Oskaloosa, Iowa – As the summer concert season was about to get underway in the historic bandstand, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors held a work session with the leaders of the incorporated towns in Mahaska County. Currently, the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office fulfills four contracts between the cities and the Mahaska County Board of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s been a process for over a decade, to open up a facility to help educate the citizens of Mahaska County about the environment around them. On May 31st, 2019, that hard work and planning paid off as the ribbon was officially cut to the new Environmental Learning Center located on Highway […]
Beacon, Iowa – The sun happened to be shining at the time dozens of area farmers sat down to share a meal at the Boender Farm south of Beacon, Iowa last week. The incredibly wet spring is one that farmers say they will be telling their grandkids about one day. Steve Boender invited the guests, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – We had an opportunity to catch up with the Foster family one evening in the first week of May. We hoped to find out more about the family, what it takes to keep up with all the demands, while learning along the way that Xavier is both ticklish, and he loves to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Attorney for Luke VanHemert is asking the court to set aside the conviction of VanHemert of 2nd Degree Murder, and to have a new trial. VanHemert was found guilty of 2nd Degree Murder on April 15, 2019 by a Mahaska County jury. In the motion,the attorney states; 4. The jury’s verdict is […]
Barnes City, Iowa – It was a surreal sight watching an EF-1 tornado drop from the sky, only to lift moments later, only to once again reach towards the earth. During one of those drops from the clouds, it struck a small farm, damaging buildings and injuring one person as it moved northeast at approximately […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The week was to have started with the soothing sounds of classical music being performed on the square in Oskaloosa. Mother Nature has been making doing anything outdoors tricky, so the sounds moved inside of Smokey Row Coffee. There, on the stage was Benjamin Burgdorf and his friends who help make the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s a day to remember those service members who have paid the ultimate price. Memorial Day was once known as Decoration Day and is a day specifically for remembering the men and women who died while serving the United States. The practice of decorating soldiers’ graves is an ancient one, and was […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It was the first of its kind that most can remember, a campaign stop hosted in the back yard of an Oskaloosa residence. Democratic Senator and 2020 Presidental Candidate Elizabeth Warren stopped by the back yard of Cheryl Benson on Sunday morning, where she presented her argument as to why she is […]
Rose Hill, Iowa – A Rose Hill couple was sent to the hospital on Sunday morning when their home exploded around them, sometime around 3 am. The couple was in bed at the time of the incident on the first floor, but was dropped into the basement as the one-and-a-half story home settled. The couple, […]
