Oskaloosa, Iowa – There are lots of catchy names for the particular shopping days that follow Thanksgiving. Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Shop Small Saturday just to name a few. Those names, like Black Friday, have started to become an example of the worst of Christmas shopping and gift-giving because people are viewing the shopping […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Christmas Season is now well underway in Oskaloosa and across the nation. For Santa, it was a big weekend, as droves of children headed out to local shopping centers and malls around the country, and in Oskaloosa, Penn Central Mall played host to the jolly man from the North Pole. Santa […]
William Penn University will be hosting Dave Price on Tuesday, December 1 as its second guest in a prospective series of speakers, a lecture series called “Ideas and Inspiration in Iowa— Leaders Speak at William Penn University”. Dave Price will present at the Musco Technology Center on the Oskaloosa campus at 6:00 p.m. Dave Price […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Thanksgiving is a time for getting together with those we care about most. For some folks, the job doesn’t end just because it’s a holiday. Emergency dispatchers were at their post, answering calls from those that were having some of the worst moments of their lives. Firefighters stood by, in the event […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board gave its verbal commitment to potentially providing up to 7.5 million dollars of the projected 24 million dollar early childhood development and recreation center. The District is bound by Dillons Rule, which is very specific in how schools can use dollars, versus Home Rule, which governs municipalities like the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – That familiar holiday sound, ding-ding-ding, as you enter many establishments welcomes people to the holiday season. That, along with the familiar red kettle often hanging from the middle of a tripod stand. The Salvation Army Red Kettle fundraising effort can trace its way back to 1891. It started in the San Francisco […]
Parking and Safety This year’s parade is Thursday, December 3rd at 7:00 pm at Oskaloosa Downtown Square. The parade route will remain the same as it has been in the past. See map below. Please note the parking restrictions below. The Oskaloosa Main Street and Area Chamber, Oskaloosa Police Department and City Officials want everyone […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Monday, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors effectively pulled their support for a project that would utilize a portion of the one cent Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) for a project being developed to bring early childhood development and recreation to the county. The project, currently estimated to cost 24 million […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With Christmas quickly approaching, volunteers are asking for your assistance in purchasing Christmas presents this year for children who’s families may not have many financial resources. The Oskaloosa Police Association in conjunction with the Oskaloosa Firefighters and Mahaska County Sheriff’s Posse, along with Mahaska Drug, Fareway, Hy-Vee and Wigg’s Country Store are […]
“An Old Fashioned Christmas Festival” Oskaloosa Main Street and Mahaska County 4-H have added a new event to help celebrate the Oskaloosa Main Street Lighted Christmas Parade week. “An Old Fashioned Christmas Festival” will be held on Friday, December 4 from 4:00-9:00 p.m. in the Penn Central Mall in Oskaloosa. This event will include the […]
