Oskaloosa, Iowa – The weather had turned cool, and many of the outdoor plans had been scrubbed, but things were busy inside the Oskaloosa Art Center, when they played host to the Crisis Intervention Services Henna Empowerment Event. The hope was to help raise some money to benefit victims of sexual assault and violent crime, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A first round win for the Oskaloosa Girls’ Soccer team helped to set the stage for a rematch against Newton. When Newton and Oskaloosa last met on April 25th, Newton pulled off a 2-3 win. “We know it’s going to be a tough game, especially with Brittney being out.” The Indians victory […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School System and its board of education have had many discussions over the past year about the behavior of students, particularly at its elementary locations. On Tuesday evening, Oskaloosa schools superintendent Russ Reiter said “we’ve had some issues” with regard to student behavior. “Starting this last fall, we’ve been taking […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The board also approved a fiscal year 2017 budget amendment. These amendments included updates to mental health and secondary roads’ DOT budgets. The 28E agreement between the Mahaska County Sheriff’s department and University Park for law enforcement protection was agreed. Nothing was changed from the previous year. The board also approved the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- The next chapter began for Oskaloosa High School students Sunday afternoon. The class of 2017 assembled together for one of the last times ever to receive their diplomas and be recognized for their accomplishments over the last four years. Superintendent Russ Reiter reviewed the accomplishments of the senior class over the last year, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Giving young people a different view of the world is something a new Big Brothers and Big Sisters program aims to do when it potentially gets underway this coming school year. The program is in its fledgling stages, and needs to raise money in order to have a stable base from which […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa High School class of 2017 have turned in their last papers, cleaned out their lockers, shaken hands, and given hugs to many of those who were a part of their education. Their last step will be on Sunday, when they walk across the stage to accept their diplomas and officially […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Keeping young people focused through those final days of any school year can be a real challenge. On Wednesday morning, the students of Oskaloosa Elementary School had the opportunity to move and burn some of those jitters off. Approximately 1,000 students and nearly 200 staff made the short walk from the elementary […]
New Sharon, Iowa – There’s a dark stretch of road between Searsboro and New Sharon, and a herd of over 20 Black Angus cows traveling down the middle of the road were difficult to spot. When reports of the stray cattle came in, deputies from Poweshiek and Mahaska Counties worked their way to the county […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met Monday evening to work through an agenda of projects such as curb and gutter projects, pavement rehabilitation, and storm sewer repairs. The first of the projects approved was for curb and gutter replacement on North C Street. The project was awarded to TK Concrete in the amount […]
