Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Fairfield Trojans were just yards away from making Friday night’s football match-up a tie ballgame with just seconds remaining when a fumble changed it all. Fairfield’s Carson Crile fumbled the ball on the Oskaloosa 6 yard line, and Oskaloosa’s Cole Kraber recovers the rolling fumble at the 20, rushing 80 yards […]
North Mahaska School Expresses Concern Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisor met Monday morning when they held a public hearing in regards to a potential Tax Increment Financing (TIF) plan for the Prairie Wind Urban Renewal Area. North Mahaska Schools Superintendent Angela Livezey spoke during the public comment portion of the public […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Reading Garden has been a space at the Oskaloosa Public Library where the public has access to a quiet spot, while also providing space for small community gatherings. Genus Landscape Architects provided a PowerPoint presentation of the plans for the expansion of the reading garden in the space that recently opened […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In other action at Tuesday’s Mahaska County Board of Supervisors, the board made the decision to take the Mahaska 911 Board and Mahaska County Emergency Management to court over the 28E agreement the two boards put in place back in 2015. “What do we want to do Mark,” asked Mahaska County Supervisor […]
On August 27, Boy Scout Troop 71, chartered by the Central United Methodist Church, held their fall Court of Honor to recognize their Scouts’ achievements and rank advancements. At this Court of Honor, 16 Scouts were collectively awarded 69 merit badges and 4 National Outdoor Badges, while 3 Scouts were recognized for rank advancements. Scouts […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County community has a way of blazing a trail for others. One of those examples is the Mahaska County Agency on Aging, which will be celebrating its 45th year this October. The program started out with a sack lunch at the Downing Hotel and has continually evolved over time to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Congressman Dave Loebsack was back in town this past week, this time visiting with the staff from MCRF [Mahaska County Recreation Foundation], to find out more about the nonprofit. MCRF Executive Director Sherry Vavra and Facilities Manager Chad Rietveld spent nearly an hour with Loebsack, where they highlighted the many amenities of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With the decline in recent years of milkweed, the population of the monarch butterfly plummeted. Individuals took it upon themselves to help the species survive. They began collecting the eggs, offering protection until the butterfly was ready to take flight. Minnie Richardson and her family are some of those people who have […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mother Nature was threating a washout but held off with the bad weather until after the Indians claimed their first victory of the season over the Washington Demons 30-20. Oskaloosa head coach Jake Jenkins spoke about the factor the wind played on Friday night. Jenkins said the Demons came out hungry and […]
North Mahaska Schools Concerned Students May Suffer New Sharon, Iowa – The heat and humidity of summer are still having an impact on student days at North Mahaska. The district was looking to solve that issue by adding climate control to their buildings to help student comfort, but also to help preserve the buildings themselves. […]
