August 21st, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – As the new school year approaches, there will be a new face in the halls at the Oskaloosa School District. Logan Nord has been in training to become the new school resource officer after Gary Kutcher retired last week. Nord is familiar with the District, as he graduated from […]
August 20th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s a busy time for the United Way of Mahaska County staff. They recently completed giving out approximately 500 backpacks filled with needed supplies for students in the county. The next big project for them is the annual Day of Caring which will take place on September 8th, 2022. […]
Andrew Kim was born in Korea, raised, and educated in the USA. He, and his wife own and operate Thingumajig Theatre in West Yorkshire, England. Mr. Kim has created and performed puppet and mask plays, parades, and events for over 30 years. He began his career working for In the Heart of the Beast Puppet […]
August 19th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Iowa Public Information Board (IPIB) recently ruled that a complaint filed by Nicholas Ryan was dismissed as legally insufficient under Iowa Code section 23.8(2) and Iowa Administrative Rule 497-2.1(2)(b). Nicholas Ryan filed a formal complaint on July 6th, 2022, alleging that the South Central Regional Airport Agency or […]
August 16, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in a regular session on Monday evening. Besides the normal alley vacations for various property owners, the Council considered the site plan for a new Domino’s pizza establishment along A Avenue near Penn Central Mall. The building is a proposed 2000-square-foot building located on […]
August 16th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Monday morning. The Board worked through a couple of different tax credits. One of those properties was in Oskaloosa, while the other was in Barnes City. Both were disallowed. The Board also approved two deputy medical examiners for […]
August 13th, 2022 by Ken Allsup Oskaloosa, Iowa – It all started with a phone call from a strange number, but the voice on the other end was familiar. It took a moment, but that familiar voice came from a former William Penn Student I had gotten to know nearly a decade ago, Roy Aguillon. […]
by Bill Wright KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 13, 2022) – Donny Schatz made a late charge to record his eleventh Knoxville Nationals championship Saturday night at the Knoxville Raceway. The Fargo, North Dakota native recently lost his father Danny, so the $175,000 triumph was an emotional one to say the least. The winning ride came aboard […]
August 13th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The halls at Oskaloosa Community School will have a new school resource officer, as Officer Gary Kutcher will be hanging it up after 33 years of service to Oskaloosa and the school district. Kutcher graduated from Keokuk in 1985 and then joined the military and served in the military […]
August 11th, 2022 Mahaska County, Iowa – A recent bond referendum was voted on and approved to provide funding for the modernization and expansion of Indian Hills Community College. Indian Hills President Matt Thompson recently sat down with Oskaloosa News to update how the money is being spent and the progress underway on those upgrades. […]
