MidWestOne Insurance Services and The IMT Group, a leading provider of personal and commercial insurance products in the Midwest, recently announced its list of 31 Community Contest winners, distinguishing the Mahaska County Electronic Speed Warning Signs as one of the recipients. Of the more than 240 entries in this year’s IMT Community Contest, Mahaska County […]
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WATER BOARD OF TRUSTEES Regular Meeting July 10, 2017 4:00 PM Location: 1208 South 7th St. Agenda 1. Approve agenda. 2. Reorganization of the Board of Trustees. 3. Approve minutes of the June 19, 2017 regular meeting. 4. Approve invoices and financial statements. 5. Customer forum. 6. Discussion of wastewater operations. 7. Consideration and discussion […]
2017 marks the 17th year for our Annual Charity Golf Tournament. Money raised at this event goes towards the services and assistance provided by CIS to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in our 12-county region (Appanoose, Davis, Jasper, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Poweshiek, Wapello and Wayne). Fundraising is vital to our […]
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Jamie Ball Wins Race of Attrition in 360’s, Evan Epperson Wins First of Career in 305’s by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 8, 2017) – Ian Madsen increased his lead in the 410 point standings at Knoxville Raceway on Dennison Racing Tees/Jersey Freeze Night Saturday with his fourth win of the season and 11th in […]
by Wade Steinlage The Oskaloosa Indian softball team capped a solid regular season with a big league win and then gave itself a chance to make a return trip to state. Two weekends ago, Class 4A #5 Oskaloosa (27-12, 13-8 LHC) competed at the Iowa City West Tournament. On Friday, OHS fell to Class 5A […]
by Wade Steinlage The Oskaloosa Indian baseball team was nearly perfect last week and will look to use that momentum for a big postseason push. Oskaloosa (24-13, 14-6 LHC) opened the week with a 10-2 win over Washington Monday. On Wednesday, the squad split with Carlisle, winning 6-2 and falling 3-0. The Indians concluded Little […]
by Wade Steinlage The Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Rocket softball team is on the doorstep and just needs one big win to accomplish its goal of a state tournament berth. E-B-F, ranked #9 in Class 2A, rolled over its first two postseason opponents in Region 6. The Rockets defeated Van Buren 5-1 in Wednesday’s opening round before shutting […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Plans for a new environmental learning center can be traced back to 2008. Now, nearly a decade later, the vision will become a reality. The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors approved the expenditure of 3.675 million dollars. The funding will come from the sale of the old county farm, and local option […]
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – It may have been a fairly modern tractor, pulling a machine that was 100 years older, but the experience of cutting and shocking oats was passed along to another generation on Saturday. The new tractor was a bit of an exception, as the farm typically has an equipment cut-off date of 1958, […]
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Don Leroy Parlet January 26, 1924 – July 9, 2017 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 93 Don Parlet, 93, of Oskaloosa passed away Sunday morning, July 9, 2017, at the Northern Mahaska Nursing and Specialty Center in Oskaloosa. Don Leroy Parlet, son of Roy E. and Marguerite (Tennis) Parlet, was born January 26, 1924, at the […]
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