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Eddyville Raceway Park Hosting Family Nights This Weekend

Funny Car Chaos 2022 (Coupon)

This Friday night and Saturday, July 29th and 30th, Eddyville Raceway Park is hosting a family night special at their headline event Funny Car Chaos. Discounted rates of $40 for two parents plus all children in the car are available by simply presenting the supplied coupon at the gate upon arrival! The coupon can be […]

INTERIM DIRECTOR OF TEACHING AND LEARNING BEGINS IN AUGUST

Johanna Cooper

An Oskaloosa Community School District Press Release July 21, 2022 OSKALOOSA, IOWA — Oskaloosa Community Schools will have a new curriculum leader this fall as Johanna Cooper is appointed the Interim Director of Teaching and Learning. This position replaces the curriculum director position held by Angie Hanson with a title change to encompass expanded responsibilities. […]

Life Jacket Saves Boaters Life

Mahaska County Sheriff's Department

A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at approximately 7:00 pm, members of the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the Des Moines River located in the southwest part of the county. It was reported that a capsized canoe, along with personal items, were seen floating down river. Rescue […]

Supervisors Approve Abatement Plan

Mahaska County Courthouse

July 20th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met Monday at 9:00 am in the 3rd-floor conference room of the Mahaska County Courthouse. The Board approved a tax abatement for parcel #1014477026. The parcel has been abated, and the fees attached to the property because of the abatement make the property […]

Council Discusses Rental Inspection And Housing Study

Oskaloosa City Hall

July 20th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met inside the city hall council chambers at 6:00 pm, July 18th, 2022. During the public comment portion of the meeting, a landlord, Scott VerSteegh, spoke about the inspection process landlords go through to have their properties certified by the city of Oskaloosa. “First, I’d […]

Local/Urban Prairie Field Day to Be Held

Bee on a dandelion flower. (file photo)

Mahaska County office of Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) along with the Mahaska County Master Gardeners will host an Local/Urban Prairie Field Day Tuesday, August 23, beginning at 6 pm at the Oskaloosa Elementary. Other stops for the field day include Watson planting at William Penn and the NRCS -Oskaloosa Service Center. The event is […]

Van Utrecht Named Fair Queen

Lexi Van Utrecht

OSKALOOSA – Lexi Van Utrecht, a 2022 graduate of North Mahaska High School, is wearing a new crown. The 2021 North Mahaska homecoming queen is this year’s Southern Iowa Fair Queen. Van Utrecht was crowned at a ceremony Monday night to open the fair. Van Utrecht is the daughter of Mike and Julie Van Utrecht […]

The 2022 Version Of The Southern Iowa Fair Will Have Something For Most Everyone

A scene from the Southern Iowa Fair 2020.

July 16th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – A historic fair that will have many things to do for nearly everyone is what the Southern Iowa Fair will provide during the next week. As we’ve highlighted in the past, the Southern Iowa Fair was home to the Iowa State Fair in 1858 and 1859. The Southern Iowa […]

New Interactive TVs And Potential Communications Plan Part Of Recent School Board Meeting

Oskaloosa Community School Board

July 14th, 2022 The Oskaloosa School Board met Tuesday evening with new superintendent Mike Fisher. Sherry Barnhardt presented bids for interactive TVs. A bid from CDW for the TVs came in at $341,548.71 for the 145 units spread around the district. The units will then be installed by district maintenance and technology staff. The motion […]

Business & Industry Forum on Potential Rail & Transload Facility

Locomotive crossing an Oskaloosa intersection. (file photo)

***Event has been cancelled*** The Mahaska Chamber & Development Group, in partnership with the City of Oskaloosa and Mahaska County continue to investigate critical infrastructure in and around the Oskaloosa Innovation Park. We would like to invite any businesses and/or industries to a forum to discuss the potential transload facility being investigated near the existing […]

           

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