by Jamie Brockman After missing out on a trip to Fort Dodge a year ago, the 14th ranked Oskaloosa Softball team earned a return trip to State with their 1-0 upset win at #2 A-D-M in the Class 4A Regional Final Tuesday night. This marks the fourth trip to State in the past six years […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session on Monday evening, July 15, 2019, inside the council chambers at City Hall. The first order of business for the Council was four resolutions levying special assessments against property owners for items such as snow removal, and three for nuisance abatements. Kelly Schultz spoke […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – How big is the solar system? That question and more had led Oskaloosa’s Joe Crookham to build a project at the Lacey Complex that will hopefully help people understand that the Earth is “The Only Ride We’ve Got”, and to help them better appreciate it. “It’s a project I’ve been thinking about, […]
by Nolanne Rust Once again, Oskaloosa Main Street- along with a multitude of businesses, vendors, volunteers, and locals- pulled off a great family day during the Annual Christmas in July event. Entertainment for 12 hours, children’s games, loads of food and drinks, a silent auction, a splash pad, and a BBQ contest in support of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – BBQ 4 Badges is just in its second year, and this year a new team, “Thin Blue Swine”, from the Oskaloosa Police Department and sponsored by Legacy Real Estate, took home the Grand Champion honors. The People’s Choice award went to ‘The Smokin Fattys’ team of John Grahek, Jon Roorda, and Kevin […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Helping families have a house to call home is the mission of the Mahaska County Habitat for Humanity. Oskaloosa Hy-Vee stepped up and provided a Gourmet Drive-Thru on Tuesday evening to help support that cause. The meal included a tomahawk chop, pork and beans, baked potato, broccoli salad and a roll for […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – There are 15 million households in the United States suffering from food insecurity, which breaks down to 12% of all households. The Center for Independent Living and the Mahaska County Salvation Army work together to provide a food distribution day at their location once a month. The food comes from the Food […]
On Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at approximately 4:00 PM, a 911 call was received by the Keokuk County Sheriff’s Office regarding a farm-related accident at the address of 260th Street east of Zephyr Ave in Keokuk County. Upon deputies arrival, it was discovered that there was a male that had passed away from the accident. […]
OSKALOOSA – United Way of Mahaska County and Penn Central Mall will host a “Bucket ‘O Supplies” sculpture contest starting on Monday, July 22nd. School supplies used will benefit local students and the Back-to-School Fair. All teams will be tasked with using a standard set of school supplies to create their sculpture. For a $50 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Water Board heard from Randy Pleima, General Manager for Mahaska Rural Water System, that they would no longer be buying water from the Oskaloosa Water Department. The announcement came at Monday’s Oskaloosa Water Board meeting in which Mahaska Rural Water Department served notice that they would no longer be purchasing […]
