OSKALOOSA- At Monday’s meeting of the Oskaloosa City Council, the council approved the final reading of an ordinance aimed at adding more sidewalks into the town. The proposed ordinance had been discussed and approved at the prior two city council meetings. It calls for sidewalks to be mandated for all new developments in any part […]
OSKALOOSA- On November 8, Iowa voters drastically altered the makeup of the state legislature as they overwhelmingly gave control of the legislature to Republicans. Going into the November 8 election, Republicans controlled the Iowa House 57 seats to 42 seats. In the Iowa Senate, Democrats held 26 seats, while Republicans held 23 seats, and one […]
by Allison McGuire The Queen’s Cartoonists, a “six cat” swing band visiting Oskaloosa High School from Queens, New York, were greeted Thursday morning by a rush of students setting up their instruments for third period, while Louis Armstrong played in the background. The Cartoonists would later play a concert at the George Daily Auditorium, but […]
OSKALOOSA- The Mahaska County Emergency Management Commission met in regular session November 10. Among items for discussion among the commission was the 2017/2018 commission budget. At the onset of the meeting, Robinson expressed concerns over the reporting of the September emergency management commission meeting by an area news agency. Robinson said that the reporting misrepresented […]
by Allison McGuire Parking spots were at a premium in downtown Oskaloosa last Thursday night, as job seekers connected with the more than fifty employers gathered for the second annual Community Job Fair, held in the Penn Central Mall. The event was sponsored by the Mahaska County Agricultural and Rural Development Division of the Oskaloosa […]
OSKALOOSA- Officials are beginning to move forward with the regional airport project. According to South Central Regional Airport Agency Chairman, Jim Hansen, the agency recently received the environmental assessment back. “We now have a draft completed of the environmental assessment which is a big stop towards moving the process along.” Per federal laws, a public […]
OSKALOOSA- Congressman Dave Loebsack recently swung through Oskaloosa for a campaign stop. Loebsack is running for a sixth term in office. He is running against libertarian-turned Republican, Christopher Peters. Loebsack said that if he wins re-election, he doesn’t believe there will be a mandate. “I don’t know what kind of a mandate there will be, […]
FORT DODGE- The Oskaloosa High School Indian Harriers continued the streak that was started in 2006, by having individual qualifiers at the state meet on Saturday for the 10th consecutive year, the longest in school history. Senior Sienna DeJong and Sophomores Lauren Coon and Carter Huyser all participated in Saturday’s meet. Head Coach, Mike Comfort, […]
OSKALOOSA- One of Oskaloosa’s most notorious criminal cases in recent times is beginning to draw to a close. On Friday, Bradley Arterburn pled guilty to one count of second-degree murder. Sentencing is set for November 18 at 2:15 p.m. in the Mahaska County Courthouse. Arterburn faces a prison sentence of up to 50 years in […]
OSKALOOSA- With discussion at a recent Oskaloosa Water Board meeting about General Manager Chad Coon’s salary, some have started to wonder how much area superintendents, administrators, and department heads are paid. According to meeting minutes, and information from the Oskaloosa city website, and the Iowa Department of Education, several area officials are paid over $100,000. […]
