MAHASKA COUNTY – Tickets are on sale now for the Mahaska Hospice Auxiliary’s Quilt Raffle for a chance to win a Queen-plus size “Crazy” quilt, made by the Helping Hands Quilt Group of Oskaloosa. The drawing will be held after Sweet Corn Serenade on Thursday, July 25 and raffle tickets will be on sale during […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met on June 17th at 3:00 pm in the 3rd-floor conference room. The Board approved the replacement of the air conditioning unit that serves the Mahaska County Jail. Payment of the new system is planned to fall onto the next fiscal year budget which begins on […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session on Monday at 6:00 pm at city hall. The council heard from Ann Frost, Oskaloosa Area Chamber and Development Group, about the work the organization has been taking part in for the past quarter. Some of the things the group is working on include […]
Editors Note- We want to introduce you to Nolanne Rust. In a day and age when so much negativity fills conversations, she’s focused herself on bringing forward the positive things happening around her and in the community. We look forward to her sharing those often overlooked and quickly forgotten good things around us. by Nolanne […]
Shirley Jean Arvidson June 17, 1937 – June 18, 2019 Grinnell (Malcom), Iowa | Age 82 Shirley Arvidson, 82 of Grinnell and formerly of Malcom passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, June 18, 2019 at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. Shirley Jean Arvidson, the daughter of Fred and Helen (Freeborn) Harrington, was born on June 17, […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (June 17, 2019) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “There were 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork last week and farmers took advantage of the […]
OTTUMWA — Jason Herr, an Indian Hills Community College sophomore from Oskaloosa, won the state championship in the collegiate division in the Iowa SCTP State Sporting Clays Championships this past weekend at the Mahaska County Izaak Walton League. Six Indian Hills shooters competed in the two-day event, shooting 100 targets each day. Herr’s 169 total […]
An Iowa Department of Criminal Investigations Press Release DES MOINES, Iowa — On June 12, 2019, following an investigation by the Albia Police Department and Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), 30-year Oskaloosa resident Andrew James Richardson was arrested and charged with two counts of Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree (Class C Felony), three counts […]
by Jamie Brockman Oskaloosa’s bats stayed hot into Monday night as the Indians baseball team traveled to Pella Christian and came away with an 8-2 win. The win improved Oskaloosa to 10-4 overall and to the top of the Little Hawkeye Conference at 7-3. Facing Pella Christian’s ace pitcher Will Dembski, who entered the game […]
by Jamie Brockman The Oskaloosa Softball team fell 6-4 at Pella Christian Monday night. The Indians scored four runs on nine hits but committed five defensive errors. The Eagles scored six runs on nine hits and committed two errors. Oskaloosa led 3-0 going into the bottom of the third inning, but the Eagles scored four […]
