May 22nd, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The COVID pandemic played a major role in the majority of their time at Oskaloosa High School. Still, there was little to remind them of that as they walked across the stage accepting their diplomas on Sunday afternoon. The commencement ceremony was brought to order by Mr. Jeff Kirby, […]
OSKALOOSA, IOWA – May 09, 2022 – Mahaska Chamber & Development and Mahaska County have been honored with a BEST of Iowa Excellence Awards for their efforts in gathering information and data about current business trends in Iowa. Business Expansion and Strategic Trends (BEST) of Iowa is a unique collaboration of local economic development groups […]
May 16th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Critical access hospitals play a vital role in communities like Oskaloosa and its neighbors. Critical access hospitals help provide essential, urgent care services while meeting community health needs in rural communities. That role has put Mahaska Health in a unique position. The leadership at the hospital continues to curate […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Friday evening, the Mahaska County Republican Party hosted a forum that featured questions from a moderator. The forum wasn’t a traditional back and forth between the candidates but instead featured a timed response, with the moderator keeping time. Each candidate was allowed a short period to introduce themselves, and then the […]
The Mahaska Chamber & Development Group is partnering with Iowa Workforce Development and Iowa Economic Development Authority to complete a Laborshed employment study for the Oskaloosa area. This study will geographically define which communities contribute to Oskaloosa’s workforce, regardless of political boundaries. This defined area is called a labor shed area and is based upon […]
OSKALOOSA – The Book Vault will host a special celebration on Thursday, May 26 at 6 p.m. to unveil its Historical Building Marker at 105 South Market Street. The public is invited to attend. “This will be the final historical marker to be installed as part of a 10-building project that started in 2017 and […]
An Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation Press Release May 12, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Today, officers with Oskaloosa Police Department and agents with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) arrested Dustin Flaherty, 41, and Sara Flaherty, 40, at the Oskaloosa home. The arrests come after the Oskaloosa Police Department and the DCI conducted a […]
May 3rd, 2022 Minneapolis, Minnesota – The students at Oskaloosa High School, specifically in the video production class of Mrs. Gile, have quietly been putting out news content shared within the school but also have been the production team behind the sports broadcast that have gone out on Indians Network. The program has been around […]
May 10th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Like many community events, the annual community bike rodeo returns on Saturday, May 14th, 2022. It will follow the Mahaska County YMCA Healthy Kids Day hosted at Statesmen Community Stadium, beginning at 9 am and going until noon. You can learn more about this event by following this LINK […]
May 10, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – Florence Nightingale is recognized as today’s modern nursing founder. She helped found St. Thomas’s Hospital and created the Nightingale Training School for Nurses in 1860 before passing away in 1910. Nightingale is credited with helping to reform healthcare and the quality of the care provided during her life. Mahaska […]
