Category archives for: Local News

Worst is coming, governor, hospital officials warn in plea to Iowans to take COVID-19 safety precautions

by Lyle Muller/IowaWatch Gov. Kim Reynolds said Thursday she has approved sending $25 million in CARES money the state received to Iowa hospitals for COVID-19 relief, based on average hospital censuses in September and October. Reynolds said the money is needed because staff at hospitals are overworked. They also continue to deal with disruptions in […]

City Council tackles golf cart/UTV/ATV usage within city limits

Oskaloosa City Hall

By CHARLIE COMFORT Oskaloosa, Iowa- Oskaloosa City Council heard information from Police Chief Ben Boeke at their most recent meeting, regarding the use of golf carts, UTVs, and ATVs on city streets and on the recreational trail. Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt said that there had been some misunderstanding within the community over what vehicle can be […]

Oskaloosa News Recap For November 5th, 2020

Oskaloosa News Logo

Local News Oskaloosa Schools Monitoring After Threat The Election Is Over Locally EMA Commission Meets To Discuss COVID-19 Reimbursement SCRAA Approves Rental Agreements And Enters Closed Session Over Lawsuit No Changes To Oskaloosa Return To Learn Plan Mahaska Public Health Talks Latest COVID-19 Information Local Veteran Honored With Quilt Oskaloosa Fire Chief Talks Fire Safety […]

Young Ambassadors Voting Begins!

(Oskaloosa, Iowa) – Voting for Oskaloosa Main Street’s Young Ambassador Contest has begun. Ten local children ages three through kindergarten are seeking monetary votes to become this year’s Young Ambassadors. Ten local merchants are sponsoring the children. At each location, the businesses have collection “banks” with the name and picture of the child. To vote, […]

Oskaloosa Schools Monitoring After Threat

Oskaloosa Community School Administration

A release from the Oskaloosa Community School District As a follow up, the Oskaloosa Community School District, along with the Oskaloosa Police Department continue the investigation regarding the potential threat at OHS. All information/leads are being followed up and investigated. Safety precautions include additional police personnel on site, along with additional school staff positioned at […]

The Election Is Over Locally

Vote Here Today sign.

Groenendyk Wins Second Term and Chuck Webb elected to fill the vacant supervisor seat. Mahaska County, Iowa – The dust has settled in Mahaska County after Tuesday night’s election. In the closely watched supervisor race between incumbent Mark Groenendyk (R) and challenger Kathryn Kaul-Goodman (D), the vote favored Groenendyk 7055 to 3559. A similar result […]

Oskaloosa News Recap For November 4th, 2020

Oskaloosa News Logo

Local News The Election Is Over Locally EMA Commission Meets To Discuss COVID-19 Reimbursement SCRAA Approves Rental Agreements And Enters Closed Session Over Lawsuit No Changes To Oskaloosa Return To Learn Plan Mahaska Public Health Talks Latest COVID-19 Information Local Veteran Honored With Quilt Oskaloosa Fire Chief Talks Fire Safety Legion To Collect For Those […]

Threat At Oskaloosa Schools Leads To Investigation

Oskaloosa Community School Administration

On Monday, November 2, 2020 the Oskaloosa Community School District Administration was notified of a potentially threatening message at the Oskaloosa High School. Administration and local law enforcement immediately began investigating. The investigation is ongoing and the district will work with law enforcement to determine the origin of the message. The district and law enforcement […]

Oskaloosa Youth Football League Raises Fund for Mahaska Health Cancer Care & Infusion Center Light the Night

MAHASKA COUNTY-The Youth Sports Foundation (YSF), which the Oskaloosa Youth Football League is a part of, encouraged the individual leagues to hold a cancer awareness event. They had the option of sending the funds raised to the YSF or to donate to a local charity. The parents and kids were all in agreement to keep […]

Oskaloosa News Recap For November 3rd, 2020

Oskaloosa News Logo

Local News EMA Commission Meets To Discuss COVID-19 Reimbursement SCRAA Approves Rental Agreements And Enters Closed Session Over Lawsuit No Changes To Oskaloosa Return To Learn Plan Mahaska Public Health Talks Latest COVID-19 Information Local Veteran Honored With Quilt Oskaloosa Fire Chief Talks Fire Safety Legion To Collect For Those In Need Enrollment Growth at […]

           

Search Archive

Search by Date
Search by Category
Search with Google
Log in | Copyright by Oskaloosa News