Learfield Communications – the national sports production behemoth behind the production of Hawkeye football and some 120+ other collegiate schools – has contracted with local radio station KIIC to produce a statewide high school football scoreboard show for its Radio Iowa affiliates this fall. The show will originate from new studios at KIIC that resemble […]
by Charlie Comfort Oskaloosa, Iowa- At Monday’s Mahaska County Supervisors meeting, the supervisors heard comments from Nick Drost, of rural Mahaska County. Drost stated that his shop has been subject to three different burglaries and that he has had significant amounts of tools and other property stolen from him. Drost stated his belief is that […]
By Charlie Comfort Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Oskaloosa City Council was met with a routine City Council agenda at Monday’s meeting. Mayor Pro Tempore Doug Yates presided over the half hour long meeting. Among the items on the agenda included the consideration of a resolution authorizing the city attorney and the city manager to proceed with […]
Saint Clair, Missouri – It had been dubbed the ‘Great American Eclipse, and for a few hours on Monday, the nation turned its attention to the sky, while a rare astronomical event played out before them. In Oskaloosa, Iowa, people gathered in small groups to watch the eclipse, predicted to be at 94% totality. That […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The conversation officially got underway early in 2017 about what a youth mentorship program would be like in Mahaska County. Would a program even be possible was the fundamental question when an informational meeting was held at George Daily Auditorium. By the end of that night, more questions were raised. What would […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Temperatures were comfortable for an end of summer scrimmage, and the action on the field indicated that the fall could be hot for the Indians. The format was different than past years for the ‘Old Shoe Game’, when Centerville came to town for the preseason scrimmage. Oskaloosa Head Football Coach Jake Jenkins […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Summer Lunch program had new leadership this year, but little changed since the program started in 2014. The program was started as a way to help fight childhood hunger during the summer months when children don’t have a hot meal guaranteed to them like during the school day. Over 50% […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s easy to be in a rut when it comes to packing you or your child’s lunch. Taylor Grgurich serves as a dietitian at Hy-Vee in Oskaloosa, and she spent a recent afternoon helping those back to school shoppers explore new things for lunch. Grgurich had the five food groups categorized so […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The AAUW Book Sale is one of those annual events area bookworms don’t want to miss. Cheryl Benson with the Oskaloosa AAUW says that books are collected all year long, and the group begins to sort them in April, with their sale being in October. Benson says they need more books to […]
A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On Friday, August 18, 2017, at approximately 3:45 pm, members of the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 1200 block of 310th Street, near Bussey, Iowa. This call was in reference to a gunshot wound. Upon Deputies’ arrival, it was discovered that an adult male passenger, […]
