The call for help at the Church and Dwight facility on the southeast side of Oskaloosa went out just before 6am on Thursday morning. That facility is located on Highway 23, approximately 1 mile southeast of Oskaloosa. Personnel were evacuated from the facility before the fire department arrived, and the plant manager told Oskaloosa News […]
OSKALOOSA- At their regular meeting on October 17, the Oskaloosa Water Board heard an update from on Wastewater Operations. The Oskaloosa Water Board and the City of Oskaloosa previously entered into a 28E Agreement in September 2015, which called for the Oskaloosa Waste Water Department to be operated by the Oskaloosa Water Department. During a […]
Dorothy Catherine Mathys January 15, 1930 – October 19, 2016 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 86 Dorothy Catherine Mathys, 86, of Oskaloosa and formerly of West Virginia, died Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa. She was born January 15, 1930, in Benwood, West Virginia, the daughter of John and Mary Szeligoski. […]
Keith W. Morris December 23, 1937 – October 18, 2016 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 78 Keith W. Morris, 78, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa. He was born Thursday, December 23, 1937, in Oskaloosa, the son of Robert Martin and Leona Faye Bradley Morris. Keith graduated from […]
Virginia L. Beach July 21, 1927 – October 19, 2016 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 89 Virginia L. Beach, 89, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Aurora, Colorado, died Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. She was born July 21, 1927, at the Mahaska County Hospital in Oskaloosa, the daughter of […]
Beacon, Iowa – The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the 600 block of Front Street in Beacon on Tuesday night. Deputies were dispatched at approximately 7:52pm in reference to a 14 year-old girl being struck by a vehicle. The 14 year-old female was transported to Mahaska Health Partnership by ambulance. The […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The debate about how the city implements sidewalk requirements in the future has been a point of contested debate on the Oskaloosa City Council for several years, but has come to a focused conversation in the past few months. On Monday night, the council moved into motion a 3rd option that was […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors completed their meeting in under 15 minutes on Monday. The past few months have seen little on the supervisors agenda, and Monday was no different. The first order of the day was a public hearing on Ordinance #53, which relates to recreational use of ATV’s and […]
Central Reformed Church will be hosting a Trunk or Treat event on Monday, October 31st in the Oskaloosa Elementary School parking lot from 6-8pm. The event features many vehicles decorated for Halloween, with each giving away candy. “We are excited to be able to offer a fun and safe Trick or Treating experience for the […]
The Oskaloosa JV team traveled to Washington Monday night and got the win 53-46. Both defenses struggled to keep the opposing team out of the end zone for most of the night. Osky jumped out to a quick 13-0 lead on two touchdown passes from Cole Henry to Nik Dykstra before Washington scored. The Indians […]
