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Appeals Court upholds Van Hemert Murder Conviction

Luke Vanhemert took the stand Friday morning to tell his side of the story of what happened on March 1, 2018. Vanhemert is charged with one count of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Marquis Todd

OSKALOOSA – The April 2019 second-degree murder conviction of Luke Van Hemert should stand, according to the Iowa Court of Appeals. In a ruling dated Oct. 7, a three-judge panel for the Court unanimously found that there was sufficient evidence to show that Van Hemert acted with malice aforethought and no justification. “[S]ubstantial evidence supports […]

Oskaloosa News Recap For October 9th, 2020

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 Local News Exterior Building Hopes To Help During COVID-19 Fundraiser To Help Girl Injured In Accident ‘Light The Night’ To Honor Cancer Victims Oskaloosa Main Street to Hold “Twinkling Twenties” Lighted Christmas Parade in Reverse National and World News A man enjoying a day of golf in Colorado was gored by an elk. Zak […]

Oskaloosa News Recap For October 8th, 2020

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 Local News Exterior Building Hopes To Help During COVID-19 Fundraiser To Help Girl Injured In Accident ‘Light The Night’ To Honor Cancer Victims Oskaloosa Main Street to Hold “Twinkling Twenties” Lighted Christmas Parade in Reverse National and World News Two former Oklahoma jail employees and their supervisor were charged this week after forcing handcuffed […]

Oskaloosa Main Street to Hold “Twinkling Twenties” Lighted Christmas Parade in Reverse

The William Penn Band's 'Snow Globe' float got a lot of attention on Thursday evening during the annual Lighted Christmas Parade.

(Oskaloosa, Iowa) – Oskaloosa Main Street is excited to announce the Lighted Christmas Parade will occur 6-8 pm, Saturday, December 5, in a modified “reverse parade” format. The set up will be similar to a drive-through holiday lights display in the downtown. Spectators will be able to drive through the display from the warmth and […]

Oskaloosa News Recap For October 7th, 2020

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 Local News Exterior Building Hopes To Help During COVID-19 Fundraiser To Help Girls Injured In Accident ‘Light The Night’ To Honor Cancer Victims National and World News Banana Republic has re-released Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s iconic collar necklace, following the Supreme Court Justice’s death at 87. The retail company announced the return of the “Dissent […]

Candidate Interviews And Forums

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In an effort to make it easy for voters to find information and interviews with Mahaska County Supervisor Candidates and candidates for Iowa Senate District 40, we’ve compiled them all into one place. We also included the candidate forums for your convenience. Kathryn Kaul-Goodman – 2020 Supervisor Candidate Mark Groenendyk – 2020 Supervisor Candidate Lisa […]

Oskaloosa Trick or Treat Thursday, October 29, 6 – 8 p.m.

A City of Oskaloosa Press Release Please be mindful that the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding members of the community that COVID-19 is still circulating in Iowa. The department encourages all Iowans to continue to take precautions to protect the health of themselves and their families. Many traditional Halloween activities can be […]

Investigation Ongoing Into New Sharon Burglaries

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New Sharon, Iowa – The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office is assisting the New Sharon Police Department with the investigation. In a statement, the New Sharon Police Department release says that approximately 20 vehicles were burglarized on Saturday night into Sunday morning. “We are encouraging everyone to keep vehicles locked and keep valuables inside of vehicles […]

Oskaloosa News Recap For October 6th, 2020

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 Local News Exterior Building Hopes To Help During COVID-19 Fundraiser To Help Girls Injured In Accident ‘Light The Night’ To Honor Cancer Victims National and World News *Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice, along with British scientist Michael Houghton were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology for the discovery of […]

Fundraiser To Help Girl Injured In Accident

A special meet and greet is planned before the fundraiser.  Follow the link to learn more about the benefit – https://fb.me/e/1GwJQGpf7 Auto-generated captions from the video below Zoe Doty is a 12-year-old girl that was injured in a freak accident earlier this year. A group of individuals has organized a fundraiser event for her […]

           

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