October 31, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Listening to the scanner radio in Mahaska County, you often heard first responders call for animal control. That person, more often than not, was Terry Gott. Gott, who says the strangest animal he has chased was a goat, shared that story and more with friends at a reception at […]
October 31, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Reviewing his materials to ensure he provided the most up-to-date information on the flu shot, Arthur Zacharjasz, ARNP-BC with Mahaska Health, made his final notes before talking with us at Oskaloosa News. In a year filled with conversation about the COVID-19 vaccine, the flu shot hasn’t gotten the headlines […]
by Brian Jacobsen The morning of October 27th was dark, cool and misting for the somber trip to NE Iowa to honor an Iowa State Trooper killed in the line of duty. I was honored to represent Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office at Trooper Ted Benda’s funeral. I never met Trooper Benda, but felt a compelling […]
October 28th, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The ribbon was officially cut on the rebuilt McDonalds restaurant on Wednesday by owner Cara Van Steenis. Members from the Mahaska Chamber Diplomats and many others from within the community were on hand for the cutting and soft opening of the new facility. Van Steenis talked about her career […]
October 27th, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Tuesday evening, the Oskaloosa Volleyball Team secured their first trip to the state tournament since the 2006 season. Oskaloosa had a bye round to open the regional play, beating Fairfield for the chance to face the Dutch again. The sixth-ranked Indians, with 31 wins and 4 losses, […]
October 26th, 2021 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Looking to expand services to their patients, Mahaska Health recently opened up a new OB Pod or wing at the facility to help provide more capacity to patients. The new OB Pod is located in the former birthing center at Mahaska Health and features four doctors that provide […]
The candidates for the City of Oskaloosa shared their thoughts on a wide variety of subjects Wednesday, October 20th, 2021, during a candidate forum hosted by Oskaloosa News. The hour-and-a-half-long forum took place in the center court of Penn Central Mall. You can catch up on our one-on-one interviews with the candidates HERE – http://oskynews.org/oskaloosa-council-candidates-share-their-thoughts/
Most of the candidates for the Oskaloosa School Board shared their thoughts on a wide variety of subjects Tuesday, October 19th, 2021, during a candidate forum hosted by Oskaloosa News. The two-hour forum is published below. You can catch up with our one-on-one interviews with the candidates HERE – http://oskynews.org/oskaloosa-school-board-candidates-share-why-they-are-running/
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa News spent a significant portion of the past week speaking with the candidates seeking a seat on the Oskaloosa School Board and the Oskaloosa City Council. The conversation with the city council candidates wasn’t as formal as the school board candidates and may vary from candidate to candidate in the following […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa News spent a great portion of the past week speaking with the candidates seeking a seat on the Oskaloosa School Board. We asked all candidates the same questions, and we share their answers here. Our Candidate Forum will be in the center court of Penn Central Mall on Tuesday, October 19th, […]
