Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Monday, July 2, 2018. Steve Wanders was sworn in as Mahaska County Supervisor by Judge Roseann Mefford. Wanders is filling out the remaining term of Mark Doland, who resigned when it became apparent he no longer lived in the county. The […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt swore in Bob Drost as 2nd Ward City Council member on Monday night. Krutzfeldt also swore in Oskaloosa Police Officer Jared Van Wyk, who is originally from Pella, Iowa. Van Wyk completed a bachelors degree in criminal justice and psychology at Dordt College. While there, Van Wyk interned […]
Oskaloosa and Cedar Rapids students and teachers participated in the second annual Iowa Map Contest, creating story maps of their favorite places in Iowa. Using ESRI’s ArcGIS Online Mapping platform, students collected data for their projects, then incorporated their data into interactive story maps which included images and information to provide context, supplemental information, and […]
OSKALOOSA, Iowa— Jade Golden-Little of Albia, IA, a student at William Penn University, has been selected as a James M. and Betty J Camp Endowment Scholar through the Iowa College Foundation, an organization which raises funds for its 23 member independent colleges in Iowa. James M. Camp and Betty J. Camp selected the Iowa College […]
A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On Tuesday, July 03, 2018, at approximately 1:10 p.m., officials from the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to 2281 Lincoln Avenue, in rural Mahaska County, regarding the violation of a no contact order. Upon arriving to this address, it was discovered that 2 dogs and a 2011 […]
Janet Lee Crockett August 28, 1952 – June 25, 2018 Brookfield, Connecticut | Age 65 Janet “Cookie” Lee Crockett, 65, of Brookfield, Connecticut, passed away Monday, June 25, 2018, at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego, California. Janet Lee Crockett, daughter of Robert Edgar and Elma Eileen (Noe) Werner, was born August 28, 1952, at […]
Doug McKinney July 20, 1953 – June 30, 2018 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 64 Douglas McKinney, 64 of Montezuma passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018 at his home in Montezuma. Douglas Arthur McKinney, the son of James and Maxine (Pronge) McKinney, was born on July 20, 1953 in Charles City, Iowa. Doug graduated from Montezuma […]
by Wade Steinlage The Oskaloosa Indian baseball team did enough to stay in the silver position in the league standings this past week. Oskaloosa (17-10, 12-6 LHC) opened the week Tuesday, falling 4-1 to Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont. The squad was then upended twice by Indianola Wednesday, falling 6-5 and 9-1. The week turned around Friday with a […]
by Wade Steinlage The Oskaloosa Indian softball team took on some of the best teams in the entire state this week. Oskaloosa (24-8, 12-4 LHC) opened the week with a 3-2 win over Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Tuesday. The team then fell 10-0 (6 innings) to Indianola Wednesday, but bounced back Thursday with a 10-1 victory over Pella […]
Ryan Giles Wins Weather-Shortened 360 Feature by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 30, 2018) – David Gravel won a thriller Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway in the finale of the weekend’s Brownells Big Guns Bash! The Watertown, Connecticut driver’s win was his third career at Knoxville, and was worth $10,000 aboard the CJB Motorsports #5. […]
