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Oskaloosa, Iowa – Members of the Oskaloosa Middle School Student Council met on Friday with Mark Willett of CLOW Valve Company. Willett presented the students with a donation to allow them to attend the Iowa Student Council Conference.
Oct 1 2017 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – Building better leaders was the focus of a tour and speech held on the grounds of the CLOW foundry facility in Oskaloosa this week. Ken Rozenboom (R) is the Senator for Mahaska County and represents the community in the Iowa Senate. The tour helped the company to showcase many of the improvements […]
Oct 1 2017 | Posted in
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Fairfield, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Indians had their homecoming celebration spoiled the week before by the Solon Spartans, and they returned the favor to the Fairfield Trojans on Friday night. After last week’s game, Oskaloosa Head Coach Jake Jenkins spoke about how many of the games in the district seemed to be blowouts when the […]

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Some changes to the Oskaloosa School Board took place on Tuesday night when Tom Richardson retired from the board after being defeated by Lynette Stream. Before the change of the board and leadership, the previous board finished some business that was conducted under their watch. The board was presented with the 2016-17 […]
Sep 28 2017 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – Iowa Hawkeyes Football legend Chuck Long was at Mahaska Health Partnership on Tuesday afternoon to speak about wellness. The ‘Active Iowa Index’ was recently released, and Mahaska County was picked as one of the twenty counties to highlight for wellness. Ann Smith, Community Wellness Coordinator for Mahaska Health Partnership, has been a […]
Sep 27 2017 | Posted in
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Knoxville, Iowa – The #14 ranked Oskaloosa Indians Boys Cross Country team took down the 5th ranked Grinnell Tigers at the Knoxville Invite this week. Carter Huyser came in second with a time of 17:08, while Jacob Hacker finished 5th in a time of 17:38. Talon Munger finished in a time of 17:58, Jacob Spears […]

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Auditor’s Office has released the names of individuals seeking office in Mahaska County. The election for these positions will take place on November 7th 2017. In Oskaloosa, the race for the At-Large seats currently held by incumbents Tom Walling and Scottie Moore will be hotly contested, as four candidates […]
Sep 25 2017 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – It was homecoming week in Oskaloosa, and the Indians knew they had an uphill battle against number one ranked Solon if they were to get the win. Going into the night, the Indians believed that they would match up closer in the game. Oskaloosa Head Football Coach Jake Jenkins spoke about the […]

Rockport, Texas – The primary mission for New Sharon Fire Chief Steve Gerard and the volunteers of New Sharon Fire and Rescue, helping their fellow first responders recover from disaster. The mission of helping during such disasters started 12 years ago when Hurricane Katrina demolished many areas of the gulf coast and destroying Biloxi, Mississippi […]

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Executives with CLOW Valve in Oskaloosa welcomed 2nd Congressional District Congressman Dave Loebsack to their facility on Thursday. The nearly hour-long visit included a lengthy discussion where Loebsack learned about recent projects the company has been tasked with completing, and how the global marketplace influences business for CLOW. The American Iron and […]
Sep 23 2017 | Posted in
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