May 26th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office recently donated their older AEDs to the Oskaloosa Community School District. The Sheriff’s Office had gotten a Hemsley Grant, which is focused on law enforcement, that allowed them to update to newer AEDs, and their older ones that had been placed in squad cars […]
May 26th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Some of the best ideas are borrowed and then improved upon to fit the purpose of the moment. Danyel Willhour and Fiona Limpach with Five Star Title and Escrow are the people behind what may end up being one of the most unique and creative looks at Oskaloosa. The […]
May 25th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The annual Memorial Day Service is again planned to take place on Monday at the stage area near the big pond at Forest Cemetery. The parade of veterans will start from the American Legion building at 9:30 am, making its way to the cemetery with the ceremony to begin […]
May 24th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Another Oskaloosa Scout member has been working his way towards the organization’s highest honor. Brody Barnhart will be a senior at Oskaloosa High School this coming year, but he’s already impacted the Oskaloosa community with his flag boxes. Barnhart joined the Scouts while in kindergarten as a tiger cub […]
May 22nd, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The COVID pandemic played a major role in the majority of their time at Oskaloosa High School. Still, there was little to remind them of that as they walked across the stage accepting their diplomas on Sunday afternoon. The commencement ceremony was brought to order by Mr. Jeff Kirby, […]
May 16th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Critical access hospitals play a vital role in communities like Oskaloosa and its neighbors. Critical access hospitals help provide essential, urgent care services while meeting community health needs in rural communities. That role has put Mahaska Health in a unique position. The leadership at the hospital continues to curate […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Friday evening, the Mahaska County Republican Party hosted a forum that featured questions from a moderator. The forum wasn’t a traditional back and forth between the candidates but instead featured a timed response, with the moderator keeping time. Each candidate was allowed a short period to introduce themselves, and then the […]
May 3rd, 2022 Minneapolis, Minnesota – The students at Oskaloosa High School, specifically in the video production class of Mrs. Gile, have quietly been putting out news content shared within the school but also have been the production team behind the sports broadcast that have gone out on Indians Network. The program has been around […]
May 10th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Like many community events, the annual community bike rodeo returns on Saturday, May 14th, 2022. It will follow the Mahaska County YMCA Healthy Kids Day hosted at Statesmen Community Stadium, beginning at 9 am and going until noon. You can learn more about this event by following this LINK […]
May 10, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Florence Nightingale is recognized as today’s modern nursing founder. She helped found St. Thomas’s Hospital and created the Nightingale Training School for Nurses in 1860 before passing away in 1910. Nightingale is credited with helping to reform healthcare and the quality of the care provided during her life. Mahaska […]
