August 5th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – In January of 2021, the Oskaloosa City Council put forward a resolution for an agreement for engineering services with McClure Engineering Company for A Avenue and Market Street Safety Improvements. The measure passed through the consent agenda by the City Council in September of 2021 and has been gearing […]
July 30, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The pandemic was tough on many bottom lines of businesses and institutions. Mahaska Health was no different, but the leadership team at the hospital says that the future is bright. Oskaloosa News recently sat down with Chief Medical Officer Tim Breon, Chief Financial Officer Daris Rosencrance, Chief Executive Officer […]
July 20th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met Monday at 9:00 am in the 3rd-floor conference room of the Mahaska County Courthouse. The Board approved a tax abatement for parcel #1014477026. The parcel has been abated, and the fees attached to the property because of the abatement make the property […]
July 20th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met inside the city hall council chambers at 6:00 pm, July 18th, 2022. During the public comment portion of the meeting, a landlord, Scott VerSteegh, spoke about the inspection process landlords go through to have their properties certified by the city of Oskaloosa. “First, I’d […]
July 16th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – A historic fair that will have many things to do for nearly everyone is what the Southern Iowa Fair will provide during the next week. As we’ve highlighted in the past, the Southern Iowa Fair was home to the Iowa State Fair in 1858 and 1859. The Southern Iowa […]
July 14th, 2022 The Oskaloosa School Board met Tuesday evening with new superintendent Mike Fisher. Sherry Barnhardt presented bids for interactive TVs. A bid from CDW for the TVs came in at $341,548.71 for the 145 units spread around the district. The units will then be installed by district maintenance and technology staff. The motion […]
New U.S. Postal Service Prices for 2022 Two Cent Increase for Forever Stamp WASHINGTON, DC — Today the United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of price changes to take effect July 10, 2022. The new prices include a two-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp […]
by Jay Harms The Oskaloosa Softball Team traveled to Dallas Center Tuesday to take on the highly ranked DC-G Fillies. The Indians, playing one of their better games of the season, led 3-0 in the bottom of the 2nd with one out when the storm blew in canceling the game. The game will not be […]
July 5th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met on Tuesday at 6 pm in the city council chambers. The meeting had been delayed due to the 4th of July holiday. In the public comments before the meeting, Mahaska County resident Nick Ryan said the Oskaloosa City Council owes the taxpayers of the […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (July 5, 2022) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. “Thunderstorms added to the fireworks over the extended 4th of July weekend with heavy rain falling […]
