Oskaloosa, Iowa – Winds pounded the Oskaloosa area over the weekend, causing some tree damage, resulting in power outages as the trees tangled up lines. On Saturday, one large tree fell at the intersection of South 9th Street and 2nd Avenue East, where it caused less than a dozen outages, but extensive damage to the […]
This week in the Iowa Senate we primarily focused on committee work and approving gubernatorial appointments; also the Governor signed a number of bills that have come out of the legislature. Our 100th day of session is April 19, and with the decision on education funding behind us we hope to get through budget bills […]
How Iowa’s Ending Balance Has Been Used With the discussion on the state budget and school aid funding, many Iowans have been asking how the state’s ending balance has been used over the past few years. Often portrayed as a “surplus” by the Democrats and the media, in reality the ending balance is the revenue […]
Work crews labored all night to relocate the historic bandstand from its existing location so that construction can begin on the installation of the splash pad/ice skating rink. One concerned citizen glued herself to the structure before it was removed and emergency crews are working to free her from the sticky situation she is now […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa Fire Department has a new firefighter. Eric Martin may be new to Oskaloosa, but he’s no stranger to the world of firefighting. Martin worked as a firefighter in Michigan for the past 5 years before making the move to Oskaloosa. Martin said that he found the firefighter opening when it was […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s common these days to see praise and a thank you to those who have served our country in the military. There was a time in our nation’s history, when those who were serving overseas, in particular Vietnam, were not welcomed home as heroes. Nationwide on Wednesday night, people came together to […]
By Jeremy Fox Oskaloosa, Iowa (March 30th, 2016) – With the unpredictability of mother nature many wondered if the Southern Iowa Speedway was going to open the Frostbuster Series. Mother Nature never dropped any liquid sunshine at the race track so racing was ran and there was excitement and wild races. The official car count […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Candidate filings closed on Wednesday afternoon at 5pm for the June 7th primary election. In Mahaska County, four candidates turned in paperwork for the office of county sheriff. Those candidates are: Doug McMillan Randy Poe Russell J. Van Renterghem Trevor J. Wells In addition, four candidates turned in signatures and paperwork for […]
Oskaloosa High School is pleased to announce the appointment of Jake Jenkins as the new high school head football coach. Jake Jenkins brings strong experience to this position. Jenkins has been Oskaloosa High Schools defensive coordinator for the past 2 seasons and before that spent 5 seasons as an assistant coach at William Penn University. […]
