Local News *This is the week for the annual Oskaloosa Main Street Lighted Christmas Parade. The parade is scheduled to begin at 7 pm on Saturday. Find out more detailed information from the visitors guide available here. PDF Download *Things are changing at Oskaloosa News. Our print edition will be phased out soon. Our final […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Penn Central Mall is bustling with activity as the facility plays host to many of the Oskaloosa Christmas events this year. One might call it Christmas Central this year, and it’s not by mistake. Naomi Cochran, Events and Marketing Coordinator at Penn Central Mall, has been working since June of 2019 to […]
But a new way of getting the news is just around the corner. Oskaloosa, Iowa – December 1, 2019 – As you read this, plans are underway to wrap up our print edition, with the final copy being the December 31st, 2019 edition, which will be our year in review. The decision to end the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Michella Friesen stepped into a relatively new position to help out after the departure of Timothy Gibson in the summer of 2019. Friesen was named interim director shortly afterward, while the board searched for a new director. They didn’t have to search long, and Friesen was named the new Executive Director. Friesen […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In November, MCARD [Mahaska County Agriculture & Rural Development] and IowaWORKS co-hosted a job fair in the center court of Penn Central Mall. The lowest point for Iowa’s unemployment rate came in June 2019, with a 2.4% unemployment rate. Illinois had a 4.3%, while Minnesota and Missouri each had 3.3% unemployment rates. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Willaim Penn University basketball squads will be taking on their rivals from Grand View University on Tuesday evening. Every year when Grand View comes to visit, the first points scored by the Statesmen in the men’s game erupts with a sea of white. Fans, holding their rolls of toilet paper, await […]
In 2011, the Oskaloosa Rotary Club began a project to enhance the good work of the Mahaska County Recreation Foundation. The goal was to create an attractive Trailhead Shelter at the west Gateway into Oskaloosa. The Nazarene Church donated land for the site, Carl Drost spent countless hours clearing trees, grading and preparing the site […]
A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office has concluded it’s investigation into the deceased female body found lying along Highway 163, during the early morning hours of Sunday, November 17th, 2019. The body has been identified as a 69-year-old female from Oskaloosa. The Sheriff’s Office investigation indicated that this death […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Water Board held a special meeting on Monday, November 18th, 2019, at Water Departments facility along South 7th St. On the agenda was a discussion about the utilities cash flow model. The Board discussed the PFM model that has been proposed, which does include rate increases to pay for projects […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session on Monday night, November 18, 2019. *Approved the consent agenda *Approved levying a special assessment against private property for weed cutting. *Approved pay application number ten in the amount of $1,113.87 to DeLong Construction, which is the final payment for work completed on the […]
