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Little Hawkeye All-Conference Baseball Players Named The Little Hawkeye Conference released their All-Conference List this past week. Rian Yates was named First Team All-Conference Pitcher Colton Butler was named First Team All-Conference Infielder Tyler Miller was named First Team All-Conference Outfielder Noah Van Veldhuizen was named First Team All-Conference Utility Wyatt Krier was named 2nd […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Sweet Corn Serenade is one of the most popular summertime events held on the Oskaloosa Square every year. The annual event starts the day off with vendors on the square, while a host of volunteers gather around the 255 dozen ears of corn, prepping them to be roasted and served to hundreds […]
Jul 26 2019 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Southern Iowa Fair has wrapped up for 2019, and Erica Antolik with the Southern Iowa Fair said they’ve had a great week. Antolik said one of the highlights was the Caleb Hammond Memorial Race on Tuesday night. The race was a way to honor and keep the memory of Caleb Hammond […]
Jul 21 2019 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – Steve Bullock is the Democratic governor of Montana and is running for President. He stopped by Smokey Row Coffee in Oskaloosa on Friday to introduce himself and talk about the issues important to him. Approximately 30 people filed into the back room at the coffee shop, interested in meeting the Democrat governor […]
Jul 21 2019 | Posted in
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Fremont, Iowa – The wind howled down the eastern side of Mahaska County on Saturday evening. It left a trail of destruction beginning in New Sharon, making its way through Keomah Village. The storm picked up steam as it worked south, lashing out on Fremont as it left the County. Mahaska County Emergency Manager Jamey […]
Jul 21 2019 | Posted in
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Mahaska County, Iowa – A strong line of thunderstorms pushed through Mahaska County on Saturday evening, causing people to seek shelter at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds just after 6 pm. This was the second year in a row the KIIC Wing Ding Fling Thing and main concert for the Southern Iowa Fair was impacted by […]
Jul 21 2019 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board met in session on July 16, 2019, at 6 pm. The Board approved the hiring of Megan Baker as Oskaloosa Middle School Special Education and Dustin Harbour as Oskaloosa Elementary School 4th Grade Teacher. Also approved was the hiring of Anna Schaefer as Color Guard Coach and Kelly […]
Jul 18 2019 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Monday, July 15, 2019. The Board approved a loan agreement and issuance of Fire Station Bonds in the amount of $355,000.00 for the construction of a fire station for Cedar Township. During the previous July 1, 2019 meeting, the Board had […]
Jul 17 2019 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session on Monday evening, July 15, 2019, inside the council chambers at City Hall. The first order of business for the Council was four resolutions levying special assessments against property owners for items such as snow removal, and three for nuisance abatements. Kelly Schultz spoke […]
Jul 17 2019 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – How big is the solar system? That question and more had led Oskaloosa’s Joe Crookham to build a project at the Lacey Complex that will hopefully help people understand that the Earth is “The Only Ride We’ve Got”, and to help them better appreciate it. “It’s a project I’ve been thinking about, […]
Jul 14 2019 | Posted in
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