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William Penn University Students Develop App for AHC – A Rare Genetic Disorder

Pictured: Rob Hammann, Kaung Htet Thar, Carl’Asia Spikes, Chimezie Okeke, Anibal Gonzalez, Jace Lukefahr, and Dr. Stephen Henderson

(Oskaloosa, IA) – Five William Penn University students began Rob Hammann’s System Implementation course as strangers with various levels of experience writing code, but you wouldn’t have known it as they presented their final project at the end of the semester. The students confidently educated the audience on Agile Development techniques utilized in developing a […]

Council Approves The Hiring Of New City Manager

The Oskaloosa Southwest Wastewater Treatment Facility.

Wastewater Treatment Plant Cost Balloons May 4th, 2022 Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met on Monday, May 2nd, 2022, at 6 pm inside the council chambers at Oskaloosa City Hall. After approving the consent agenda, which included selling city-owned properties at 901 E Ave West and 209 North 8th Street. The Council heard […]

Oskaloosa’s Latin Fest This Weekend

The Alley

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 […]

Mahaska County Supervisors Discuss Not Hiring New Deputy Due To Lawsuits

Mahaska County Courthouse

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 […]

William Penn University Students Present Research Papers at Iowa Human Rights Research Conference

Pictured left to right: Jayqwon Bridges, Mackenzie Roberts, Abigail Karr, Dr. Brooke Sherrard, and Ashleigh Denny on April 23 at the Iowa Human Rights Research Conference at Drake University Law School in Des Moines

(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 To Return

Eveland Access Summerfest 2022

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 Hires Amal Eltahir As City Manager

Oskaloosa City Hall

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 Development Awards Celebration Honors Outstanding Achievements

Oskaloosa Main Street recognized Vicky Collette (Center)for the Volunteer of the Year Leadership Award. Vicky serves on the Oskaloosa Main Street Design Committee and spearheaded the Christmas Window StoryWalk®.

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 […]

Southern Iowa Speedway Opens With A Packed Infield

Southern Iowa Speedway

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 […]

Mahaska County Candidates For June 7th, 2022 Primary Election

Control ballots, voting, Election

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 […]

           

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