Eddyville, Iowa – The Eddyville Rockets took part in one of, if not the most, epic games ever played at the state softball tournament. The game which last three hours and twenty-four minutes, going 16 innings, is something the school district, players, family, and friends will never forget. But even though the team came up […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With the last out called at Principal Park; the attention began to turn towards fall sports, like volleyball, cross country and football. On the repurposed practice field behind the Oskaloosa Middle School, the coaching staff from Oskaloosa High School conducted their football camp this past week. “New facilities down here with a […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Cody Hicks, a local country music favorite from Montezuma, had the square in downtown Oskaloosa filled with a mix of his latest hits and all-time favorites. The concert and community gathering marks the end of another year for the Oskaloosa tradition. Crystal Boender, a spokesperson for the event, talked about the work […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Members of the Mahaska County Conservation Board celebrated a day that was nearly a decade in the making, the groundbreaking for the new environmental learning center. “I’m excited to have everybody here,” said Mahaska County Conservation Director Dave Sedivec to the crowd of over 50 individuals on hand. Sedivec was happy to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Fire Chief Mark Neff gave an emotional thank you to the citizens of Oskaloosa on Thursday afternoon, as Oskaloosa’s newest public facility officially opened. Oskaloosa Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt opened the ceremony, looking back at the last fire station dedication held by the city, which goes back to 1909. The voters […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A full-size mammoth is once again going to be a part of Mahaska County, this time in the form of a life-size articulating display model. Mammoths roamed Mahaska County nearly 14,000 years ago, when Iowa was more like modern day Canada, except cooler. Three mammoths were confirmed at the Mahaska County dig […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – For nearly three years, emergency personnel from around the county have been talking about the troubles they are facing in communicating not only with each other during emergency situations, but with the communications center itself. Those discussions heated up when the Mahaska County Secondary Roads Engineer spoke about the difficulties they were […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – For nearly three decades, the Rollin’ Oldies Car Club has hosted a car show on the square in Oskaloosa the last weekend of July. The sound of big blocks and whine of superchargers can be found shaking the pavement at your local car shows, just like the annual Rollin’ Oldies show. Jerry […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The cars started streaming into the parking lot just North of Hy-Vee on Friday morning around 11 am. Cars with boxes of school supplies were unloaded and filled up an Oskaloosa School District bus. Amy Meyer, Mahaska County United Way Director, explains that the ‘Stuff the Bus’ program continues to grow year […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The dust has just settled from last year’s unofficial opening to the Knoxville Nationals–the Osky Front Row Challenge. The ‘One Night Stand for 20 Grand’ has, in more than 2 decades of racing, turned into one of those dates racers circle on their calendar to be at. This year, that dash for […]
