Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Kiwanis Club received a check this week in the amount of $40,689.00. That money is the seed money to help make a new playground at Edmundson Park. That money came from the now dissolved Oskaloosa Community Development and Spiral for the Foundation. The Kiwanis Club received the check this week […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It happens every four years, the country listens to the candidates seeking to become the President of the United States. For Republicans, President Donald Trump has little opposition, except for former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, who has said he will challenge Trump for the Republican nomination for 2020. As of June 2019, […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – The 9th Annual Mahaska Health Foundation Run in the Sun is set for Saturday, Aug. 3 at the Lacey Recreation Complex Community Stadium. This fundraiser for the Hospice Serenity House features a 5K Run and a 1-Mile Walk were all ages, abilities and even strollers are welcome. A new opportunity to celebrate, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Little kids and parents alike filled up the third-floor conference room to take in a magic show by Mikayla Oz. Oz got the bug to do magic at the age of four when a magician was performing at a public library in Des Moines. “I thought it was the coolest thing in […]
On June 5, 2019, William Leonard, son of Jamie and Susan Leonard of Oskaloosa, earned the Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout Award. William is a member of Oskaloosa Troop 71, a troop sponsored by the Central United Methodist Church in Oskaloosa. For his Eagle Project, William decided to assist DNR Ranger Chad Malone at […]
Fireworks will light up the Oskaloosa sky again on Thursday July 4th. The Oskaloosa Fireworks are sponsored by Musco Sports Lighting. This year they have scheduled a spectacular community fireworks display for 10 p.m. on Thursday July 4th at the Lacey Recreational Park in Oskaloosa. The fireworks will be best viewed from the football stadium […]
A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release At 1:10 am on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office received an emergency call of two capsized kayaks on the South Skunk River North of Oskaloosa. The two kayakers were part of a 4-person group that had entered the river on Highway 63 near the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Concert on the Square became a concert in the mall, as the weather threatened to wreck the return of the popular downtown event. Penn Central Mall threw open their doors and invited Concert in the Square to join them on Saturday evening, as it returned to Oskaloosa after taking a year […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa High School Tennis Coach Tony Witt, Oskaloosa Activities Director Ryan Parker, along with Ryan Colter, and a group from Cargill, watched as a new tennis ball machine launched balls to those daring enough to take a swing. The new machines come with a sticker price of $4,000 each. Witt says the […]
Did you know that you can get a free ride to 15 different locations here in Oskaloosa on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday? We’re talking about the Oskaloosa Rides. This is a vital system ran by the town to help everyone get around this Summer. Get out of the heat or the rain and get where […]
