Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt signed a proclamation in his office Friday afternoon officially recognizing the annual event of Buddy Poppies by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of the United States. The primary purpose of the annual sale of Buddy Poppies by the VFW is reflected in the desire to “Honor the […]
by Wade Steinlage Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s basketball team is expected to be right in the thick of things as the Heart of America Athletic Conference Coaches’ Poll was released Thursday. The Heart’s 13 coaches placed WPU (23-9 last year, 15-4 Heart) in a tie for third alongside Benedictine with 119 points. The navy and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – There was live music and giveaways, along with food and beverages, as the Mahaska County Agency on Aging celebrated 45 years of serving the senior population of Oskaloosa, Mahaska County and beyond. The program, which seems to trace its initial roots to a conversation at church one day, became the first congregational […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa High School is sending two individuals to the state cross country meet in Fort Dodge on Saturday. Carter Huyser is taking part in his third race while Lauren Coon will be participating in her fourth race. Both are seniors making their final appearance. Oskaloosa Head Coach Mike Comfort talked about his […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In a partnership with Mahaska County Habitat for Humanity, several Oskaloosa High School students got the opportunity to bring what they’ve learned in the classroom to real-world applications. Kristen Bandy has been helping students make that connection, and with the help of the building trades program, the idea took root to work […]
Keeping a business strong and viable takes lots of hard work from employees, and leadership to deliver the right tools to help make it happen. Oskaloosa, Iowa – A group of community leaders took an extensive tour of CLOW Valve Company in Oskaloosa on Wednesday morning, in order to better understand what it takes to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Residents from around Mahaska County, which includes the rural and city voters, will be going to the poll on November 6th to select two candidates that will represent them for the next four years on the county board of supervisors. Those candidates seeking office include Steve Wanders, Steve Parker, Paul DeGeest, and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Some members of the Mahaska Young Professionals spent some time on Monday evening at the Oskaloosa Art Center painting their own garden gnome statues. Janet Kuskie, the Mahaska Young Professionals President, said it was decided to do a pottery type of project, and they wanted something different to draw in a different […]
Carson Breon (chorus) and Nia Hoekstra (band) of Pella Christian High School have attained the highest individual honor available to Iowa high school musicians by being selected as members of the 2018 All-State Music Festival. Carson is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Tim and Shannon Breon of Oskaloosa, IA, and Nia is the daughter […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The doors to the Mahaska County YMCA had many scary creatures enter this past week. The YMCA hosted the Halloween Fall Family Night Out. It featured many different games for kids to play, pumpkin carving, pumpkin drawing, a bounce house, and of course candy. There was also a costume competition, which included […]
