support helps to plant trees in Oskaloosa.

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