New Sharon, Iowa – The New Sharon Fire Department was dispatched to a call of a house on fire at 309 North Pine in New Sharon on Friday morning, and ultimately, four fire departments ended up helping at the scene. An Oskaloosa fighter was one of those first on scene, when he heard the call […]
Part of a 5.5MW solar project, Iowa’s largest PELLA, IA – Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO) and Pella Cooperative Electric showcased the construction progress at the ZON VELD solar site, one of CIPCO’s 5.5 MW utility-scale solar project sites, on Thursday. CIPCO launched Iowa’s first utility-owned solar project on five sites across the service delivery […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Today’s teens deal with very different stressors than their parents had during childhood. Not only are they susceptible to bullying in person, cyberbullying can follow them home and stretch into the evening and weekend. Mahaska Health Partnership wants parents to know how to help their children. “Cyberbullying is a social terror through […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met Monday night in regular session, where the council heard the audit report from Martens & Company CPA, for the 2016 fiscal year. Fiscal years for governments end on the last day of June, and the next fiscal year begins on July 1. Oskaloosa is currently in the […]
The Oskaloosa High School student council is hosting a Veterans Day assembly on Friday November 11 at 1 PM in the high school large gym. All Veterans and their families are welcome to attend this tribute and be thanked for your service. Please enter the North or South doors of the gymnasium. Our guest speaker […]
As the temperatures drop, United Way of Mahaska County and New Hope Community Inc. need your help to share the warmth! The Annual Winter Coat Drive collects winter outerwear and distributes much needed items to those in need in the community. The 9th Annual Winter Coat Drive will take place between November 7th, 2016 and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board will be holding an election to fill the seat vacated when Nicholas Hansen resigned. The district received a petition to hold the election, which had at least the 100 required signatures. The candidate must reside within district 1 of the Oskaloosa School District in order to run for […]
Mahaska County, Iowa – Voters streamed to the polls on Tuesday, as voters cast their ballot for who they believed would best represent them in the future. Locally, there was nearly no contested race, with the lone exception of Larry Sheets (R), Levi Grenko (D) and Garrett W. Byrd (L) in House District 80. Sheets […]
Opportunity Squared, the regional economic development group in southeast Iowa met Friday, November 4, for a roundtable discussion with representatives from the US Commercial Services offices representing Iowa and Santiago, Chile. Patricia Cook, Director of Commercial Services for Iowa, and Mary Lathrop, Commercial Specialist at the US Embassy in Chile met with Opportunity Squared participants […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office and members of the Iowa State Patrol were called to the construction site on Monday evening in regards to individuals trespassing at a location where the Dakota Access Pipeline was being pulled underneath the South Skunk River. The Dakota Access Pipeline is a four-state-long pipeline that will […]
