Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Summer Lunch program had new leadership this year, but little changed since the program started in 2014. The program was started as a way to help fight childhood hunger during the summer months when children don’t have a hot meal guaranteed to them like during the school day. Over 50% […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s easy to be in a rut when it comes to packing you or your child’s lunch. Taylor Grgurich serves as a dietitian at Hy-Vee in Oskaloosa, and she spent a recent afternoon helping those back to school shoppers explore new things for lunch. Grgurich had the five food groups categorized so […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The AAUW Book Sale is one of those annual events area bookworms don’t want to miss. Cheryl Benson with the Oskaloosa AAUW says that books are collected all year long, and the group begins to sort them in April, with their sale being in October. Benson says they need more books to […]
A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On Friday, August 18, 2017, at approximately 3:45 pm, members of the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 1200 block of 310th Street, near Bussey, Iowa. This call was in reference to a gunshot wound. Upon Deputies’ arrival, it was discovered that an adult male passenger, […]
Oskaloosa K9 Nearing End Of Fundraising Stage Oskaloosa, Iowa – The process of fundraising for a K9 has been just months in length, but already the department has found it’s reached the minimum goal to make the program possible. The fundraising, which started in July, will continue for a while longer to help secure dollars […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Water Board of Trustees heard information about having the two water towers cleaned and painted. The coatings will be applied not only to the exterior but also the interior of the structures, with frost plugs being checked and replaced as needed. Oskaloosa Water General Manager Chad Coon also outlined a […]
The Oskaloosa Council of the Knights of Columbus to run their annual C.P.I.D. Drive the week of Aug. 20 -27th. This drive familiar to people because of tootsie Rolls handed out for donation is officially the Campaign for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (C.P.I.D.). Members will put on their yellow and red aprons, collecting donations to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s been 20 years since the construction of the George Daily Auditorium, and people young and old gathered to celebrate not only one of the gems of Oskaloosa but the man who helped to make it all possible. People that knew George Daily shared their memories of the man, who shunned the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The heat of summer will soon give way to the crisp air of fall, and the William Penn football team looks to keep things hot when they work to defend their conference championship. The William Penn team starts off the year ranked 23rd overall, but for head coach Todd Hafner, “I was […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The upcoming solar eclipse has many people curious about how to best view it, and how to do it safely. Laura DeCook, Mahaska County Conservation Naturalist, held an evening workshop demonstrating how to make viewing safe for the August 21st event. It’s being dubbed, “The Great American Eclipse of 2017’ because the […]
