The new Golden Gander Club is bringing men together to pool financial resources and support projects that benefit Oskaloosa and Mahaska County.
Musco has opened a new manufacturing facility in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, to produce lighting systems for youth recreation fields, stadiums and other sports venues across the region.
The Mahaska Health Foundation will hold the 15th Annual Run in the Sun on Saturday, Aug. 1, at Statesmen Community Stadium in Oskaloosa. Proceeds will support Hospice Serenity House.
The Oskaloosa Public Library sealed a time capsule containing 22 envelopes of photographs, memories, and local history as part of America’s 250th anniversary.
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 21, 2026 New modeling from the U.S. Geological Survey shows nutrient loads in rivers across the nation increased between 2000 and 2020, largely due to nutrients stored in the landscape from past seasons and current season agriculture nutrient applications. The research, according to USGS, shows why “water‑quality improvements […]
Oskaloosa is getting ready to welcome young softball players and their families from all over the central United States. The team that wins the tournament will get to play in the Junior League Softball World Series. The Junior League Softball Central Region Tournament runs from Thursday, July 23, through Monday, July 27, at the John […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (July 20, 2026) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this […]
A $25,000 donation from Clow Valve Co. will help the Oskaloosa Fire Department replace aging fire hose that has increasingly failed annual pressure testing.
by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch July 20, 2026 Temperatures across Iowa were, on average, more than 5 degrees Fahrenheit above the climatological normal over the past week, and the statewide average precipitation was near zero according to the weather and crop report from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship for July 13 […]
Oskaloosa–Former William Penn men’s basketball player Marcus “Kemba” Bell has followed his athletic dreams to a foreign country, and is earning a degree in the process. Bell, who graduated from William Penn in 2024 with a degree in Wellness and Recreation, recently finished his first season in the British Championship Basketball league. He plays for […]
