HONORING THE NEW SHARON AND OSKALOOSA FIRE DEPARTMENTS Washington D.C. – New Sharon and Oskaloosa fire departments were honored on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives by 2nd Congressional District Representative Dave Loebsack for the volunteer work of the departments. Loebsack entered into the Congressional Record his praise for the departments on October […]
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27 Iowa Tourism Organizations, Individuals Receive Awards at 2017 Conference October 27, 2017 (Sioux City, Iowa) — The Iowa Tourism Office and the Travel Federation of Iowa presented 27 awards recognizing excellence in the tourism industry at a ceremony last night in Sioux City during the 2017 Iowa Tourism Conference. “The Iowa Tourism Awards recognize […]
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MAHASKA COUNTY— Oskaloosa residents Mary Lue McCartie, Shirley Kelderman, Janet Masterson and Gary Malin received the 2017 Iowa Governor’s Volunteer Award in October for their selfless contributions to Mahaska Health Partnership. The Governor’s Volunteer Award program provides a way to honor the dedicated people who volunteer their time and talent to help an agency or […]
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – Voters will be heading to the polls on Tuesday, November 7th to elect five positions to city government. The race for mayor has two candidates, Dave Krutzfeldt the incumbent is being challenged by Jeff Lorentzen. Jeff Lorentzen Interview – Click HERE Dave Krutzfeldt Interview – Click HERE [poll id=”21″] The two At-Large […]
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – With a wish to help area vets, Dianna Buffington took the task upon herself to hold a fundraiser at Mahaska Bowl on Saturday evening with the hope of raising $1000 to benefit veterans in Mahaska County. At Mahaska Bowl, the mood was festive as the cosmic style bowling lights and Elvis helped […]
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds joined the United Way, Oskaloosa School officials and Americorp to talk about the one-on-one reading interventions helping students. Each student in the program gets 20 minutes a day with one of the two Americorp members who serve as literacy tutors. The focus of the program is to help […]
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – The seasons are changing and a winter chill was in the air on Saturday, and the mission of the Iowa Army National Guard has been changing as well, going from a reserve force to a more strategic portion of the U.S. Military. U.S. Congressman Dave Loebsack stopped in Oskaloosa on Saturday to […]
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – For some Oskaloosa Elementary students, Thursday’s lunch was a monster of a day for them to remember. Oskaloosa’s own Tyler Menninga signed autographs and shared his experience of driving one of the most recognizable names in motorsports, Grave Digger. Grave Digger is celebrating its 35th year as a monster truck in the […]
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – The former Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter director, Lindsey Sime was sentenced this week in Mahaska County District Court. Sime pled guilty to the crimes of Credit Card Fraud (Aggravated Misdemeanor) and Theft in the Third Degree in earlier court proceedings. District Associate Judge Rose Anne Mefford sentenced Sime to two years, less […]
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The Mary Kay Foundation℠ Awarded Crisis Intervention Services Critical Unrestricted Funding as Part of New $3 Million Grant Slate (Oskaloosa Oct 9, 2017) – Throughout Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, The Mary Kay Foundation℠ is awarding $20,000 grants to 150 domestic violence shelters across the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and […]
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