
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The machine shed was all swept out, with the tables and chairs taking the place normally utilized by one of those big green John Deere tractors, which was now cramped into a corner. Area farmer and seed dealer Steve Boender was holding his annual customer appreciation dinner at his farm in rural […]
Aug 12 2013 | Posted in
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Watch CRI’s Weekly Newscast Jimmy John’s is Coming to Oskaloosa New Resturant “On The Green” to Open Soon Jon Sullivan Retires and Talks with CRI OHS Football Team Alert for Concussions
Aug 12 2013 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa’s newest homeowner, Nichole Montavon and her two children, Alydia and Brant, were welcomed to their new home by a host of visitors, volunteers and others from Mahaska County Habitat for Humanity. The process from start to finish took about three years to complete. Nichole waited for nearly two years before the […]
Aug 11 2013 | Posted in
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Put down the bats and pick up the shoulder pads… football season approaches at the Lacey Recreation Complex! As baseball draws to an end, devoted parents, coaches, and players could be found at the Lacey Complex on Tuesday and Thursday for the Mahaska County YMCA -Oskaloosa Football League youth football tryouts. The youth football league […]
Aug 11 2013 | Posted in
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The Iowa Innovation Gateway is offering an opportunity for entrepreneurs and small business owners to receive a $5,000 cash grant expand to be used to help start or expand their business. This grant, called DREAM BIG…GROW HERE, will be given to an entrepreneur or small business owner with 50 or fewer employees and is located […]

Oskaloosa–The William Penn volleyball team will look to be the darkhorse of the league this fall as Thursday’s Midwest Collegiate Conference’s preseason rating was released. The Statesmen, headed by first-year coach Jennifer Carlson, were 28-15 (3-3 MCC) last year. The navy and gold are picked to finish fifth out of seven teams in the league. […]
Aug 11 2013 | Posted in
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Susan L. Brown, Mahaska County Auditor, announces that absentee ballots for the School Election to be held September 10th will be available in the Auditor’s Office. Contact the Auditor’s Office (641-673-7148) for availability. Any person unable to get to the polls on September 10th may send a written request to the Auditor’s Office, 106 South […]
Aug 11 2013 | Posted in
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Ronald J. Burch November 14, 1931 – August 10, 2013 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 81 Ronald J. Burch, 81, of Oskaloosa died Saturday, August 10, 2013 at the Griffon Nursing Center in Knoxville. Ron was born Saturday, November 14, 1931 in Iowa City, the son of Walter and Lolletta Doller Burch, Sr. He graduated from […]
Aug 11 2013 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – “Welcome to Medicare” was a seminar offered, by the State of Iowa’s Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) and Mahaska Health Partnership, to area residents who wanted to learn more about the government program. The nearly 2 hour seminar was held at the ISU extension office in Oskaloosa Wednesday evening. The SHIIP […]
Aug 11 2013 | Posted in
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PELLA—For a record 13th straight year, the Central College volleyball team has received the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award. It’s the most consecutive years any college has received the honor. Central has been cited 14 times overall. To receive AVCA distinction, a team’s combined grade point average (GPA) for the preceding year […]
Aug 10 2013 | Posted in
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