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Oskaloosa News Recap For March 16th, 2021

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Oskaloosa News Recap For March 12th, 2021

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Local News – Local and State News Local Sports – Local Sports Indians Network Statesmen Sports Network North Mahaska Warhawks Oskaloosa News Links Obituaries Radar and Road Conditions Local Traffic Cameras National and World News Alcatraz Island in California is set to reopen next week after being closed for months because of the COVID pandemic. […]

Oskaloosa News Recap For March 10th, 2021

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Local News – Local and State News Local Sports – Local Sports Indians Network Statesmen Sports Network North Mahaska Warhawks Oskaloosa News Links Obituaries Radar and Road Conditions Local Traffic Cameras National and World News Houston health officials announced earlier this week that the UK coronavirus variant was detected at most city wastewater treatment plants, […]

Oskaloosa News Recap For March 8th, 2021

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Local News – Local and State News Local Sports – Local Sports Indians Network Statesmen Sports Network North Mahaska Warhawks Oskaloosa News Links Obituaries Radar and Road Conditions Local Traffic Cameras National and World News An asteroid as big as the Golden Gate Bridge is expected to soar past Earth on March 21. According to […]

Former Indians Track Stand-Out Earn National Title

National Champions in the 4x800m relay!!! Way to go boys! Talon Munger Carter Huyser Isaiah Wittrock Ben Huftalin. Photo by Justin Munger.

Former Indian Track Stand-Outs Earn National Title Oskaloosa, Iowa – Carter Huyser and Talon Munger, both former Oskaloosa Indians, now compete for the Grand View University Vikings on their track and field team. The pair is half of the 4×800 national championship team in the NAIA. Isaiah Wittrock and Ben Hauftalin were the other runners […]

Sams Becomes All-American At National Wrestling Tournament

Drew Sams and coach Zack Mullins. Photo by Lisa Alderson.

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Former Oskaloosa Indians wrestler and current Graceland Yellowjacket wrestler Drew Sams just finished his fourth trip to the NAIA national tournament at 184 pounds. The road to the national tournament went through Oskaloosa when William Penn University hosted the Heart of America Conference Tournament. One of the mats used was his old […]

After Court Decision Boards Work On Keeping Emergency Dispatching Funded

 Oskaloosa, Iowa – A recent district court judge ruling stated the E-911 Board couldn’t enter into a 28E agreement with the Emergency Management Commission. The two boards are working on a short-term and long-term funding solution to provide 911 services to county residents. The attorneys for the E911 Board and the Mahaska County Emergency […]

CERT Helping Residents Get COVID-19 Vaccine

Josh Stevens helps at the COVID-19 call center inside Penn Central Mall.

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County CERT Team, or Community Emergency Response Team, has been volunteering their time to help individuals schedule their COVID-19 vaccine. Working out of an office inside Penn Central Mall, the group answers a steady stream of calls, looking for help in obtaining their shot. There are at times as many […]

Oskaloosa News Recap For March 5th, 2021

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 Local News – Local and State News Local Sports – Local Sports Indians Network Statesmen Sports Network North Mahaska Warhawks Oskaloosa News Links Obituaries Radar and Road Conditions Local Traffic Cameras National and World News Barbie is celebrating next week’s International Women’s Day with a release of a brand new doll. A likeness of […]

Legislators Answer Questions Heading Into Funnel Week

This deer is seen passing by housing on the southern part of Oskaloosa in May of this year.

 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The area’s delegation to the Iowa Legislator took part in Eggs and Issues on Saturday morning. Those participants included R – Holly Brink and R – Dustin Hite from the Iowa House, and Iowa Senator R – Ken Rozenboom. The forum, customarily held in Smokey Row, has been moved to a […]

               

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