August 20th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s a busy time for the United Way of Mahaska County staff. They recently completed giving out approximately 500 backpacks filled with needed supplies for students in the county. The next big project for them is the annual Day of Caring which will take place on September 8th, 2022. […]
August 19th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Iowa Public Information Board (IPIB) recently ruled that a complaint filed by Nicholas Ryan was dismissed as legally insufficient under Iowa Code section 23.8(2) and Iowa Administrative Rule 497-2.1(2)(b). Nicholas Ryan filed a formal complaint on July 6th, 2022, alleging that the South Central Regional Airport Agency or […]
August 16, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in a regular session on Monday evening. Besides the normal alley vacations for various property owners, the Council considered the site plan for a new Domino’s pizza establishment along A Avenue near Penn Central Mall. The building is a proposed 2000-square-foot building located on […]
August 16th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Monday morning. The Board worked through a couple of different tax credits. One of those properties was in Oskaloosa, while the other was in Barnes City. Both were disallowed. The Board also approved two deputy medical examiners for […]
August 13th, 2022 by Ken Allsup Oskaloosa, Iowa – It all started with a phone call from a strange number, but the voice on the other end was familiar. It took a moment, but that familiar voice came from a former William Penn Student I had gotten to know nearly a decade ago, Roy Aguillon. […]
August 13th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The halls at Oskaloosa Community School will have a new school resource officer, as Officer Gary Kutcher will be hanging it up after 33 years of service to Oskaloosa and the school district. Kutcher graduated from Keokuk in 1985 and then joined the military and served in the military […]
August 11th, 2022 Mahaska County, Iowa – A recent bond referendum was voted on and approved to provide funding for the modernization and expansion of Indian Hills Community College. Indian Hills President Matt Thompson recently sat down with Oskaloosa News to update how the money is being spent and the progress underway on those upgrades. […]
(Bill W) Knoxville, IA, August 9, 2022 – Aaron Reutzel holds a four-point lead over defending Beaver Drill & Tool Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” champion, Giovanni Scelzi as Tuesday provides a day of rest ahead of the 61st NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey’s. Brian Brown, Parker Price-Miller and Anthony Macri comprise […]
August 5th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The sound of the square on Thursday morning was a mix of music from the bandstand, traffic, a lawnmower, and a side grinder as it removed grout from a nearby building. There was another sound as well, that of Iowa’s State Auditor Rob Sand as he spent an hour […]
August 6th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The 2022 version of the ‘Run in the Sun’ drew attention to the importance of the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House. The facility opened its doors to the community in July of 2010 and has since served the needs of 950 families. The event is now in its 11th […]
