Oskaloosa, Iowa – A full-size mammoth is once again going to be a part of Mahaska County, this time in the form of a life-size articulating display model. Mammoths roamed Mahaska County nearly 14,000 years ago, when Iowa was more like modern day Canada, except cooler. Three mammoths were confirmed at the Mahaska County dig […]
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 – 8a – 5p Oskaloosa and Mahaska County: This year marks the 10th annual Day of Caring event in Oskaloosa. Each year on Day of Caring, United Way teams up with volunteers from businesses and organizations to complete service projects in the Oskaloosa community. In years past, volunteers have cleaned up […]
The Oskaloosa City Band will perform their last concert of the summer on Thursday night. The end of summer theme will include school fight songs from all three state universities and William Penn University. Support your favorite school by wearing team colors and cheering loud for your fight song. Supper in the Shade begins at […]
All of Mahaska County has been placed under an open burning ban effective Tuesday, August 1, 2017 beginning at 3:00 p.m. The burn ban will remain in place until further notice. Recreational fires within a burn ring will still be permitted within campgrounds and in areas meeting minimum requirements. If you have questions, please contact […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – For nearly three years, emergency personnel from around the county have been talking about the troubles they are facing in communicating not only with each other during emergency situations, but with the communications center itself. Those discussions heated up when the Mahaska County Secondary Roads Engineer spoke about the difficulties they were […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – For nearly three decades, the Rollin’ Oldies Car Club has hosted a car show on the square in Oskaloosa the last weekend of July. The sound of big blocks and whine of superchargers can be found shaking the pavement at your local car shows, just like the annual Rollin’ Oldies show. Jerry […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The cars started streaming into the parking lot just North of Hy-Vee on Friday morning around 11 am. Cars with boxes of school supplies were unloaded and filled up an Oskaloosa School District bus. Amy Meyer, Mahaska County United Way Director, explains that the ‘Stuff the Bus’ program continues to grow year […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The dust has just settled from last year’s unofficial opening to the Knoxville Nationals–the Osky Front Row Challenge. The ‘One Night Stand for 20 Grand’ has, in more than 2 decades of racing, turned into one of those dates racers circle on their calendar to be at. This year, that dash for […]
A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa State Fire Marshal’s Office have completed the investigation surrounding the fire at 556 West Main Street, in Fremont, Iowa. This fire was reported shortly after 4 p.m. on July 20th, 2017. The estimated damage to the garage and house located […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The sun had come out from behind the clouds, and it was a bit warmer than it had been all day, but the huge crowd of people filled the square area in downtown Oskaloosa on Thursday night. They were there to take part in the 30th annual Sweet Corn Serenade, where the […]
