
A Veterans Day observance will be held at the Oskaloosa city square Wednesday, November 11 beginning at 10:30 a.m. The observance will include a brief program from the Bandstand, followed by a 21-gun salute in front of the Courthouse and the playing of “Taps” at 11 a.m. Attendees are invited to a luncheon at the […]
Oct 21 2020 | Posted in
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OSKALOOSA, IOWA (OCTOBER 20, 2020) – Beginning today, Timberline Billing Service, LLC (“Timberline”) is mailing letters to students of several Iowa school districts notifying them of a privacy incident that may have involved some of their information. Timberline provides Medicaid billing and reimbursement services to over 190 school districts in Iowa, including Oskaloosa Community School […]
Oct 20 2020 | Posted in
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Local News Oskaloosa Fire Chief Talks Fire Safety Young Ambassadors Contest 2020 – Register Now! Chamber Seeks Award Nominations School Board presses forward with building additions Mahaska County Lawsuit Attempt To Dissolve EMA/911 Proceeding Through Court System Legion To Collect For Those In Need Enrollment Growth at William Penn University Exterior Building Hopes To Help […]
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Oskaloosa Main Street is excited to share that plans are underway for the Main Street Young Ambassador Contest. One young man and one young lady will once again be chosen as Oskaloosa’s Young Ambassadors. If you have a three-year-old to Kindergarten age child, enter them now! Please note: There are a few special alterations this […]
Oct 19 2020 | Posted in
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Auto Generated Text From Video So we have fire chief Jeff Swanson here. You guys are at the mall today. You’re helping youngsters in their parents learn a little bit about fire safety. Can you walk us through it, some? Absolutely, we’re here; we have a variety of materials that we have for not only […]
Oct 19 2020 | Posted in
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Local News School Board presses forward with building additions Mahaska County Lawsuit Attempt To Dissolve EMA/911 Proceeding Through Court System Legion To Collect For Those In Need Enrollment Growth at William Penn University Oskaloosa’s New Fire Chief Jeff Swanson Exterior Building Hopes To Help During COVID-19 ‘Light The Night’ To Honor Cancer Victims Oskaloosa Main […]
Oct 19 2020 | Posted in
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OSKALOOSA – The Oskaloosa School Board is moving ahead with building addition projects totally nearly $10 million. The move came at the Oct. 13 meeting of the Oskaloosa School Board, as they received an update on rates for the sale of bonds, as well as heard an update on how the overall design of proposed […]
Oct 19 2020 | Posted in
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OSKALOOSA – A second attempt by Mahaska County to dissolve the present composition of the Mahaska County Emergency Management and Mahaska County 911 is proceeding through the court system. No action has formally been taken on the most recent motion filed, that being a motion for summary judgement. A motion for summary judgement is a commonly […]
Oct 19 2020 | Posted in
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An Oskaloosa Police Department Press Release On October 15, 2020, at approximately 8:34 p.m., members of the Oskaloosa Police Department and Mahaska County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to the 1900 block of 17th Ave E in reference to a possible shooting victim. Upon arrival, a juvenile victim was located with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to […]
Oct 16 2020 | Posted in
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DES MOINES – Today, Governor Reynolds signed a new proclamation continuing the Public Health Disaster Emergency for another 30 days. The proclamation extends all the public health mitigation measures currently in place for businesses and other establishments until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, November 15, 2020. This includes the requirements for bars and restaurants to ensure […]