
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa Police Officer Janay Pritchett was arrested the morning of May 4th, 2018 and charged with Harassment – 1st Degree, and Domestic Abuse Assault While Displaying a Dangerous Weapon by the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office. In court documents obtained by Oskaloosa News, it says; “On Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 at approximately 11:40 […]
May 5 2018 | Posted in
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The voter registration deadline to register early to vote for the upcoming Primary Election is Friday, May 25, 2018. According to Mahaska County Auditor, Susan L. Brown, the Auditor’s Office will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on that day. If you are mailing a voter registration form, it must be postmarked on […]

by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Dalaney Bice (So., Woodward, Iowa, Human Services & Psychology) was rewarded for a strong 2018 campaign as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference Softball teams were announced Wednesday. Bice was named a second-team pick for the first honor of her career. She was chosen as an at-large selection and was one of […]
May 4 2018 | Posted in
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by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–Zachary Chegwidden (So., Essex, England, Business Management) was named the best linkster in the league as the all-Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Golf teams were recently announced. Chegwidden was named Heart Player of the Year, while teammate Sebastian Rulis (Sr., Helsingor, Denmark, Business Management) joined him on the 15-person all-conference team. […]
May 4 2018 | Posted in
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by Larry Sheets Goodbye dear friends in District 80, We are ending this session by providing tax cuts to all but 4% of the population. We are making it illegal to sell aborted baby body parts in Iowa. Further, we have passed a bill that declares life exists at least by the time a heartbeat […]

Steven Conrad Larson August 26, 1939 – May 3, 2018 Albia, Iowa | Age 78 Steven Conrad Larson, age 78, of Albia, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018, at his home in Albia. Steve was born on August 26, 1939, to Jean and Isabelle (Peterson) Larson in Davenport, Iowa. Steve graduated from the Davenport High […]
May 4 2018 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – Luke Vanhemert, 23, of Oskaloosa, IA, is charged with the 2nd Degree Murder of Marquis Todd. Vanhemert has requested a speedy trial in that case. The Mahaska County 911 Center received a call at approximately 10:50 pm, March 1st, about a fight that occurred at 603 North 3rd Street in Oskaloosa. Law […]
May 4 2018 | Posted in
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CEDAR RAPIDS — Mother Nature allowed the Central College baseball team enough time to get its road Iowa Conference twinbill in against Coe College in Cedar Rapids but the Dutch fell 9-3 and 9-0. Central (16-20, 7-13) garnered 12 hits in the opening game but just three in the finale while Coe (21-14, 13-6) managed […]
May 3 2018 | Posted in
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by Jeremy Fox Oskaloosa, Iowa (May 2nd, 2018) – The Musco Lighting Southern Iowa Speedway dodged all the rain on Tuesday Night and Wednesday Morning meaning there was going to be racing on Wednesday Night. Mother Nature though had different plans as drivers and fans were showing up to the speedway the rain moved and […]
May 3 2018 | Posted in
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