OSKALOOSA, IA — Oskaloosa’s finest young actors take the stage in The Frog Prince on Saturday, January 21 when Missoula Children’s Theatre and 64 local students pair up for two performances. Deep in the royal swamp, a lonely Frog retrieves a golden ball for Princess Prim in exchange for friendship, but the spoiled princess doesn’t […]
BY HAILEY BROWN Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council meeting was full of discussion on Tuesday night as members considered an ordinance for the second time that would amend the Oskaloosa Municipal Code regarding frost footings. According to the full video of the meeting provided by the Communication Research Institute of William Penn University, […]
BY HAILEY BROWN Oskaloosa, Iowa – Tensions were high during the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday as officials voted in favor of dropping out of a controversial 28E agreement to build a regional airport with the cities of Oskaloosa and Pella. According to video coverage provided by the Communication Research Institute of […]
Scouts raise more than $1.3 Million for local Scouting Programs Oskaloosa’s William Leonard (son of Jamie and Susan Leonard) received the Kernel Award from the Mid-Iowa Council, Boy Scouts of America for the 3rd year in a row by selling $2,345.00 of popcorn in Mid-Iowa Council’s Annual Popcorn Sale. William is a member of Boy […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s a yearly staple of politics in Mahaska County, and the opening round of the yearly community question and answer forum started off where last year’s ended: education and an airport. Moderator, Kathy Rothfus, asked Mahaska County Supervisor Mark Doland about an agenda item for the Tuesday meeting. That item will seek […]
33 Oskaloosa High School students enrolled in Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics students traveled to the Farm Progress Show grounds in Boone on Thursday, Jan. 12th to attend an event put on by Van Wall, John Deere Dealership. On the trip the students learned about different precision farming technologies, marketing and financial decision making in farming, […]
Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On Friday January 13, 2017 at approximately 1:15a.m. Oskaloosa police officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle that was traveling on North Market Street for a registration violation. When the officer initiated the traffic stop, a 2016 Dodge Dart fled from officers at a high rate […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – What would a youth-mentoring program look like in Mahaska County? That question and more, such as funding and volunteers are part of the big picture being explored by a group in order to determine if such a program would be sustainable. Steve Burnett, who sits on the Oskaloosa City Council and Amy […]
Des Moines, Iowa – The first week of the 2017 Legislative Session is coming to an end and we are focused on the budget. This session we are faced with a manageable budget shortfall and House Republicans are focused on living within our means. We hope to let Iowans keep more of their money, while […]
DES MOINES, Iowa – (Jan. 12, 2017) – MidAmerican Energy plans to build new wind farms in Boone, Greene and Mahaska counties in Iowa. The two new wind farms will be the first Wind XI project sites selected for construction. MidAmerican Energy plans to begin construction in April on the Beaver Creek wind project in […]
