Oskaloosa, Iowa – The new addition to Oskaloosa historic fire station has been finished for nearly a year, and Oskaloosa Fire Chief Mark Neff said it was a good time to reinvite the public back into the facility. With this past week being Fire Prevention Week, it seemed a good time to open the doors, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The expansion of the Reading Garden next to the Oskaloosa Public Library got its first monetary donation planted this week. Waste Management presented the Oskaloosa Public Library with a check for $2000 to help make the garden possible. Ammon Taylor, a Municipal Marketing Manager with Waste Management explained that the company provides […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The weather in Oskaloosa was less than pleasant on Friday for the annual fundraiser and awareness walk around the square to support breast cancer procedures. With the rain falling and the colder than normal temps, the walk was moved inside the friendly confines of Penn Central Mall. Julie Hartke is the Director […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – William Penn Homecoming is a time when the past and present share memories. One of those alumni back to share in the experience is New York Giants Defensive Tackle Damon Harrison. Harrison is a 2012 graduate of William Penn University, and was an undrafted pick that the New York Jets signed. Harrison […]
Knoxville, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Indians were off to a slow start on Friday night against the Knoxville Panthers. The Indians were 30 point favorites but only scored 7 points in the first quarter of play, due in part to the Panthers grit, and some costly penalties. “I thought they controlled the clock well in […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County E911 Board met on Thursday evening at the Iowa State Extension Office. The board discussed the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors legal petition that has been filed against the E911 Board. Nick Maxwell is the attorney for the E911 Board and representing them in court against the Board of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Supervisors met in special session on Tuesday to discuss their plans for a new radio system for Mahaska County. The debate about the new system and its funding has boiled for nearly 2 years and was discussed and studied for almost 2 years before that. The Mahaska County Board […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Pella Dutch have had the Oskaloosa Indians number for the past 12 years. Both teams were eyeing the District 7 title, which includes an automatic birth into the state playoffs. The weather had already moved up the game time by over an hour and a half, and then the lightning delayed […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Tucked inside the Brickhouse Cafe, law enforcement gathered for some coffee and conversation with the community they serve. The hope in bringing law enforcement and the community together over a cup of coffee is to facilitate that conversation in a neutral location where both law enforcement and community members can hear and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa residents took part in the Healtiest State Walk, which is an initiative that got its start back in 2011, and over those 7 years the past 3 have had participation from all 99 counties. When the initiative was first put into place, Iowa ranked 19th in 2010. By 2016, it had […]
