Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mahaska County hit a milestone of the sort over the weekend, with its 100th reported case of COVID-19 on Sunday. By Monday morning, that number was 101. The State also is reporting that 13 Mahaska County residents have lost their lives to the virus since the outbreak began. Forty cases of COVID-19 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The polls statewide closed at 9 pm on Tuesday evening, with the results coming shortly after. In Mahaska County, there were no contested local races. For Mahaska County Supervisor, Mark Groenendyk was the lone Republican candidate, with no Democratic candidates. Groenendyk had 1817 votes. For Mahaska County Auditor, Sue Brown ran uncontested […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Any time there is a protest right now, people take notice. The majority of these protests are peaceful and look to educate and unify. The word that there was a protest in Oskaloosa reached me in Mid-Michigan on Monday afternoon. Since we couldn’t be there in person, I reached out to Oskaloosa […]
A Crystal Heights Care Center Press Release June 1st, 2020 To the members of our community: As of today, the number of COVID-19 positive employees is 17, with 10 employees who have recovered. The total number of COVID-19 positive residents is now 54. The total number of resident deaths remains at 9. Due to privacy […]
Midland, Michigan – Volunteers from New Sharon, Oskaloosa, and more from around central Iowa made the nine-hour trip to help individuals and families impacted by the breach of the Edenville and Sanford Dams. The waters from the first breach at Edenville crashed into Sanford, helping to cause its failure, and the waters continued down the […]
Leighton, Iowa – The ‘Half-Way’ station has stood for generations and was a popular and easily recognized landmark for travelers along Highway 163 since 1930. The landmark’s future is now in question after a car involved in a high-speed chase crashed into the landmark, damaging the structure extensively. The structure was repaired approximately 5 years […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Since arriving in Iowa and Mahaska County, public health and emergency management have been working to minimize the virus for area residents. The first case in the county was reported on March 25th, 2020, and since then, 94 people in all have become infected. Of those individuals, 26 have recovered, while 10 […]
A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Press Release Saturday, May 30, 2020 On Saturday, May 30, 2020 at approximately 5:09 am the Mahaska County Dispatch Center received a complaint of a vehicle traveling westbound in the eastbound lane of Highway 163, between Oskaloosa and Pella. A short time later, Marion County Dispatch received a similar report. A […]
A crystal Heights Care Center Press Release May 29th, 2020 To the members of our community: As of today, the number of COVID-19 positive employees is 16, with 3 employees who have recovered. The total number of COVID-19 positive residents is now 53. The total number of resident deaths remains at 9. Due to privacy […]
An Oskaloosa Schools Activities Press Release As many of you know, Governor Reynolds announced last week that Iowa high schools would be able to start summer baseball and softball practice June 1. Our first games are scheduled for June 15, home vs. Pella Christian. Iowa will be the first state in the country to resume […]
