Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors are deciding if the current Veterans Affairs Office should go full-time. At Monday’s meeting, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors heard from Veterans Affairs Board President Joe Durian. Durian asked the Board about making the current Veterans Affairs Coordinator a full-time position. Durian said that nearly […]
The hard work of many has paid off – Oskaloosa is the latest city in Iowa to become a certified Blue Zones Community. The local leadership team was notified last week that Oskaloosa has met all qualifications during its 18-month demonstration period. “It took a tremendous amount of effort by so many community members for […]
FREE ADMISSION AND FREE KIDS EVENTS TOO! It’s Bands, Brews and of course BACON at the second annual BaconTown! event at the Bridgeview Center this Saturday in Ottumwa. Vendors are dillgently putting the finishing touches on over 53 bacon inspired items to sample. Admission is free, and attendees purchase samples starting at $1. See the […]
Oskaloosa- The Oskaloosa Urban Park hosted their first ever skateboard competition on Saturday August 1st. Oskaloosa history was made when Bryce Plumb (1st place winner in the 12U category) was the first skater ever to perform a competitive run in a skateboard competition at the Oskaloosa Urban Park. MCRF (Mahaska County Recreational Foundation) and the […]
Christian Opportunity Center (COC) speech aide and work skills supervisor Paige Davidson and her brother Wade hosted the 3rd Annual Marty Davidson Bike Show in Oskaloosa in May, donating the profits from the event to COC in honor of their late father. Marty Davidson passed away on May 15, 2012 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center’s […]
The ballot has been finalized and Oskaloosa School District voters will have to settle one contested race for Oskaloosa School Board. Two candidates filed to run for the Oskaloosa School Board Director District 6 seat. Incumbent Shawn Moyer and Challenger Erik Edgren will square off on the September 8th ballot. Moyer has served on the […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Saturday, Aug. 1 was a beautiful day to participate in the 5th Annual “Run in the Sun” and help raise money for the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House. According to MHP Marketing and Development Director Cathy Stahl, more than 300 people participated in the race, held at the Lacey Recreation Complex […]
Fans celebrate the end of a phenomenal race season with frontstretch Pork ‘n’ Jam NEWTON, Iowa (August 1, 2015) – Last Saturday afternoon, Ryan Blaney was hanging his head and down on himself after losing the NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the final lap to Kyle Busch. Not so much tonight […]
The Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps will be special guests of the Oskaloosa City Band on Thursday evening, performing on the square at 7:30 pm. The Vanguard Cadets are in Oskaloosa for a mid-tour camp in final preparation for the DCI open class finals in Indiana August 3-4. They will be rehearsing […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – The city of Oskaloosa will be re-paving E Street and 12th Street near Mahaska Health Partnership, which is the access route to Entrance #4 on the medical campus. According to MHP Business and Development Director Ross Schultz, the tentative project timeline is July 27 through October 31. This could change due to […]
