Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County E911 Board met on Thursday evening at the Iowa State Extension Office. The board discussed the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors legal petition that has been filed against the E911 Board. Nick Maxwell is the attorney for the E911 Board and representing them in court against the Board of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Supervisors met in special session on Tuesday to discuss their plans for a new radio system for Mahaska County. The debate about the new system and its funding has boiled for nearly 2 years and was discussed and studied for almost 2 years before that. The Mahaska County Board […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Pella Dutch have had the Oskaloosa Indians number for the past 12 years. Both teams were eyeing the District 7 title, which includes an automatic birth into the state playoffs. The weather had already moved up the game time by over an hour and a half, and then the lightning delayed […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Tucked inside the Brickhouse Cafe, law enforcement gathered for some coffee and conversation with the community they serve. The hope in bringing law enforcement and the community together over a cup of coffee is to facilitate that conversation in a neutral location where both law enforcement and community members can hear and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa residents took part in the Healtiest State Walk, which is an initiative that got its start back in 2011, and over those 7 years the past 3 have had participation from all 99 counties. When the initiative was first put into place, Iowa ranked 19th in 2010. By 2016, it had […]
AAUW [American Association of University Women] Book Sale Recycles Books And Helps Women Get An Education utilizing scholarships at William Penn University. Also helping out is the Friends of the Oskaloosa Public Library. Oskaloosa, Iowa – October means it’s time for the AAUW Book Sale inside of Penn Central Mall. Volunteers spend all year sorting […]
Des Moines, Iowa — Brandy Voss, age 39, of Oskaloosa was charged with Insurance Fraud – Presenting False Information (Class D Felony) and Theft in the 1st Degree (Class C Felony) following an investigation by the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. The charges stem from an investigation that began […]
By Charlie Comfort Oskaloosa, Iowa- Bias exists in the process for purchasing a new 911 system, according to one Mahaska County Supervisor. At the September 30 Mahaska County Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Mark Groenendyk accused Mahaska County EMA/E911 Director Jamey Robinson of being personally biased against Motorola and not allowing the company to compete for a […]
By Charlie Comfort Oskaloosa, Iowa- A subcommittee of the Oskaloosa City Council considered a proposal to start a citywide curbside recycling service in Oskaloosa on Monday after Midwest Sanitation sent a proposal to the City of Oskaloosa. At a September meeting of the Mahaska County Solid Waste Commission, Midwest Sanitation was the only company to […]
Susan L. Brown, Mahaska County Auditor, announces that absentee ballots for the General Election to be held November 6th will be available in the Auditor’s Office on Monday, October 8th. The first day to vote absentee in the office is Monday, October 8. Auditor’s Office is open daily from 8:00 A.M. until 4:30 P.M., Monday […]
