Oskaloosa, Iowa – The paws were the cause for a fundraiser on Sunday afternoon at On The Green in Oskaloosa. KBOE Radio organized the fundraiser, with help from the Mahaska Young Professionals. The event featured a chili cook-off and a silent auction. Lindsey Sime, Executive Director at Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter spoke about how the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The former Oskaloosa resident with strong family ties is off on an amazing race. Jessica VerSteeg, professional model and former Miss United States, is the granddaughter of Oskaloosa City Council-member Aaron Ver Steeg and daughter of Scott Ver Steeg, also of Oskaloosa. Jessica is a participant on ‘The Amazing Race’, which will […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A week of holiday and Christmas celebration has come to an end in Oskaloosa. During the week, many events including a style show, lighted Christmas parade, and a Festival of Trees inside Penn Central Mall kept people out and about in the community. During the weekend, the annual Tour Of Homes took […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Presidential politics in Iowa is a big thing. Few political reporters and insiders have the trust that WHO-TV 13 Political Director Dave Price has when it comes to presenting the latest news from the Iowa Caucuses. Price is also the author of ‘Caucus Chaos’, which takes readers behind the scenes of the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The verdict came in, with each jury member polled, and each jury member came back with the same result. Guilty! This past week, some Oskaloosa Girl Scouts from troop #286 got the opportunity to participate as jurors during a mock trial, during which they learned how a trial operates. The County Attorney […]
Lighted Christmas Parade “An Old Fashioned Oskaloosa Christmas” in honor of Main Street Oskaloosa’s 28th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade. First Place Winners “Judges Choice” – DeJong Greenhouse “Children’s Choice – Clow Valve Co. Most Outstanding Large Business – Mahaska Most Outstanding Medium Business – Mahaska Drug Most Outstanding […]
Oskaloosa Rotary member Valinn McReynolds presents Executive Director Debbie Howe of LOVE, Inc. with a donation from the Oskaloosa Rotary Club.
The Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the Eggs and Issues series for 2016. These sessions are held on the second and fourth Saturday of the months of January, February, and March. As we have done it in the past, the first session will be City and County issues. New this year, will be a […]
Main Street Young Ambassador Contest winners were announced in a gala event at the Penn Central Mall Monday evening. All participants’ ages three through kindergarten of the Young Ambassadors Contest were introduced by Master of Ceremonies, Melanie Mackey. Music was provided by Bob Ballard of Spinners DJ. The Oskaloosa High School Storybook Players provided […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – One Oskaloosa family escaped their burning home with their lives on Monday morning. A heater is the suspected culprit of a fire, which was called in at 5:43am at the residence of Teresa Latchum, located at 320 North 5th St in Oskaloosa. Twelve Oskaloosa firefighters and 4 New Sharon firefighters battled the […]
