Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session on July 1, 2019. In reports from the City staff, City Manager Michael Schrock announced that the Iowa Department of Transportation will start a “Mill and Fill” project along Highway 92 through Oskaloosa. The project will begin at the intersection of Highway 92 and […]
***Updated with Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release – July 2, 2019 On Saturday, June zs”, 2019, at approximately 10:45 pm, the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Des Moines River, near Lanphier’s Landing boat ramp, regarding a 2-year-old child who had been injured in a boating accident. It was reported that the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Captain Hook visited the Oskaloosa Farmers Market on Saturday morning, but he found out that bullying isn’t okay. Brant Bollman has lead a class of young people in crafting their puppets during this past week at the Oskaloosa Art Center. Their work culminated at the puppet show on Saturday morning, where the […]
Waukee, IA, June 27, 2019 — The Iowa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance announced the 2018-2019 award recipients at its annual convention, which was held at Waukee High School in Waukee, June 25-28. The award ceremony took place on the evening of June 27 at Principal Park in Des Moines, IA. This […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Kiwanis Club received a check this week in the amount of $40,689.00. That money is the seed money to help make a new playground at Edmundson Park. That money came from the now dissolved Oskaloosa Community Development and Spiral for the Foundation. The Kiwanis Club received the check this week […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It happens every four years, the country listens to the candidates seeking to become the President of the United States. For Republicans, President Donald Trump has little opposition, except for former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, who has said he will challenge Trump for the Republican nomination for 2020. As of June 2019, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Little kids and parents alike filled up the third-floor conference room to take in a magic show by Mikayla Oz. Oz got the bug to do magic at the age of four when a magician was performing at a public library in Des Moines. “I thought it was the coolest thing in […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Concert on the Square became a concert in the mall, as the weather threatened to wreck the return of the popular downtown event. Penn Central Mall threw open their doors and invited Concert in the Square to join them on Saturday evening, as it returned to Oskaloosa after taking a year […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The official grand opening of the Mahaska County Environmental Learning Center was just two weeks ago, but it caught the attention of Congressman Dave Loebsack. The new facility replaces Russell Wildlife as the main facility for the department. Russell Wildlife was built back in 1986, and at the time was state of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met on June 17th at 3:00 pm in the 3rd-floor conference room. The Board approved the replacement of the air conditioning unit that serves the Mahaska County Jail. Payment of the new system is planned to fall onto the next fiscal year budget which begins on […]
