Oskaloosa, Iowa – The State of Iowa has been sharing numbers for COVID-19 cases, and as of Monday, June 15th, 2020, Mahaska County has 108 cases. County-wide, 1,062 individuals have been tested, with 954 of those returning a negative test. Seventy-nine individuals have recovered from the virus. There are 14 deaths in the County from […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Class of 2020 has had one of the craziest experiences to end their high school career, but their ability to adapt may prove to be their strength. Not many students figured it would be the last time they walked the halls of OHS together back in March of 2020, and it […]
Midland, Michigan – The name on the truck and trailer’s side says ‘Professionally Staffed by Volunteers.’ New Sharon Fire and Rescue has helped to organize relief missions for fifteen years now. Their first mission was to Biloxi, Mississippi, after Hurricane Katrina, and since then, they have traveled to New York to help after Superstorm Sandy […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa has hosted a few gatherings of Individuals looking to speak and share their thoughts about racism in America. A peaceful walk around the square in Oskaloosa took place on June 1st, and Oskaloosa Police Chief Ben Boeke shared his thoughts about the George Floyd death and the peace walk that took […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mahaska County hit a milestone of the sort over the weekend, with its 100th reported case of COVID-19 on Sunday. By Monday morning, that number was 101. The State also is reporting that 13 Mahaska County residents have lost their lives to the virus since the outbreak began. Forty cases of COVID-19 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The polls statewide closed at 9 pm on Tuesday evening, with the results coming shortly after. In Mahaska County, there were no contested local races. For Mahaska County Supervisor, Mark Groenendyk was the lone Republican candidate, with no Democratic candidates. Groenendyk had 1817 votes. For Mahaska County Auditor, Sue Brown ran uncontested […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Any time there is a protest right now, people take notice. The majority of these protests are peaceful and look to educate and unify. The word that there was a protest in Oskaloosa reached me in Mid-Michigan on Monday afternoon. Since we couldn’t be there in person, I reached out to Oskaloosa […]
Midland, Michigan – Volunteers from New Sharon, Oskaloosa, and more from around central Iowa made the nine-hour trip to help individuals and families impacted by the breach of the Edenville and Sanford Dams. The waters from the first breach at Edenville crashed into Sanford, helping to cause its failure, and the waters continued down the […]
William Woodrow Norton May 28, 1952 – March 28, 2014 United States Army The flag flying over the bandstand during June is in honor of Bill Norton. Bill was inducted into the Army on October 12, 1972 in Des Moines, Iowa. He served most of his obligation in Germany. He was discharged October 10, 1974. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Since arriving in Iowa and Mahaska County, public health and emergency management have been working to minimize the virus for area residents. The first case in the county was reported on March 25th, 2020, and since then, 94 people in all have become infected. Of those individuals, 26 have recovered, while 10 […]
