MAHASKA COUNTY – The Mahaska Health Partnership Foundation will host the 5th Annual Run in the Sun on Saturday, Aug. 1 at the Lacey Sports Complex Community Stadium. Run in the Sun is a 5K for runners and 1-mile Walk for all ages, abilities and even strollers. Race day registration begins at 7:30 a.m., with […]
Oskaloosa, IA – Members of the Oskaloosa Public Library Teen Advisory Board were honored Wednesday, June 17 at their monthly meeting for winning the Collaborative Summer Library Program Teen Video Challenge for the State of Iowa. Merri Monks, Iowa State Library Youth Services Consultant, presented filmmakers Ethan Doak, Washington Pearce and Soren Pearce with certificates […]
By Jeremy Fox Oskaloosa, Iowa (June 17th, 2015) – Wednesday Night the Southern Iowa Speedway returned to action on Yaw’s Auto Salvage and Midwest One Bank Night at the races. Right at 70 cars was signed into tame the monster half mile on the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds. Cayden Carter (IMCA Stock Cars), Curtis VanDerWal (IMCA […]
The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors will meet in special session Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. in the Third Floor Conference Room Mahaska County Courthouse, 106 South 1st Street, Oskaloosa, IA 52577 1. Work session with Mahaska County Conservation Board a. Re: Environmental Learning Center
Jimmy P. Jones November 12, 1953 – June 16, 2015 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 61 Jimmy Paul Jones, 61, of Oskaloosa died Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born Thursday, November 12, 1953 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of William and Delores Mason Miller. After school, Jimmy enlisted in […]
Ruth Rabenold December 22, 1924 – June 16, 2015 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 90 Frances Ruth Rabenold, 90, of Montezuma, died Tuesday, June 16 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, the result of a fall she sustained on Sunday. Ruth, as she was always known, was born in Montezuma on December 22, 1924, to Osman […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A potential sale and road closure drew a large crowd to the Oskaloosa City Council meeting on Monday night. The council was engaged with members of the public for nearly an hour-and-a-half over the proposed expansion project by the Central Reformed Church. Some area residents like Karl Wisbrock, who lives at 909 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Water Board of Trustees met Monday at 4pm in the afternoon at the Water Department Office, located at 1208 South 7th St. in Oskaloosa. The three member board tackled several different points of discussion, beginning with cash reserve requirements for the department. A recent document that was part of the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In a late start for the day because of a tax sale, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors addressed an ordinance, NW Urban Renewal Plan, establishing the TIF (Tax Increment Financing) area for the northwest portion of Mahaska County. The purpose of the TIF ordinance is to rebate portions of collected property […]
Ramona Maxine Hart February 3, 1920 – June 15, 2015 Des Moines (Oskaloosa), Iowa | Age 95 (Ramona) Maxine “Mickey” Hart, 95, of Des Moines and formerly of Oskaloosa, passed away Monday, June 15, 2015 at her daughter’s home in Des Moines, where she had lived for the last six years. Maxine was born Tuesday, […]
