Oskaloosa, Iowa – Congressman Dave Loebsack was once again in Oskaloosa this past week in an effort to push forward legislation in education. Loebsack visited Oskaloosa High School and talked about the Restructuring Underutilized Resources for Advancing Learning (RURAL) Act. The point of the legislation would be to help financially challenged schools receive the same […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Time has a way of sneaking up on not just people, but also equipment. At the Oskaloosa Community Stadium, time had been the scoreboard’s worst enemy over the past 5 years. With much of the display no longer functioning, funds were made available by area businesses and groups to help once again […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Native plants. What purpose do those plants serve to modern day gardening and the environment? This past week at the Iowa State Extension office, Hannah Howard, Southeast Iowa Field Coordinator for Trees Forever talked about why those plants are important to a healthy environment and how those native plants help to maintain […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – There are some tough decisions being made by the Oskaloosa City Council and city administrators. The problem became apparent when the bids for the new firestation and renovations to the current firestation started to roll in, and they were nearly 33% over budget, leaving a nearly 1 million dollar shortfall. At a […]
OSKALOOSA, IOWA – Halloween in Oskaloosa is Thursday, October 29 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Playing it safe on Halloween: Halloween may be a fun time for kids, but for parents, trick-or-treat can be a little troublesome. Concerns about children’s safety can cast a spell on the evening’s festivities. But not to worry! Following […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa — On the unassuming stage area inside Smokey Row Coffee House, on the west side of the Oskaloosa square, candidates seeking the most powerful office in the United States take that small step up. That single step onto an unassuming stage, underneath the old Rivola Theater marquee is an important step for area […]
Bob Wersen of Interpower Receives Advocacy in Action Award Oskaloosa, Iowa –October 2015—Bob Wersen, President and Founder of the Interpower® Group of Companies, was honored recently with the Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s “Advocacy in Action” award. Wersen received this award at the Advanced Manufacturing Conference on September 30, 2015 at the Prairie Meadows […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – With Halloween quickly approaching, children are picking out costumes and thinking about trick-or-treating. This holiday, Mahaska Health Partnership offers some tips on how to keep sugar consumption at a manageable level for every little ghost and goblin in the neighborhood. “Many parents would be alarmed at the amount of sugar their children […]
The Oskaloosa Girls’ Team was recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) with the 2014-15 High School Team Academic Award. The NSCAA annually recognizes high school soccer programs that have excelled in the classroom, in addition to their performance on the field. The Oskaloosa soccer team was one of 398 teams (150 […]
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 On September 9, 2015, an autopsy was performed by the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner on the body of Tyler Sash, age 27. After receipt of laboratory test results, the cause and manner of death was determined to be due to an accidental mixed drug toxicity involving methadone and […]
