Oskaloosa Elks Lodge #340 recently donated $400 to Camp Sunnyside to help with camp scholarships, sunscreen and insect repellant. Located at the Easterseals Iowa in Des Moines, Camp Sunnyside is an all-inclusive camp for people diagnosed with disabilities. Easterseals Iowa mission is to provide exceptional services to ensure that all people with disabilities or special […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – At the Oskaloosa VFW, veterans from around Oskaloosa gathered for a ceremony designed to honor the United States Flag. The flag should be destroyed in a clean flame when the flag becomes unserviceable, says Mahaska County veteran Joe Durian. “We don’t want these flags drug through the dirt, thrown in the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Former Oskaloosa Mayor Tom Rielly was the master of the ceremony this past week as the Carnegie Library in Oskaloosa was recognized on the Historic Building Marker program. Also of significance was the dedication of the Kim (Gigi) Blackwell Memorial Makerspace. The maker space is where the young people of Oskaloosa […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds was in Oskaloosa on Thursday afternoon. MidWestOne Bank hosted the gathering of local business leaders and Oskaloosa Main Street leaders. Oskaloosa Main Street Director Jessica Reuter then lead a tour of downtown Oskaloosa, highlighting the work being done to preserve the downtown buildings and bring more downtown living […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Art on the Square, like many other summertime activities in Oskaloosa, are making their return this year. One of the new facets to the annual art festival was the emerging artist tent that allowed new artists an opportunity to showcase and sell their work while sharing the overhead costs associated with becoming […]
Montezuma, Iowa – There’s an uneasiness in Montezuma about the disappearance of one of their own. 11-year-old Xavior Harrelson was last seen “on or about May 27th” in Montezuma. Summer vacation in a small town means neighborhoods normally come to life, but without knowing if there is a danger to others yet, the community […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Along the banks of the Des Moines River this past weekend, campers and members of the public enjoyed a festival that brought food, music, and fun together to help kick off the summer season. Ashley Flaherty with The Muse Music Store recently spoke with Oskaloosa News about how the event went and […]
A Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office Press Release June 9th, 2021 – Montezuma Iowa – A reward fund has been established for information in the disappearance of 11-year-old Xavior Harrelson. Local businesses and private citizens have donated money to the fund in the hope that a reward may produce information that leads to the resolution of […]
A Cargill and HELM press release New joint venture unveils QIRA, a bio-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO) that saves up to 93 percent of greenhouse gas emissions compared to the use of conventional BDO Wayzata, MN and Hamburg, Germany (June 8, 2021) — Cargill and HELM are entering into a joint venture, Qore, to help leading brands […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On a summer afternoon in Iowa, it’s not uncommon to find many folks out enjoying some fishing. This weekend was a free fishing weekend in Iowa, and the Central United Methodist Church in Oskaloosa held their annual fishing derby at Edmundson Pond on Sunday afternoon. Karen Adams and Steve DeJong helped […]
