The Alley KADTS have a full line up of Sponsors and Live Music in The Alley beginning May 30 and continuing every Thursday through August 1. The sponsorship includes wine for our Alley visitors while supply lasts. Each sponsor determines if they wish to serve other beverages or snack items. Chairs and tables fill up […]
Barnes City, Iowa – Wesley Jordan, having grown up in What Cheer, Iowa, joined the United States Navy on May 4, 1938, serving aboard the USS Oklahoma Battleship. On December 7, 1941, Jordan and 428 of his shipmates lost their lives when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, where the USS Oklahoma was moored that Sunday morning. […]
Celebrating its 10th year of outstanding classical music performance and education in Southeastern Iowa The Oskaloosa Music Festival returns for its 10th consecutive year this summer. From May 29th – June 1st, enjoy “Mahaska Masterworks” when a dozen professional classical musicians put on dressed-up and dressed-down concerts across town. You won’t want to miss the […]
United Way of Mahaska County is hosting the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided, at […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session on Monday evening, May 20th, 2019, at 6:00 pm in the council chambers of Oskaloosa City Hall. Oskaloosa resident Kristi Bridges spoke about her concern in regards to a sinkhole that has appeared in the alley near her home. The council approved the consent […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met on Monday morning, May 20, 2019. The board approved a budget amendment of 1 million dollars to the secondary road department. The reason for the amendment was placed upon the harsh winter that impacted the area. Mark Groenendyk, Mahaska County Board of Supervisors Chair asked […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The graduating class of 2019 has left the halls of Oskaloosa High School for the final time as students and will return as alumni in the future. As they walked out of the gymnasium on Sunday afternoon, one thing is for certain, they have set the bar high for all of the […]
Mahaska County, Iowa – Spring has turned cooler and wet, with rains overwhelming drainage systems along driveways, side streets, gravel roads and highways. On Saturday evening, the sky opened up, and officially, according to the National Weather Service in Des Moines, Oskaloosa got 2 inches of rain. Social media photos showed rain gauges filled with […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board met in regular session on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. The Board held a small reception for all retiring teachers from the district and afterward awarded small plaques in appreciation of their service. Marian Raum, Instructional Coach at the Oskaloosa Middle School, Bruce McLellan, Middle and High School Orchestra […]
National Honor Society 10th Grade – Sage Cochran, Sophia Dykstra, Abby Lumsden 11th Grade – Lisa VanDonselaar, Jensen DeJong, Nick Ingamells, Jack Dawson, Kamryn Banks, Jolie Yang, Sullivan Tighe, Emily Richmond, Grace Richardson, Mallory VanderMeyden, Mary Nelson, Brooke Allen, Andrew Scholes Oskaloosa Education Association – Lauren Trainer, Madeline Holle Presidents Education Award – Nicholas Coon, […]
