Oskaloosa, Iowa – Things were taking shape in front of St. Mary’s Parish in Oskaloosa on Saturday morning, as Nicholas Koening and assistants helped to put the finishing touches on Koening’s Eagle Scout project. Koening wanted to do something to benefit his church family in Oskaloosa. To get to this point, Koening said it had […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The cool and very windy morning on Saturday found dozens of volunteers working to plant trees in portions of Oskaloosa. Craig Coen, Chairperson of Oskaloosa Trees Forever was busy planting trees between the sidewalk and curb. Coen said adding those trees back is extremely important since so many Ash trees have been […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Indians are District 7 Champions after a win over South Tama on Friday night. It’s been since 2006 that the Indians were outright champions of their district, and Head Coach Jake Jenkins and his team were obviously happy to end that drought. The first half of the game belonged to the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate stopped by the Mahaska County Courthouse this week to talk about the upcoming mid-term election and the policies that have been implemented to safeguard the vote. Pate said that it’s critical that Iowan’s still vote by paper ballot, and not the internet, so that there is […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A fundraiser is underway to help Oskaloosa police officers get additional body armor, in order to counter the threat of a shooter with a long rifle. Oskaloosa Police Officers already have some of the best soft body armor available to them, but the mother of an officer, Amy DeKleine, saw the need […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The 52577 Scholarship can trace its roots back to December of 2006 when a lead donor opened a fund with Edward Jones with a $10,000 donation after several classmates had just celebrated their 30th class reunion. By December of 2007, the balance had swollen to $51,000, growing to $129,362.00 as of December […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – William Penn University invited everyone to take part in the annual World Food Prize Lecture this past Wednesday. The lecture is part of the annual World Food Prize Month, and this year featured Dr. Howarth Bouis. Dr. Bouis is the Founder and Director of the HarvestPlus Program which is coordinated by the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session on Monday evening as they tackled storm and sanitary sewers, as well as traffic flow changes. The council heard from MCRF’s MacKenzie McCarty as she presented their 3rd quarter report to the council which included the Mahaska County Soccer Club and their 200 participants. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Supervisors met on Monday morning for their regularly scheduled meetings. In the first order of business, the Supervisors passed the second reading of Ordinance #16 that will provide for the division of taxes levied on the taxable property (TIF) in the Prairie Wind Urban Renewal Area under Iowa Code […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – After 46 years with the Oskaloosa School System, Vicky Wyngarden retired from the work that has kept her busy for nearly a half a century. “I started May 1st, 1972”, Wyngarden remembers. When she first started, she was the secretary to the board secretary. After that, she took on a position in […]
