A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On Monday, March 22nd, 2021 the Mahaska County Law Enforcement Center, located at 214 High Avenue East, Oskaloosa, IA will once again be open to the public. Citizens are encouraged to wear a face mask and practice social distancing while inside the Law Center The Mahaska County Jail […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The United Way of Mahaska County wants to help you file your taxes to receive your COVID stimulus checks. Many residents that don’t have to file taxes may be wondering where their stimulus checks are and may be convinced they aren’t eligible to receive them. Solving that problem may be as easy […]
Darla Sue Owens March 6, 1963 – March 16, 2021 Montezuma, Iowa | Age 58 Darla Owens, 58 of Montezuma passed away Tuesday evening, March 16, 2021 at the UnityPoint Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines from cancer. Darla Sue Owens was born on March 6, 1963 in Grinnell Iowa, the daughter of Charles Olson […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A year after the COVID-19 virus found its way to Iowa, healthcare workers utilize new tools and techniques to help bring an end to the pandemic. Oskaloosa News hosted a delegation from Mahaska Health, which included Dr. Tim Breon, Public Health’s Patty Malloy, and Mahaska County Emergency Manager Jamey Robinson, to talk […]
Alla Mae Helm February 13, 1939 – March 15, 2021 New Sharon, Iowa | Age 82 Alla Mae Helm, 82 of New Sharon passed away peacefully at her home in New Sharon. Alla Mae Helm, the daughter of Everett and Tuni (Gosselink) Heyveld, was born on February 13, 1939 in Pella, Iowa. Alla Mae graduated […]
Edna Koogler November 26, 1924 – March 15, 2021 Pella (Oskaloosa), Iowa | Age 96 Edna Koogler, 96, of Pella and formally of Oskaloosa, passed away early Monday morning, March 15, 2021 at Groningen House, The Cottages in Pella. Edna Marintha Koogler was born November 26, 1924 in Oskaloosa, IA. She was the eldest child […]
Local News – Local and State News Local Sports – Local Sports Indians Network Statesmen Sports Network North Mahaska Warhawks Oskaloosa News Links Obituaries Radar and Road Conditions Local Traffic Cameras National and World News Dictionary.com has updated its database with new entries and definitions, many of which were inspired by the coronavirus pandemic. […]
EL PASO, T.X.—Today, March 15th, 2021, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, joined a group of members on a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border to meet with border patrol agents and assess the situation on the ground. During the trip, members toured the El Paso Central Processing Center. […]
DES MOINES – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 3.5 percent from the revised December rate of 3.7 percent. The state’s jobless rate was 2.8 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 6.3 percent in January. “Since last April, 2020, Iowa has grown its workforce by 45,400. In January, Iowa added […]
Mahaska County has been chosen to receive $7,313 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from The Salvation Army, American Red Cross; United Jewish Communities; Catholic Charities, […]
