Oskaloosa, Iowa – Special moments in time happen in an instant, and often in unusual places. A car accident scene isn’t normally one of those places. On Friday afternoon, The Oskaloosa Police Department and the Oskaloosa Fire Department was called to the scene of a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of A Ave East and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Dignitaries from around the State of Iowa gathered this weekend in Mahaska County for the 31st Annual Governor’s Pheasant Hunt. Oskaloosa Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt addressed the crowd, recognizing Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Senator Ken Rozenboom, and Mahaska County Supervisor Willie Van Weelden. Krutzfeldt referenced a presentation he gave Friday morning in Mt. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Emergency Management Commission has been working towards finding a solution to find and then fund a new radio system for emergency personnel in the county. That process included hiring Elert & Associates to help them build an RFP, or request for proposal, to be sent out to vendors of radio systems. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A proposed bypass for Highway 63 has been in discussion for many years, and in August of 2013, the Iowa Department of Transportation held its first public information meeting about the project. In April of 2014, another informational meeting was held to discuss conceptual alternatives for the bypass, and its overall study […]
Mahaska County, Iowa – Mahaska County 911 Dispatch received a call on Thursday morning of a machine shed on fire at 2306 Yarnell Avenue east of Rose Hill. What Cheer Fire was dispatched to battle the blaze. Oskaloosa Fire was dispatched to assist What Cheer at 11:04 am, with Cedar Township Fire called in to […]
HONORING THE NEW SHARON AND OSKALOOSA FIRE DEPARTMENTS Washington D.C. – New Sharon and Oskaloosa fire departments were honored on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives by 2nd Congressional District Representative Dave Loebsack for the volunteer work of the departments. Loebsack entered into the Congressional Record his praise for the departments on October […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Voters will be heading to the polls on Tuesday, November 7th to elect five positions to city government. The race for mayor has two candidates, Dave Krutzfeldt the incumbent is being challenged by Jeff Lorentzen. Jeff Lorentzen Interview – Click HERE Dave Krutzfeldt Interview – Click HERE [poll id=”21″] The two At-Large […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With a wish to help area vets, Dianna Buffington took the task upon herself to hold a fundraiser at Mahaska Bowl on Saturday evening with the hope of raising $1000 to benefit veterans in Mahaska County. At Mahaska Bowl, the mood was festive as the cosmic style bowling lights and Elvis helped […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds joined the United Way, Oskaloosa School officials and Americorp to talk about the one-on-one reading interventions helping students. Each student in the program gets 20 minutes a day with one of the two Americorp members who serve as literacy tutors. The focus of the program is to help […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The seasons are changing and a winter chill was in the air on Saturday, and the mission of the Iowa Army National Guard has been changing as well, going from a reserve force to a more strategic portion of the U.S. Military. U.S. Congressman Dave Loebsack stopped in Oskaloosa on Saturday to […]
