by Jamie Brockman It may not have been pretty, but as the ol’ cliché says, a win is a win and champions find ways to win even when things don’t go as expected. That’s exactly what Oskaloosa did Tuesday, coming from behind to beat Marion 51-49 in the quarterfinals of the Class 3A State Basketball […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A new space recently opened up in the 100 block of 1st Avenue West, which aims to help those needing a little help in life. The ribbon cutting at the First Resources Corporations new office space, called ‘Choices Drop-in Center’ was held on February 19th, and users of the resource were joined […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The story of Buxton, a community in the southwest part of Mahaska County, and the northwest corner of Monroe County has become a shining light of what racial equality could be. That light flickered and then went out by the 1920s, as the last residents of this coal community packed up and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The United Way of Mahaska County hosted their 8th annual winter open, where the halls of Penn Central Mall play host to miniature golf, looking slightly like Pebble Beach Golf Links. This is the 3rd year that United Way has been running the event, which was started by the YMCA as a […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Outreach is a non-profit organization that has been a part of the Mahaska County community for more than 30 years, located at 114 North 1st Street in Oskaloosa. The store is stocked with donated items from the community, and each month the thrift store hosts a sack sale. During […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In the past few weeks, Oskaloosa High School students and area companies have been working together. For the students, they are getting an opportunity to work real-life problems, and provide a solution to an area company. The company then gets the opportunity to implement those suggestions, in part, fully, or not at […]
by Senator Ken Rozenboom This was the seventh week of the 2019 legislative session, a week busy with subcommittee meetings. Next week is the first funnel week of the year, meaning Senate bills need to be out of Senate committees by Friday in order to be considered for the rest of the year. The funnel […]
by Holly Brink Hello Friends, First, I wanted to extend my congratulations to our district’s students at the Iowa State Univerity, University of Iowa and Univerisity of Northern Iowa! I received an email with a great number of students from our District that made either the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or higher), the President’s List […]
by Dustin Hite Another busy week has flown by in Des Moines. Along with legislation, we released more budget targets and furthered our commitment to SAVE. The House passed an extension of SAVE last session, but it did not move forward in the Senate. Extending SAVE is a top priority for House Republicans this session, […]
by Jamie Brockman Oskaloosa is headed back to the Class 3A Boys State Basketball Tournament for the second straight year following a commanding 58-37 win over Fairfield in the 3A SubState final at Mount Pleasant Monday night. Despite being the top seed, Oskaloosa was forced to travel to Fairfield’s backyard in Mount Pleasant. The travel […]
