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. […]
Park Ridge, Ill. (March 28, 2016) – This morning, the American Egg Board (AEB) kicked off expanded support of the White House Easter Egg Roll by presenting First Lady Michelle Obama and President Obama with the 39th annual Commemorative Egg. AEB Chairman Blair Van Zetten and President and CEO Anne L. Alonzo made the presentation […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa firefighters responded to a report of smoke coming from an abandoned apartment building, located at 610 North C Street in Oskaloosa, shortly after 10:15 p.m. on Monday evening. Firefighters broke open the apartment doors in search of what was causing the smoke, but quickly found that the fire had exhausted itself. […]
