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Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Police Department has filed an attempted murder charge against Deon Freeman in connection with a shots fired call in late December of 2017. The original Oskaloosa Police Department Press Release stated: “On December 19th, 2017 at approximately 10:25 p.m., Officers of the Oskaloosa Police Department were dispatched to a call […]
Jan 8 2018 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Boys Bowling team took the top spot on Saturday at Mahaska Bowl in Oskaloosa. Bondurant took the top spoke for the girls, with Oskaloosa just behind. For the boy’s teams, Oskaloosa had 3004 pins, with Davis County having 2663 and Bondurant collecting 2346 pins. Team scores for the girls have […]

Oskaloosa, Iowa – For the Oskaloosa Girls Varsity Basketball Team, the 2017-18 season has been one of growth, the results not yet seen in the win column. The Indians fell to North Mahaska on Saturday evening, putting their record at 0-10, but head coach Jacie White remains positive about her team, and see’s the improvements […]

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The date was circled on the calendar for over a month, and Oskaloosa fans filled the high school gym to capacity. They were there to see their #4 ranked Indians take on the #1 Norwalk Warriors. What the fans got was a statement from the Indians that they were for real, and […]

Oskaloosa, Iowa – For James Bullock, capturing nature is an escape from his daily world, and is therapy for him. Bullock is the owner of Cloverleaf Photography by James and has been in business for the past four years, but he started out doing portrait photography, including weddings, seniors, and family portraits. “And I really […]
Jan 6 2018 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – For Jamie Brockman, returning home on Wednesday was something no one would have expected. Early on Christmas morning, Brockman had returned home from spending Christmas eve with his sister and family out of town. He wasn’t feeling the best, and some heartburn had him feeling very uncomfortable. Instead of spending the night […]
Jan 5 2018 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – Problem-solving, competing while sharing and being professional are just part of what goes into making the most of a league meet for the Oskaloosa Sock Monkeys FTC 4443. FTC or First Tech Challenge is a league that inspires and challenges students in grades 7 to 12 to design, build, program, and operate […]
Jan 5 2018 | Posted in
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Kinetic Edge has been sharing their story of giving back to the community that supports them. Kinetic Edge gave their team members the opportunity to choose an organization for Kinetic Edge to bless with a $1000 donation. Those organizations included, in addition to OMS special education, are Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mahaska County, OES […]
Dec 27 2017 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – Music and food are things most of us associate with the holiday season. For Kyle Ewing, the holiday is the perfect opportunity to use his love of music to help those in need have more to eat. Now in its 8th year, the Holiday Fundraiser Show draws a large crowd every year, […]
Dec 23 2017 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – A fire destroyed a home at 1012 3rd Avenue West on Friday, December 22nd. At approximately 4 pm, the Oskaloosa Fire Department arrived at the home, which was showing heavy smoke with fire starting to erupt from the north wall of the home, between the first and second floor. The fire was […]
Dec 23 2017 | Posted in
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