Sully, Iowa – There were 17 departments in Sully, Iowa, on Saturday, August 21st, 2021, as the Key Co-op controlled burn of some no longer needed buildings took place. Sully Fire Chief Mike Vander Molen said that 124 people signed in to help. Besides the 17 fire departments, which included New Sharon and Barnes City, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The grounds surrounding the new Environmental Learning Center at Caldwell Park will be offering disk golf starting with an opening tournament this weekend. T.J. Brom and the others from the Oskaloosa Disc Golf group have been busy putting the finishing touches on a new 18 hole course at Caldwell Park. Brom told […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The grounds surrounding the new Environmental Learning Center at Caldwell Park will be offering disk golf starting with an opening tournament this weekend. T.J. Brom and the others from the Oskaloosa Disc Golf group have been busy putting the finishing touches on a new 18 hole course at Caldwell Park. Brom told […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The second politician to make their way to Oskaloosa this past week was Iowa Auditor Rob Sand. Sand is the Auditor for the State of Iowa and one of the few Democrats to hold top-level positions within the State Government. Sand took office in January of 2019. During the pandemic, he hosted […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The United Way of Mahaska County will be hosting their annual ‘Day of Caring’ on September 9th, 2021. The event is an organized way for volunteers to tackle needed projects around the county in a single day. Those projects have varied from painting buildings to washing windows. United Way of Mahaska County […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley was in Oskaloosa this past week, where he hosted a question and answer session with community members. Smokey Row Coffee has played host to many politicians over the years, and the venue played host to Iowa’s senior statesmen. Grassley faced questions and comments on supply and potential […]
Eddyville, Iowa – Emergency crews from three counties responded to the Ajinomoto facility on the west side of the Des Moines River near Eddyville. Initial reports of the incident started coming in around 8:30 in the evening of August 25th. Emergency responders quickly set up operations at the BP gas station a mile east […]
(OSKALOOSA, Iowa)— William Penn University teamed up with Astarox Productions for their first project since coming to Oskaloosa in late 2020. Astarox Productions is led by Max Leonida, celebrated film director and Film Artist in Residence at WPU and Paola Cipollina, an international entrepreneur. Their Italian production company completed projects for numerous high profile European […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – As they say, there was a commotion in town on Saturday afternoon as emergency vehicles made their way across Oskaloosa. Members of the Oskaloosa Police Department, Fire Department, Mahaska Health Emergency Services, and the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office escorted Bentley DeGeest to a special birthday party in his honor. Bentley had […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mahaska County Veterans Affairs Director Curt Grandia has been hard at work helping veterans receive the benefits they are entitled to receive. He’s been in that position for about four years. During that time, he’s helped grow the benefits for Mahaska County Veterans, going from 8 million dollars to about 12 million […]
