Oskaloosa, Iowa – For the 21st year in a row, the Front Row Challenge will shake up not only Oskaloosa, but the sprint car scene on the whole. This year, some of the best in the business will compete for over 20 grand. Terry McCarl has been the man behind the success that is the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The festive spirit found on the Oskaloosa square every Thursday night has come to a close for the 2016 season. The Oskaloosa City Band has completed another season of entertaining people from all around the area. The end of the year came with a bit of a light show as well, as […]
Seeing demonstrations and learning about nearly lost arts and techniques is part of what makes the frontier encampments so interesting for man. Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s August, and the annual Dog Hollow Rendezvous has returned. This year, it’s in a new location at the Nelson Pioneer Farm. The multi-day event begins on Friday and goes […]
by Jeremy Fox Oskaloosa, Iowa (August 3rd, 2016) – Its been one month since the Southern Iowa Speedway saw racing action during the first night of the stock car shootout but Wednesday Night, there was some racing again. Yaw’s Auto Salvage of Des Moines was the nights sponsor wth 58 cars signed in to tame […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board met in a special meeting on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016 to discuss the hiring of an interim curriculum director, and to receive an update from Superintendent Russ Reiter about the early childhood development and recreation project. Joy Prothero was hired to be the curriculum director, a role she […]
The Oskaloosa City Band is scheduled to perform their final concert of the summer on Thursday, August 4 at 8 p.m. The east side of the square will feature a classic car show with the Rollin’ Oldies. The band will perform several selections from the same era as the classic cars. Supper in the Shade […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session Monday night, but in a different from normal location. Because of elevator repairs, the meeting was hosted at the Oskaloosa Public Library. The agenda included only two items, the consent agenda containing routine matters such as approving board minutes and financial disbursements. The only […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Monday, August 1st, 2016. After approval of the agenda and minutes from the July 18, 2016 meeting, the board continued moving quickly through the agenda, with the biggest payroll change coming from the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office, with the hire of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mahaska County Sheriff Paul DeGeest confirmed to Oskaloosa News on Monday morning that his office, along with the state fire marshal, was investigating a fire to equipment used for the installation of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Fire crews and investigators arrived at a location along the pipeline route at 175th Street and […]
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. Mike Ireland with the Rollin’ Oldies Car Club talked to us about their largest event of the year, which included approximately 195 cars. The car count varies from […]
