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Kyle Larson Cashes $21,000 in Non-Stop Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge!

Kyle Larson celebrates his win at the Front Row Challenge in Oskaloosa Monday (Paul Arch Photo)

Adam Gullion Wins IMCA Racesaver Feature by Bill Wright Oskaloosa, IA, Monday, August 8, 2022 – Kyle Larson roared to his third career win at the Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge Presented by the Rayce Rudeen Foundation and Country Builders Construction Monday night at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. The Elk Grove, California native […]

WPU Athletic Events Provide 1M Dollars in Local Economic Impact in 2021-2022

Penn Hall on the campus of William Penn University celebrated 100 years of serving the students during Homecoming 2017.

Oskaloosa–William Penn University Athletics continues to provide a major economic impact to the Oskaloosa community as it returns to normalcy after the pandemic. Back to capacity crowds, WPU hosted well over 100 athletic competitions during the 2021-2022 academic year and those events accounted for an estimated economic impact of $1,007,500 for the Oskaloosa community. The […]

Improve Monarch Habitat with Helpful Resources

A Monarch butterfly waits for it's wings to dry out before taking flight.

You don’t need to own a farm to help these essential pollinators AMES, Iowa – Farmers, gardeners and anyone interested in helping monarchs thrive can get involved with resources provided by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. At this year’s Farm Progress Show, specialists from Iowa State University and USDA will discuss recent efforts to […]

Sand Takes Questions From The Public At Recent Stop

Iowa Auditor Rob Sand speaks with individuals at a recent stop in Oskaloosa.

August 5th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The sound of the square on Thursday morning was a mix of music from the bandstand, traffic, a lawnmower, and a side grinder as it removed grout from a nearby building. There was another sound as well, that of Iowa’s State Auditor Rob Sand as he spent an hour […]

Run In The Sun Continues To Showcase The Importance Of Hospice Serenity House

Run in the Sun 2022

August 6th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The 2022 version of the ‘Run in the Sun’ drew attention to the importance of the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House. The facility opened its doors to the community in July of 2010 and has since served the needs of 950 families. The event is now in its 11th […]

Road Diet To Get Underway In Oskaloosa

Road Diet Plan - Oskaloosa

August 5th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – In January of 2021, the Oskaloosa City Council put forward a resolution for an agreement for engineering services with McClure Engineering Company for A Avenue and Market Street Safety Improvements. The measure passed through the consent agenda by the City Council in September of 2021 and has been gearing […]

Mahaska Health Leadership Talks About The Financial Future Of The Hospital

Mahaska Health (submitted photo)

July 30, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The pandemic was tough on many bottom lines of businesses and institutions. Mahaska Health was no different, but the leadership team at the hospital says that the future is bright. Oskaloosa News recently sat down with Chief Medical Officer Tim Breon, Chief Financial Officer Daris Rosencrance, Chief Executive Officer […]

Musical and Agricultural Heritage of Oskaloosa Celebrated at 35th Annual Sweet Corn Serenade

A long line for sweet corn stretched on down the block during Thursday nights Sweet Corn Serenade.

An Oskaloosa Main Street Press Release (Oskaloosa, Iowa) – The 35th Annual Sweet Corn Serenade was held on Thursday, July 28 in downtown Oskaloosa. This year’s event included 42 craft + product vendors in the park, 8 food vendors, 1000 hamburgers, 2400 ears of corn, and so much more! “Sweet Corn Serenade is a long-standing […]

Rural Wapello County Man Succumbs To Injuries

Mahaska County Sheriff's Department

A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On Friday, July 29th, 2022, at approximately 10:40 am, members of the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office and the Mahaska Health Ambulance Service were dispatched to a farm pasture located in the 3300 block of James Trail, in rural Mahaska County. This call was in reference to a possible […]

Season Champions Crowned At SIS

Logan Alexander rode out a nasty flip that saw his sprinter come to rest on the street adjacent to turn one of the Speedway. photo by Carroll Hoover

by Jerry Mackey Oskaloosa, Iowa: Wednesday, July 27th the point season came to an end for the five classes of race cars that compete at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. Perfect weather greeted the fans for an action packed night of racing that saw the final checkered flag wave at 10 pm. The final […]

           

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