Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Art Center has become a focal point for cultural events within the Oskaloosa community, especially since its move to the downtown area. Brant Bollman is an art teacher for the North Mahaska School District, and also has three pieces in the gallery on display during the art exhibit. Bollman says […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Indians ended the Fort Madison Bloodhounds two game win streak Friday night, with a final score of 58-14. After the first quarter, the Indians were up 23-6 on three touchdowns, the first being a pass from senior Seth Howard to senior Tanner DeKock. Howard then connected to junior Cole Henry […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, September 5th due to the Labor Day holiday. The first bit of business the supervisors handled was to make the Mahaska County Conservation Director, Dave Sedivec, the representative for property management for the USDA for grounds managed by the conservation […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors held a short meeting on Friday to approve a secondary road project. The project is the one that raised some concerns west of New Sharon and could have potentially caused residents in the Peoria area to encounter long detours, as county roads G5 and T33 would […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Main Street Director had changed over the past few months. When former longtime Director Karen Hafner retired, the search was on for someone to fill that role. Across the square in the United Way office sat Emily Brown, who had been an integral part of helping that organization as events […]
Grinnell, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Indians were looking to even up their early season after suffering a loss to Pella the week before. Oskaloosa put up 41 points to Grinnell’s 0, in a game that had a continuous clock the entire second half. “We were ready,” said Oskaloosa Head Coach Jake Jenkins. “We prepared. We […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Emergency Management Commission held a meeting to continue the discussion about a proposed radio system to replace the current radio system used by first responders county wide. Before the agenda was approved, Vice-Chair and Mahaska County Supervisor Mark Groenendyk asked that a public comments section be added to the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Where and how do you place your emergency vehicle at the scene, or when do you use your emergency lights? These are among the many different questions that were answered for the Mahaska County CERT team this week at a training event at the Oskaloosa Airport. Josh Stevens is the Mahaska County […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The word spread after University of Houston men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson made the call for fresh, clean clothing, and athletic departments around the country have been stepping up to the challenge. Locally, William Penn University answered the call in a big way. Nik Rule, William Penn Athletic Director, spoke with Oskaloosa […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The future of early childhood development and recreation has been working forward to plan its future after Mahaska County rural voters decided not to participate financially in the project. The project scope is a 60,000 square foot facility that would include a gymnasium, wellness, aquatics, and childcare. The cost of the project […]
