A City of Oskaloosa Press Release September 3, 2020 Oskaloosa, Iowa, September 3, 2020 –The city of Oskaloosais pleased to announce that Jeffrey Swanson has been selected as the new Fire Chief. Swanson is expected to be appointed by the City Council at the September 8, 2020, City Council meeting, and will begin with the […]
Community Rally’s Around Young Accident Victim Oskaloosa, Iowa – You may have seen the lemonade stands, bake sales, and GoFund me page to help the family of Zoe Doty. Zoe is a young lady that was injured in an accident on July 31st at her grandpa’s farm. She was life-flighted from the scene, with her […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It was a hectic night for police officers in Oskaloosa early Sunday morning, August 30th, 2020. Oskaloosa Police Lieutenant John Plumb was busy with reports and calls when a fire call came in for Penwell Apartments on College Avenue in Oskaloosa. Plumb arrived first on the scene and immediately began to check […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – There will be two separate races for Mahaska County Supervisors in November. The first race will have Democrat Kathryn Kaul-Goodman challenging Republican incumbent Mark Groenendyk. That race is for a 4-year term. After Steve Parker resigned, his unexpired term is up for election as Democrat Lisa Ossian will face Republican Chuck Webb. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County E911 Service Board and the Mahaska County Emergency Management Agency met on Thursday night, mostly in closed session, to discuss legal strategy. The E911 Service Board held their meeting first, going into a closed session soon after opening their meeting. The closed session was regarding current litigation the board […]
An Oskaloosa Schools Press Release ***UPDATE*** Positive Case of COVID-19 in the Oskaloosa Community School District August 31, 2020 Dear Oskaloosa Parents, Staff and Community Members: We have learned that a member of the Oskaloosa Middle School has tested positive for COVID-19. Our building and district staff immediately began the contact tracing process. The Oskaloosa […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The school year has officially gotten underway for many students in the Mahaska County area, except for Fremont Elementary, who delayed their start until September 8th due to COVID-19. At Twin Cedars, the district shifted to online learning and plan to return to face-to-face instruction on September 8th. In the Oskaloosa School […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – There is a new face helping to lead the downtown effort in Oskaloosa. Jessica Reuter, Executive Director for Main Street Oskaloosa, hasn’t been on the job long, but she’s already quite familiar with Oskaloosa. Reuter is from Oskaloosa and graduated from Oskaloosa High School. “It feels really good to come home.” Reuter […]
August 28, 2020 William Penn University Press Release (OSKALOOSA, Iowa) -Since the onset of COVID-19, the safety of students at William Penn University has been our top priority. Through the generosity of alumni donations, the University purchased three Abbott ID NOWrapid testing machines. This allowed us to do gateway testing for all students as they […]
A State Fire Marshal Press Release On August 28, 2020, the Office of the State Fire Marshall received a request pursuant to Iowa Code 100.40(1) (1995) from Jamey A Robinson, representing each fire department having all or part of their fire district within Mahaska County, that the State Fire Marshal prohibit open burning in Mahaska […]
