Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session Monday evening with Mayor David Krutzfeldt presiding. During public comments, the Council heard from Jo Ford. Ford spoke to city council regarding the previous streetscape project and the possibility of a 2nd phase of the streetscape project. Ford presented the Mayor and the Council with […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Oskaloosa High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter held their Chili-Cheese Soup Supper in the Oskaloosa High School cafeteria Friday evening. The event also included the Greenhand Degree and Chapter Degree recipient inductions. After eating, the event was called to order by FFA President Tyler Ryun. Ryun and other FFA officers […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Oskaloosa Firefighters were on the scene of a field fire Friday near 215th and Oxford. High winds and dry conditions put the firefighters at a disadvantage as the winds drove the fire through the field. “We had the winds this afternoon that just took it off and carried it,” Fire Chief Mark Neff […]
Marion County, Iowa- One person is dead after a one vehicle accident in Marion County. According to an Iowa State Patrol Crash Report, the driver of a 1992 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme was heading North on 42nd place when the vehicle “struck the bridge railing at White Breast Creek and caught fire.” The driver of the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- The William Penn Singers and Jazz Band held their Fall concert Wednesday Evening at 7:30 PM. The concert was the second performance of the week. The 19 member William Penn Singers started off the evening with the song Gaudete! They then sang Hold Steady with the Gate, Search me O God, Et in […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- One group of local scouts got their taste of veterans day this past week. A group Cub Scouts from Oskaloosa pac 77 met at Forest Cemetery Saturday morning to do several different things to honor the veterans. The scouts first took a look at the Veterans memorial in the cemetery. They also looked […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- This past Saturday, a group of approximently 12 students gathered to rake leaves for local residents. The group of students were teens from the First Christian Church youth group. The youth group rakes leaves for different people around the community each year as part of an annual event. This year, the group raked […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors canvased the results of Tuesday’s election officially certifying the winners. The board convened at 2:00 PM to hand-count the ballots from all communities in Mahaska County. Due to the amount of write in candidates, the task was lengthened. Supervisors had to examine each write in candidate to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Oskaloosans elected Joe Caligiuri to the at large spot on the city council Tuesday. Caligiuri defeated former City Councilman Jimmy Carter receiving 445 votes to Carter’s 324. Caligiuri won in all of the city’s wards as well as in absentee votes. Over 700 people cast a ballot in the At-Large race. In other […]
New Sharon, Iowa- State Senate Candidate Mark Doland was on hand at a small, private gathering last Thursday for a question and answer session. The candidate was questioned over a wide variety of issues for about 90 minutes. Doland’s first question was specifically what role his faith played in his decision to run for the […]
