Oskaloosa, Iowa – The back office at the Oskaloosa Police Department was packed with presents for little girls and boys from the Mahaska County area. Those youngsters were selected with the help of SEIDA, based upon income qualifications. That list of young people, and their needs and wants, were then transferred to paper mittens and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s easy to get trapped into the hurry-up mode of the Christmas holiday, but the Oskaloosa Art Center opened it’s doors for visitors to stop and enjoy the artwork from local artists. Briana Bartlett, Face of Mahaska County board member was happy with the attendance of their first ‘Face Members Show’. Members […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mahaska County Sheriff Russ Van Renterghem reports there were no injuries in an accident that had a delivery truck hitting the rear of a grain wagon along Highway 163 on Friday afternoon. Van Renterghem says the delivery truck was traveling southbound along 163 about half a mile north of Exit 57 when […]
A Knoxville Police Department Press Release At approximately 8:53 p.m. on December 21, 2018, the Knoxville Police Department was called to the 100 block S. 2nd Street for the report of a domestic assault. Officers arrived and found a 46-year-old man bleeding from a possible stab wound. Officers began treating the man and called for […]
OSKALOOSA, IA. – The United Way of Mahaska County Board of Directors has selected Timothy Gibson as the new Executive Director for the agency. Gibson, a Mahaska County resident, brings extensive knowledge in community outreach, marketing, and volunteer management, serving the past year and a half as the Community Impact Coordinator at UWMC. Effective immediately, […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – As of December 2018, Mahaska Health has increased regular appointment availability and now offers same-day appointments for patients seeking day-of care from their primary care providers. Appointments are now available starting at 7:30 AM and several appointments are available over the lunch hour as well. “It is very important to us that […]
Pella, Iowa – An accident along U.S. Highway 163 has cost 65-year-old Ester Hockett her life. Her body was transported from the scene of the accident to the Iowa State Medical Examiners. The preliminary accident report from the Iowa State Patrol states that the 2010 Mercury Mountaineer driven by Hockett was eastbound in the westbound […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Monday morning, December 17, 2018. The main point of conversation for Monday’s meeting was the new radio system for first responders and residents in the county. Rey Freeman, a consultant for the Mahaska County Supervisors, recommended the three site system from […]
Sewer rates set to increase in 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council approved a site plan for the expansion of a Musco facility at 1111 11th Avenue West at their Monday meeting. The existing building is 32,000 square feet and the proposed expansion is 49,000 square feet for a total building structure of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County E911 Board met on Thursday evening where they discussed the recent Mahaska County Supervisors meeting, at which Rey Freeman presented his recommendation that the Board of Supervisors accept RACOM’s bid for a new emergency radio system. The discussion at that meeting was how each different entity that would use […]
