A Jasper County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On April 7th, 2016 at 2:30 pm, Elijah Utterback, age 37 of Ottumwa, was taken into custody in Northern Mahaska County. Mahaska County Deputies located a vehicle he was operating. Utterback fled on foot into a rural area near the North Skunk River. This area was near Hwy […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Shortly after midnight on Thursday morning, Oskaloosa Fire was dispatched to a structure fire at North C and F Ave West. Mutual aid was called from New Sharon, and then shortly after, Cedar Township (Fremont) responded to the call for manpower to help battle the blaze. Eventually, an aerial apparatus was called […]
Susan L. Brown, Mahaska County Auditor, announces that absentee ballots for the Special Election to be held May 3, 2016 will be available in the Auditor’s Office. Contact the Auditor’s Office (641-673-7148) for availability. Any person unable to get to the polls on May 3rd may send a signed, written request to the Auditor’s Office, […]
The Mahaska County YMCA Director post will change hands this month as David Phelps steps down, effective April 15. Phelps has accepted a new position closer to his wife and three daughters in Wisconsin. “Dave’s contributions as Director over the past 18 months have been a great benefit to the Y organization and, undeniably, he […]
April 4, 2016 Community Bancshares Corp., parent company of Indianola-based Community Bank, announces the signing of an agreement to acquire TruBank, an Oskaloosa financial institution with branch offices in What Cheer and West Des Moines. The agreement is subject to shareholder and regulatory approval, which is anticipated in the second quarter of 2016. Community Bank […]
Dear friends in District 80, Even though I’ve finished this report on April Fools Day, I really am telling the truth! The House and the Senate really did reached an agreement on Supplemental State Aid at 2.25%. This percentage translates to $153 Million out of $176 Million new money available to spend under the expenditure […]
The voter registration deadline to register early to vote for the upcoming Special Election is Friday, April 22, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. According to Mahaska County Auditor, Susan L. Brown, the Auditor’s Office will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on that day. If you are mailing a voter registration form, it must […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Camo was the norm for those attending the 2016 Mahaska County Pheasants Forever Banquet held Saturday night in center court of Penn Central Mall. Social Hour began at 5pm with dinner and drawings kicking off at 6:30pm. A live and silent auction were held, along with gun raffles, all in an effort […]
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 […]
