Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Annual ‘Run In The Sun’ hosted by Mahaska Health Partnership is a way for those individuals who have lost someone to give back to the service that was there for them in those final days. Deb Munley was there to honor the memory of her coworker Kevin Mitrisin. Munley is a […]
***Update*** A Monday morning press release from the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office states that 46-year-old Martin Almond of Oskaloosa had died from drowning. Eddyville, Iowa – Emergency personnel were dispatched to an address in the 3000 block of James Trail just before 7 pm on Sunday evening. The initial call said that a boat had […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Fire Department was dispatched to B&B Bedding on Saturday afternoon at approximately 4:15 p.m. The report stated that two piles of mulch were on fire at the mulch production facility. Mulch fires are not uncommon, as below-average rainfall, warm temperatures, and abnormal winds increase the risk of spontaneous combustion. Winds […]
Ottumwa, Iowa – On Friday afternoon, at approximately 1:42 p.m., the Ottumwa Police Department received a call reporting shots fired in the 800 block of South Lillian Street on the south side of Ottumwa. That call revealed that one subject had been shot. As officers were responding to the area of the shooting, they were […]
Montezuma, Iowa – Investigators say the intensity to find Mollie Tibbetts hasn’t diminished since her disappearance on July 18th, 2018 at approximately 7:30pm. Tibbetts is a 20-year-old University of Iowa student who went missing and was last seen jogging near the Brooklyn, Iowa area, where she was dog-sitting for her boyfriend. Tibbetts last known clothing […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The sound of whistles, the smell of cut grass, and a painted gridiron indicate that football season is just around the corner. Oskaloosa Head Football Coach Jake Jenkins is starting his third year at the helm of the Oskaloosa Indians Varsity Team. As camp got underway on Monday, Jenkins was surveying the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With food, tailgate games, face painters, balloon makers and employees eager to showcase how Mahaska Communication Group provides gigabit internet service to the Mahaska area. Steve Burnett with MCG shared that it was a way for the company to say, “thank you to our customers because if we didn’t have them, we […]
Sheriff says that if it “doesn’t look right, it’s probably not right, call it in.” Oskaloosa, Iowa – Ever since 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts disappeared from nearby Brooklyn, Iowa, the public has been on a heightened state of alert. For Mahaska County Sheriff Russ Van Renterghem, the extra calls and work from concerned citizens are just […]
Des Moines, IA (July 31, 2018) – When the Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge presented by Musco Lighting takes to the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa on Monday, August 6th there will be three NASCAR stars gunning for the championship belt and $20,000 check! Kyle Larson, Kasey Kahne, and Tony Stewart will join the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – What kind of birthday party would you like to throw? For Ohio resident Steve Gallagher, and direct descendant of Daniel Nelson, that party couldn’t happen anywhere else but on the grounds of the Nelson Pioneer Farm. On Saturday, the family celebrated Gallagher’s birthday, Gallagher was turning 80, and he is the great-great-grandson […]
