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The Southern Iowa Fair Wraps Up For 2021

The Queen and her Court at the Southern Iowa Fair & Exposition Monday night. Trisha Van Donselaar was crowd as Queen for 2021.

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Southern Iowa Fair hosted 4H and FFA participants from all around Mahaska County this past week. Vendors of all types were there to take part as well. You could check out the latest in farm technology to learning more from political parties to getting your much-needed fair food. Sunday afternoon was […]

WPU Earns USMC/AVCA Academic Honor

William Penn University Athletics

Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s volleyball team collected some additional hardware from last season as it received a United State Marine Corps/American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award Monday. A total of 1,275 programs from the collegiate and high school ranks earned the accolade, including an all-time record 71 from within the NAIA. To be eligible […]

One Killed In Afternoon Crash On Highway 63

Mahaska County Sheriff's Department

Oskaloosa, Iowa – An Indiana man was killed on Friday afternoon in a traffic collision on Highway 63 at the intersection with 310th Street in Mahaska County. According to an accident report by the Iowa State Patrol, a garbage truck driven by 24-year-old Michael Blom of Rose Hill was eastbound on 310th Street, while the […]

A Bake Sale Makes Back To School A Little More Enjoyable

Danielle Scott and Ashley Sickles

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Just outside the Bridal Dreams store in downtown Oskaloosa Thursday evening, what appears to be your typical bake sale was taking place. There were rice crispy bars, cupcakes, cookies, and all the varieties generally found at such a sale. The sale is anything but typical, as it’s grown over the years, but […]

Christmas In July A Success In Community Spirit

A view of center court at Penn Central Mall during Christmas in July and the vendor show.

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Main Street was all set to enjoy a Saturday in the park for Christmas in July, but Mother Nature had other plans and drove the party indoors to the Penn Central Mall. Jessica Reuter, Oskaloosa Main Street Director, explained that the decision to move indoors wasn’t taken lightly. Still, with […]

OHS Softball 4A Regional Final

Oskaloosa Indians

Oskaloosa Softball Wins Big In 10

Oskaloosa Indians



Mahaska County Secondary Roads With Multiple Projects For The Summer

Mahaska County

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Summertime often means that drivers are facing delays and detours due to road construction. Mahaska County is no different, as the county’s secondary road department has a detour in place for T38 leading into Taintor. Mahaska County Supervisor Mark Groenendyk and Mahaska County Engineer Andy McGuire spoke with Oskaloosa News about those […]

New Sharon Disaster Team And Mahaska County CERT Team Up To Help In Eldon

Volunteers help clean up the basement of Eldon City Hall this past week after floodwater damaged the structure.

Eldon, Iowa – The New Sharon Fire Department has had a group of volunteers who have traveled the United States helping others during natural disasters. They have also helped those close to home, such as Marshalltown, Pella, and now Eldon. The group from Mahaska County CERT has also been there to help their community and […]

Country Church Destroyed By Fire Overnight

Fire crews extinguished what remains of the Wymore Church on Monday morning.

Rural Mahaska County – The old church building at Wymore, was destroyed by fire Monday morning. Fire crews were dispatched before 4 am, to the 2100 block of Teller Avenue, but when deputies from the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office arrived on the scene, the building was on the ground, having been consumed by the fire. […]

                 

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