January 27th, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in a special session at 5 pm on January 25th to discuss their ongoing relationship with their general contractor for the new early childhood and recreation center. The vision and plan for the new complex were put forward in 2016 when a market analysis […]
It can happen to you cause it happened to me. An upcoming event at Mahaska Health will help you learn more about heart disease, which is the number one killer of Americans today. by Ken Allsup January 22nd, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s pretty easy to say it’ll never happen or won’t happen to me. […]
January 15th, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – There were five local government representatives at the Eggs and Issues inaugural gathering for 2023. From the city of Oskaloosa, Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt and Oskaloosa City Manager Amal Eltahir. From Mahaska County, the three supervisors, Mark Groenendyk, Steve Wanders, and Chuck Webb. There were several topics covered not only […]
January 11th, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Hard work by area youth is taking place at George Daily Auditorium this week as Missoula Children’s Theater is in town. The youth are preparing for two performances of ‘The Jungle Book’ on Saturday, January 14th, at 3 and 7 pm at the Auditorium. They have just one week […]
January 4th, 2023 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council held its first meeting of 2023 on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023. In the organizational portion of the meeting, Caligiuri made the motion, and seconded by Hermsen to approve the following appointments: Mayor Pro Tem – Bob Drost Forest Cemetery Board – Lisa Ossian Law Enforcement […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With Monday being the official holiday for New Year, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday morning, January 3rd, for their first official meeting of the year. The first item for the Supervisors was the board organization and appointments for 2023. Mark Groenendyk was again chosen as Chair of the […]
December 12, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – One might have thought there was a major incident at the local Wal-Mart store on Friday evening. It will undoubtedly be a significant event on Christmas Day for some kids. First responders do fundraisers all year-long to help raise money for this project. The money from their annual calendars […]
December 10, 2022 The Oskaloosa Fire Department was paged to a home filling with smoke in the 1200 block of High Avenue West in Oskaloosa at 10:32 Saturday morning. Police officers on the scene advised that all the occupants had vacated the residence, including the pets. Just four minutes later, the call went out for […]
Oskaloosa–Aaron Keita (Sr., Monrovia, Liberia, Computer Science) was recognized at the highest level as the NAIA Men’s Soccer All-America teams were released Wednesday. Keita was named to the Honorable-Mention team. It is his first honor, the third for the program all-time, and the second for the Statesmen since 2019. The senior, who had one assist, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – We recently had a chance to ask Dr. Hannah Thompson from Mahaska Health a few questions about how to stay healthy during this holiday season. She was gracious enough to share some of her pointers about maintaining your health during this time of the year. I started off by asking her about […]
