Oskaloosa, Iowa – The weather may be getting colder, but farmers market doesn’t have to end. Ann Smith, coordinator for the winter farmers market says, the winter market is in place to keep the initiative going. “Oskaloosa has a CSA program, by 5 points heritage farms, that just started in 2016. We wanted to make […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The weather changed quickly in town the previous week, from a warm and early fall temperature, to a much cooler, near winter feel. Thanksgiving is only but days away, and the Black Friday ads lay on tables with circles or other marks designating what items have made it on the list. At […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – When it comes to monster trucks, there are only a few that even the most casual watcher will recognize, like the one known as ‘Grave Digger’. For Oskaloosa’s Tyler Menninga, a childhood love of monster trucks and that iconic truck collided on the 35th anniversary of Grave Digger, when Menninga got behind […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – How do you help make your food budget go farther? How do you help reduce wasted food at home? Those questions and more were part of a presentation by Lea Rice, a Dietitian at Mahaska Health Partnership at The Book Vault this week. Rice said that about 40% of the food in […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Helping people get to where they need to be has been the mission of Oskaloosa Rides for the past two years. Having the bus in Oskaloosa was an effort by community members for several years, and in 2013, it looked like things may get stalled. – http://oskynews.org/?p=60192 The program now starts it’s […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday at 1 p.m. in a combined normal meeting and vote canvas. Deann De Groot, Mahaska County Agricultural and Rural Development (MCARD), spoke with the supervisors about the revolving loan fund, and an application for Town Square Dental. De Groot said the expansion of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A fire at the old Swims building turned the southeast corner of the Oskaloosa square into a eyesore, as the community wondered what, if anything would return to that part of town. Recently, True Value opened it’s doors, and owners Brian and Glenda Booy have a strong commitment to not only the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Veterans walked down the red carpet, greeted by individuals finely dressed and with warm, welcoming smiles. “It’s a community event”, said Clete Hjorth, Manager at Hy-Vee in Oskaloosa. Hjorth and the Oskaloosa Hy-Vee welcomed veterans, their spouses and families with the red carpet treatment to breakfast. The annual breakfast is something veterans […]
New Sharon, Iowa – The New Sharon Fire Department was dispatched to a call of a house on fire at 309 North Pine in New Sharon on Friday morning, and ultimately, four fire departments ended up helping at the scene. An Oskaloosa fighter was one of those first on scene, when he heard the call […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met Monday night in regular session, where the council heard the audit report from Martens & Company CPA, for the 2016 fiscal year. Fiscal years for governments end on the last day of June, and the next fiscal year begins on July 1. Oskaloosa is currently in the […]
