by Carissa Osborn There’s a new craft beer brewery coming to Iowa, and it’s being built right in Oskaloosa. Mahaska started construction on the new brewery a few months ago with plans to open by mid summer. The brewery will include 6 different beers to start out with as well as various seasonal beers throughout […]
The Oskaloosa Municipal Water Department is happy to announce that the Boil Water Advisory has been lifted effective immediately. Test results from samples that were gathered Tuesday and Wednesday throughout Oskaloosa and Beacon have shown that there was no bacterial contamination of the water supply, and that the water was, and is, safe to drink. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – You’ve just been involved in a major accident. Your loved ones are hurt and you reach for your cellphone to call for help. Emotions and pain fill you as you dial that most recognizable set of numbers, 911. The person who answers you is a trained professional that helps you to calm […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – One Oskaloosa family faced a scary situation over the weekend when, according to homeowners, someone broke into their home by cutting the screen door and prying open the back door with a crowbar of some sort. They were alerted to the intruder by their family dog. According to a Facebook post by […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa and Beacon residents have been under a boil advisor after the water towers in Oskaloosa were effectively drained when a system malfunction at the pumping station failed to alert staff to the situation. In a Freedom of Information Act request to the City of Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa News obtained emails from Oskaloosa […]
Oskaloosa News interview with Oskaloosa Water Department General Manager Chad Coon
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It may have only been a drill, but the impact may be lasting. Oskaloosa High School went into lock-down on Monday morning as the school and local drug enforcement officers performed a drill that has a drug-sniffing dog enter the school. Oskaloosa High School Assistant Principal Tim Scott said that if something […]
Dream Big Grow Here is a statewide competition that attracts hundreds of entrepreneurs at different stages of business development and across many industries. SwineTech from New Sharon, Iowa presented at the Dream Big Grow Here competition in Des Moines on April 14. They were the winners of the Ag Innovation category and received $5,000. In […]
The Oskaloosa Municipal Water Department is taking the step of issuing a Boil Water Advisory today, April 19, 2016. This Advisory, while similar to a Boil Water Order, is not the same as an Order. The Water Department has consulted with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources about this advisory. In the accompanying notification there […]
