Oskaloosa, Iowa – How do you help students become more aware of the dangers of driving while impaired? A group of volunteers and students work together every year to help bring a demonstration of a potential result of what impaired driving can do to people and families. Firefighters use equipment to extract victims from donated […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Cecilia sits in her kennel at the Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter in Oskaloosa. She continues to settle down, is playful with the staff, and will shortly be looking for a new home. The story of Cecilia got national attention last week when news broke about the female cat being found taped shut […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Tuesday afternoon wasn’t much different than most for nine-year-old Akirah Mackerl who took to her backyard tree for a little adventure after school. But shortly after 4pm on Tuesday, the call for help went out, and Oskaloosa Fire Department and Oskaloosa Police Department responded to 614 4th Ave West, to find Akirah […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In an effort to help bring people to downtown Oskaloosa, the Oskaloosa Main Street opened up the historic bandstand to musicians to hold lunchtime concerts. Randy McDonald was the first to snap up the opportunity to share his musical talents with the community. McDonald entertained those enjoying lunch with smooth tones from […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Changes are coming to the highways around Oskaloosa. Highway 92 in both directions from Oskaloosa will be getting resurfaced this summer, while plans for a northwest bypass continue to be refined. Mahaska County residents got a first look at what a potential southeast bypass may look like if the Iowa Department of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With many different things vying for a driver’s attention today, distracted driving has become an issue law enforcement and insurance companies want to make people aware of. According to Distraction.gov, ten percent of all drivers 15 to 19 years old involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted at the time of […]
The SE Iowa Shootout USSSA softball tournament, organized by Rob Griener of Ottumwa, was held at the Lacey Recreation Complex over Mothers Day weekend. Over 40 teams came out Saturday and Sunday May 7-8 to play in 6 divisions of softball competition. The weather was beautiful and lots of moms and grand-moms were among the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa The end of a contentious public referendum came to a close on Monday, as the Mahaska County Supervisors certified the LOST election, that had the 1 cent tax continued in all portions of the county, with the exceptions of Fremont and the unincorporated portion of the county. Jim Blomgren was elected as the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Bus-eum made a stop in Oskaloosa on Monday, May 2nd. The stop was made possible by the Friends of the Oskaloosa Public Library. The Bus-eum is a traveling museum installed in a former school bus. The project is set to outline how Iowans got to be ‘Us’. This year’s theme is […]
