Oskaloosa, Iowa – A small agenda for the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors, as they continued their discussion on what may potentially be the future for LOST (Local Option Sales Tax) funds that go to the county. The Supervisors appointed Willie Van Weelden to represent the Board on the committee that is exploring the needs […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Thursday evening, the Mahaska County Emergency Management (EMA) Commission and E911 Board met to vote on a 28E agreement that would see Mahaska County Emergency Management take on the responsibility of managing emergency communications for the county. The E911 Board since it’s inception in the early 1990’s hired and managed the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Congressman Dave Loebsack was once again in Oskaloosa this past week in an effort to push forward legislation in education. Loebsack visited Oskaloosa High School and talked about the Restructuring Underutilized Resources for Advancing Learning (RURAL) Act. The point of the legislation would be to help financially challenged schools receive the same […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Time has a way of sneaking up on not just people, but also equipment. At the Oskaloosa Community Stadium, time had been the scoreboard’s worst enemy over the past 5 years. With much of the display no longer functioning, funds were made available by area businesses and groups to help once again […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Native plants. What purpose do those plants serve to modern day gardening and the environment? This past week at the Iowa State Extension office, Hannah Howard, Southeast Iowa Field Coordinator for Trees Forever talked about why those plants are important to a healthy environment and how those native plants help to maintain […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – There are some tough decisions being made by the Oskaloosa City Council and city administrators. The problem became apparent when the bids for the new firestation and renovations to the current firestation started to roll in, and they were nearly 33% over budget, leaving a nearly 1 million dollar shortfall. At a […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa — On the unassuming stage area inside Smokey Row Coffee House, on the west side of the Oskaloosa square, candidates seeking the most powerful office in the United States take that small step up. That single step onto an unassuming stage, underneath the old Rivola Theater marquee is an important step for area […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s never easy to start a new event. Often times it’s not until the third year that you get an idea of how well the event is really received. On Saturday, Mahaska County Recreation Foundation (MCRF) hosted their first annual Fall Fest at the 5-plex located within the Lacey Complex. “It’s crazy […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – All paws lined up and were ready to go Saturday morning for the 4th annual Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter K-9 and Dog Walk. “This is the second real one,” jokes Lindsey Sime, Executive Director at Stephen Memorial. The other two 5k events were washed out due to rain. On Saturday, there was […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Helping those who make decisions better understand what it takes to keep businesses open and American workers employed is a goal at Clow Valve Company in Oskaloosa. The company regularly opens its doors to Congressmen, Senators, and candidates for office, as well as other decision makers, in an effort to help keep […]
