Oskaloosa Homecoming week is September 26th – 30th. The theme this year is Olympic based and titled, ¨Go for Gold¨. The Homecoming parade will be on Thursday September 29th beginning at 6:30 pm. If interested in being a part of the parade and either having a float or walking to represent, please contact Mrs. Gile […]
OSKALOOSA- The Iowa Supreme Court has denied Alicia Ritenour’s request for further review in her case. Ritenour was convicted of first-degree murder and child endangerment resulting in death in November 2014 after a week-long jury trial. The trial came after Ritenour’s young daughter Ava was found deceased in her apartment in January 2014. Ritenour was […]
OSKALOOSA- District Court Judge Randy DeGeest has come under fire in recent days over the sentence he imposed in the Kraigen Grooms case. On Monday, DeGeest sentenced Ottumwa teen Kraigen Grooms, 19, to a 10 year suspended prison sentence plus five years of supervised release, as a result of his guilty plea to lascivious acts […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board is a divided board currently. That division centers around how the board is or isn’t approaching discipline at the elementary and middle school buildings. On Tuesday night, an attorney for Oskaloosa School Board member Carl Drost presented a case to the board that open meetings laws were violated […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The discovery of mammoth bones in Mahaska County has been exciting for scientists, and conservationists. For the residents of Mahaska County, the discovery has brought along a sense of wonderment and pride. On Sunday afternoon, shortly after the flag raising ceremony at the Mahaska County Freedom Rock, over 30 runners took off […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Freedom Rock held its first official flag raising ceremony on Sunday, September 11th, 2016. The Mahaska County Freedom Rock was finished on November 12th, 2015 in Caldwell Park. Since that time, the monument has continued to undergo changes as the committee works towards completion of the project as funds […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Flu season is approaching and Mahaska Health Partnership wants patients to know vaccination clinics have been scheduled on the Oskaloosa campus. Starting in September, patients can receive their flu vaccine during a regular appointment with their primary care provider or have their vaccine administered during a hospital stay. For those looking to […]
OSKALOOSA, Iowa – William Penn University welcomes all students, staff, faculty, and community members to attend the World Food Prize lecture on Wednesday, October 12, at 11:15 a.m. in the George Daily Auditorium. This year’s speaker is Dr. Charity Kawira Mutegi. Dr. Mutegi, 38, currently serves as the Kenya Country Coordinator for the Aflasafe Project […]
Fremont, Iowa – A committee of people have worked all year long to plan for three days of celebrating their hometown. The hope for the all the work is to continue building a sense of community and pride within Fremont and it’s surrounding area. Deb Veach and Jan Bayliss are just two of a large […]
BY HAILEY BROWN OSKALOOSA – Many Americans have heard of the militant Sunni Islamist organization called Al-Qā‛ida, whether it’s been brought up in recent conversation or learned from news personalities on major networks. Other topics that have hit headlines across the nation include terminology like “jihad,” or “holy war,” as well as the continued conflict […]
