Oskaloosa News is pleased to announce a school board candidates forum to be held on Tuesday, August 29th at 7 p.m. in at the bandstand in Oskaloosa pending city review. Smokey Row will be the alternative location in the event of bad weather. All Oskaloosa School Board candidates have agreed to participate in the forum, […]
CLIVE, Iowa, Aug. 11, 2017 – A spontaneous decision to buy a scratch ticket paid off in a big way for an Oskaloosa man this week. Richard Hart said he stopped Tuesday at Casey’s, 1902 S. Market St. in Oskaloosa and decided to buy a “Bonus Ball Bingo” scratch ticket. That ticket ended up winning […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Members of the agricultural community gathered on Wednesday evening to hear experts from the ISU Extension Office, and others, talk about how to mitigate losses from the drought. The U.S. Drought Monitor released their latest information, showing that Mahaska County continues to be in the D2 category, or Severe Drought. Just years […]
The City of Oskaloosa is preparing for the upcoming 2017/2018 Urban Deer Hunting season, to be held within the Oskaloosa city limits. The 2017/2018 hunting season will run from September 16th, 2017 through January 10th, 2018. During this season, qualified hunters will be allowed to harvest deer within the city limits using bows and arrows. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A group of Oskaloosa Girls Scouts who will be in the 3rd grade this fall, got an opportunity to earn their Safety Badge this past week. Troupe 99 headed to the Oskaloosa Police Department to meet with Officer Brandon Blanchard. Blanchard helped the scouts by answering questions and then letting them explore […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Labor Day is quickly approaching and with it marks the end of the summer season for many families and businesses. With the end of summer comes the start of the school year. Oskaloosa Community Schools held a registration day this past week to help finalize as many student registrations as possible. The […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The dispute about radio communications ratcheted up another notch on Monday during the Mahaska County Supervisor meeting. The Mahaska County Emergency Management is its own municipality under Iowa Code and came to the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors to ask permission to utilize some of the county bonding capacity to save the […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — “It’s your move!” George is a hometown musical featuring 50+ local actors and musicians. With songs like “It’s A Gorgeous Day on the Square,” George is an Oskaloosa musical you can’t see anywhere else. Photos from the Chuck Russell Photo Collection help bring local history to life on stage. The musical, written […]
by Bill Wright Oskaloosa, IA, August 7, 2017 – Shane Stewart topped a three-way battle for the lead with two laps to go to come out on top in the $20,000 to win 22nd Annual Price Chopper Front Row Challenge presented by Musco Lighting and Searsboro Telephone Company. It was the Bixby, Oklahoma driver’s first […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Thousands of people arrived on the square Saturday evening to hear some of the best local and national Christian music performers around. Wyndell Campbell is one of those who performed Saturday night, “I think it was a great testament to our community and the foundation of faith within Mahaska County. The day […]
