February 23rd, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, February 22nd, at 9 am in the 3rd-floor conference room of the courthouse. Mahaska County Chair Mark Groenendyk was absent from the meeting, so Vice-Chair Steve Wanders then presided. The first motion was to go into a public hearing for […]
The Mahaska County Master Gardeners recently elevated intern Cindy Stewart to certification as a Iowa Master Gardener. She took Master Gardener training in 2020 and recently completed the volunteer requirement and was presented with certificate and permanent name badge. Iowa Master Gardener is a job title, describing a volunteer who has been trained to educate […]
February 23rd, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Historical Society held its annual meeting this week. Members had an opportunity to review the budget and hear about the latest projects underway. The group also had an opportunity to hear from Rod Perry of the Eddyville Historical Museum and was considered the project manager for […]
February 20th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The KIIC Party Box was playing tunes and sharing information on its big screen while a mass of volunteers helped to bag up and deliver meals to cars. The line snaked its way through the Mahaska Health parking lot south of the Hospice Serenity House. Helping that facility help […]
February 18th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The news that Iowa Senator Ken Rozenboom from District 40 would run in new Iowa Senate District 19 caught many by surprise. Rozenboom had earlier in the year indicated that he would retire. Rozenboom says he still feels compelled to help represent people he’s known and built relationships with […]
February 19th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – A group of Oskaloosa students have done something no other team has done before them, earned a trip to State Tournament. Trey Van Wyk earned his way to State along with the team, having bowled a perfect 300 game at Districts to set the tone. He ended up with […]
February 15, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – There has been an air of excitement around the William Penn campus in recent years, and it shows in the energy being displayed by its staff and the students. Earlier this year, Oskaloosa News and many community members toured the newly updated Penn Activity Center or PAC facilities. In […]
by Rachel Brown The Oskaloosa Boys Swim Team competed in their final meet of the season this past Saturday at Linn Mar in Cedar Rapids. This is what the boys have been working towards all season and their hard work definitely showed in how they swam and competed. I saw a lot of the boys […]
February 11th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in a special session on Friday morning, where they discussed the final draft of a Request for Proposal or RFP. The RFP would be used by internet providers to utilize in the bidding process for making internet available to Mahaska County citizens […]
February 10, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The room for the Oskaloosa School Board was filled with parents, community members and teachers on Tuesday evening. They were joined by many who watched the live stream. The attention was around a proposed curriculum for the Oskaloosa Elementary School, ‘Wit and Wisdom.’ The proposed materials had gotten the […]
