***An Oskaloosa Police Department Press Release*** On September 29, 2020, at approximately 11:57 pm, members of the Oskaloosa Police Department were dispatched to the 800 block of 8th Ave E in reference to a criminal mischief complaint where a vehicle had been spray-painted approximately an hour prior to the call. Throughout the next morning, more […]
DES MOINES – Home Base Iowa (HBI) will partner with the Iowa Academic Council on Education (ACE) to host the 11th Annual Iowa Statewide Veterans Conference on Oct. 13, 2020. The conference will be held virtually on Zoom from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. This year’s theme is “Our Vision Forward: Engaging all of Iowa” […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Two candidates are running for the Iowa Senate District 40 office. Democrat Lance Roorda and Incumbent Republican Ken Rozenboom are on the ballot for the November 3rd General Election. We sat down with both candidates to get some insight into who they are. The candidate forum between Roorda and Rozenboom will be […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Four candidates are running to be Supervisor in Mahaska County. Those four candidates are broken down into two distinct and separate contests. The election is November 3rd, 2020. The first contest has challenger Democrat Kathryn Kaul-Goodman facing Republican incumbent Mark Groenendyk. The second race has Republican Chuck Webb facing Democrat Lisa Ossian […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board met in regular session on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Superintendent Paula Wright said that publically, they will be doing hybrid learning at the high school for two weeks, but will be evaluating “as this week goes along to see which direction our numbers are going. If our numbers […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Moving into a new town and taking a new job can be very stressful. Add the stress of keeping an aging structure operational while you build a new facility. Adding in a pandemic, and learning how to navigate that, while continuing to move forward made for an extra challenge. Matt Larson and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mahaska County Sheriff Russ Van Renterghem recently sent out a message of thanks to the community for the support after the death of one of his deputies, Brian Rainey. Van Renterghem was thankful for all the people who stepped up in the community, offering assistance, prayers, and kind words for “not […]
A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On Monday, September 7th, 2020, at approximately 7:05 pm, members of the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office and the Mahaska Health Ambulance Service were dispatched to the 2400 block of Highway 92, East of Oskaloosa, in reference to a motorcycle accident. Upon Deputies’ arrival, it was discovered that a […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The United Way of Mahaska County will be hosting their annual Day of Caring on September 11th, 2020. Executive Director Michella Friesen recently spoke with Oskaloosa News about their upcoming community outreach and the start of their annual fundraising drive. “It’s a great day to be giving service back to our communities. […]
Community Rally’s Around Young Accident Victim Oskaloosa, Iowa – You may have seen the lemonade stands, bake sales, and GoFund me page to help the family of Zoe Doty. Zoe is a young lady that was injured in an accident on July 31st at her grandpa’s farm. She was life-flighted from the scene, with her […]
