May 3rd, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Alley, located next to Smokey Row in Oskaloosa, and the Oskaloosa Art Center will be the stage for Latin Fest this Saturday. The event is hosted by Fine Arts and Cultural Events of Mahaska County (F.A.C.E.) and will feature food, music, dance, art, and puppet shows. It all […]
May 5th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met on Monday, May 2nd, 2022. On the agenda was setting a public hearing for May 16th, 2022, for the fiscal year 2022 budget amendment. The hearing will take place beginning at 9 am. The Supervisors approved paying the bills for April and […]
(OSKALOOSA, Iowa)— Two William Penn University students presented original research papers April 23 at the Iowa Human Rights Research Conference at Drake University Law School in Des Moines. Abigail Karr (senior double majoring in Political Science and History with minors in Religion and Technical Communications), from Oskaloosa, Iowa, presented a paper titled “American Disenfranchisement: A […]
Eveland Access Summerfest Saturday, June 4, 2022 1:00 – 8:00 pm Eveland Access Campground 2890 Galeston, Ave., Oskaloosa, IA Mark your calendars for a day of summer fun by the river at the Eveland Access Summerfest on Saturday, June 4, 2022 from 1:00 – 8:00 pm. The Mahaska County Conservation Board and Muse Music Store […]
OSKALOOSA – Oskaloosa will have a new city manager in June after the City Council unanimously appointed Amal Eltahir as City Manager for the city of Oskaloosa. Eltahir was most recently assistant to city manager/capital improvements program manager in Marion, Iowa, where she worked from April 2016. Her background includes a master’s degree in urban […]
Main Street Iowa hosted the annual Main Street Iowa Development Awards celebration at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines on Friday, April 22. The program honored the efforts of those who work tirelessly to revitalize Iowa’s downtowns – the heart and soul of communities across the state. Oskaloosa Main Street recognized […]
By: Jerry Mackey Oskaloosa, Iowa: The 2022 racing season got underway on Wednesday night with a infield packed with race cars. The racing season in Iowa has been plagued by mother nature, and it showed as drivers traveled great distances to get a night of racing in at the Mahaska County monster ½ mile on […]
CANDIDATES FOR JUNE 7, 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION MAHASKA COUNTY *Incumbent UNITED STATES SENATOR Democratic Party Abby Finkenauer Michael Franken Glenn Hurst Republican Party *Chuck Grassley Jim Carlin UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 1 Democratic Party Christina Bohannan Republican Party *Mariannette Miller-Meeks STATE GOVERNOR Democratic Party Deidre DeJear Republican Party *Kim Reynolds SECRETARY OF STATE Democratic Party […]
Legislative District lines in Mahaska County have changed with the redistricting that was recently done following the 2020 census. This is done every ten years and affects both Iowa House and Senate districts throughout the state. New districts in Mahaska County are Senate #19 and #44 and House #37 and #88. Also, Mahaska County is […]
April 24th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – You often hear them rushing through busy streets, emergency lights flashing, and a siren wailing, as Mahaska Health’s paramedics work to get to the latest emergency or medical call. During the pandemic of 2020, paramedics and the rest of the medical community were applauded for their dedication to duty […]
