April 17th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa Main Street is a storied institution in Iowa, one of the first in Iowa. Amy Brainard is the new director for the Main Street Program in Oskaloosa after being involved with the 4H program in Mahaska County for the past decade. Brainard sees the opportunity to help lead […]
April 17th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s been a part of the conversation around Iowa and the nation over the past year, hiring and retaining individuals at places of employment. Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.3 percent in March of 2022, down from 3.5 percent in February which was down from January 2022. At the […]
April 5th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met regularly on Monday morning. After an update on HIPAA compliance for the county, the Board accepted two payroll changes for the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office, including the retirement of jail administrator Larry Septer. Also approved was a contract between the Mahaska County […]
April 5, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session on Monday evening, where it worked through several projects to begin in 2022. Before the meeting, community members had an opportunity to address the Council. Randall Brostrom of Oskaloosa took the opportunity to provide council members with information he had researched […]
April 4, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa Prom 2022 theme is Midnight Masquerade for OHS juniors, seniors, and guests. Prom will be held at Debbie’s Celebration Barn on Saturday, April 9, 2022. The promenade will be at 5:30 p.m. at the Oskaloosa High School large gym. Prom attendants will park in the south lot and […]
by Ken Allsup March 31st, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – In the middle part of March, Ukrainian artist Iryna Vyshnevska, known as IraVish, was in Oskaloosa sharing her works of art outside of Envision Art Gallery inside of Penn Central Mall. IraVish is a resident of Odesa, Ukraine, and has been unable to return since the […]
March 31st, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Bird photography enthusiast Diane Crookham-Johnson found a great way to relax and unwind one day as she began to focus her lens on a group of bald eagles. Diane had already spent many years behind the lens. She picked up a camera as a child, eventually photographing her children […]
March 28th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska Chamber and Development Group hosted their final Eggs and Issues of the 2022 season on Saturday. Once again, Smokey Row was the host facility, and Midwest One provided the coffee for the occasion. Eggs and Issues has been a standard in Southern Iowa, allowing policymakers and […]
March 28th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met at 9 am Monday to hold a public hearing on the 2022/2023 Fiscal Year Budget. Supervisors Mark Groendyk and Steve Wanders were present, while Chuck Webb wasn’t in attendance. The Supervisors then made the call for public comment on the proposed budget. […]
PELLA—Central College sophomore right fielder Franie Burnett (Ankeny, Centennial HS) was named the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s Division III softball player of the week. Burnett is the first Central player to receive the NFCA honor since Kiley Lythberg was tabbed March 23, 2011. Burnett was earlier named the American Rivers Female Athlete of the Week. […]
