Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board met on Monday, August 28th to go over plans for the upcoming gymnasium renovation project. The project is estimated to cost 1.8 million dollars to complete, and would include new insulation, updating the heating system and adding air conditioning to the facility. With the remodel, the gym will […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Fire Department responded to an alarm at the Oskaloosa Pizza Ranch on Tuesday evening. The report was that the restaurant was filling up with smoke. Upon arrival, the fire department found that a small fire had broken out near a table in a storage area on the east side of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A pair of swans are often found swimming in the ponds at Forest Cemetery in Oskaloosa and have become an attraction that many area residents enjoy. This past week, one of those swans became ill and seemed to be unable to open its mouth to eat. Cemetery staff noticed a substance around […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Pella Dutch made the short hop to Oskaloosa to take on the Indians, and to see if their 41 game winning streak would continue. With the Indians and Dutch tied at 7 each part way through the 2nd quarter, it looked like that winning streak had a possibility of coming to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Cities of Pella and Oskaloosa have filed a 94-page document with the Mahaska County District Court to make Mahaska County once again participate in the 28E agreement for a regional airport. The document outlines how Pella, Oskaloosa, and Mahaska County entered into an agreement pursuant to Iowa Code Chapter 28E related […]
by Ken Allsup with additional reporting by Denis Currier Oskaloosa, Iowa – People marched onto the square in downtown Oskaloosa on Wednesday to show support and solidarity for diversity in America, Mahaska County and Oskaloosa. A procession started on the campus of William Penn University shortly after 6 pm, with over 100 individuals participating in […]
Saint Clair, Missouri – It had been dubbed the ‘Great American Eclipse, and for a few hours on Monday, the nation turned its attention to the sky, while a rare astronomical event played out before them. In Oskaloosa, Iowa, people gathered in small groups to watch the eclipse, predicted to be at 94% totality. That […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – During a public question and answer session hosted by William Penn University and the Oskaloosa School District at Smokey Row in Oskaloosa. The hour-and-a-half long session featured every coach of a fall sport from both institutions. Oskaloosa Head Volleyball Coach Jennifer Comfort spoke to the crowd about her team’s outlook for 2017 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The conversation officially got underway early in 2017 about what a youth mentorship program would be like in Mahaska County. Would a program even be possible was the fundamental question when an informational meeting was held at George Daily Auditorium. By the end of that night, more questions were raised. What would […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Temperatures were comfortable for an end of summer scrimmage, and the action on the field indicated that the fall could be hot for the Indians. The format was different than past years for the ‘Old Shoe Game’, when Centerville came to town for the preseason scrimmage. Oskaloosa Head Football Coach Jake Jenkins […]
