Oskaloosa, Iowa – The impact Mahaska County had on the State of Iowa and its railroad system was the subject of local historian Doug Wilson. Wilson focused on the long lost town of Muchakinock this past week at a special presentation at the Oskaloosa Public Library. “As the number of rail miles increased, the number […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Iowa weather is notoriously hot, muggy and miserable this time of year, but a few teens from North Mahaska have taken advantage of the seasonably mild weather to dispose of their sweet corn crop. The group set up along A Avenue in Oskaloosa, selling the corn for their FFA Supervised Agricultural Experience […]
Oskaloosa once again will be the location in which a group of 1840 reenactors will stop and explore the area at Caldwell Park. Caldwell Park is just a short drive East on 92. Reenactors will be there August 1-3. The reenactors will set up camps as they would have done before the City of Oskaloosa […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – July 21, 2014 – Blue Zones Projectｮ Oskaloosa today announced Mahaska Health Partnership has been named a designated Blue Zones Worksiteｮ. A special ribbon cutting ceremony was held July 25 to celebrate. Mahaska Health Partnership was designated after completing the necessary items in the Blue Zones Project worksite pledge, including successfully registering […]
Members of the Oskaloosa Indian Football Team helped Label Shopper unload two truckloads merchandise as they moved into Penn Central Mall today. Pictured above are Jimmy Brown (left) and Andy Sterner (right). Label Shopper offers brand name designer fashions for 25-70 percent off the department store price. The Oskaloosa store is the first Iowa store […]
By Jeremy Fox Oskaloosa, Iowa (July 23rd, 2014) – Well after a last week’s busy week of racing at the Southern Iowa Speedway is a rather calm week as nobody new what to expect. Racing was exciting despite the car count which saw three drivers continue there winning streaks. First feature of the night was […]
The following is a list to all the results from the 2014 Southern Iowa Fair. Click on a link for individual results. 4-H and FFA Dog Show Exhibits To Iowa State Fair Non-Livestock Exhibit Results Bucket “O” Junk Vegetables & Flowers, Oh My! 2014 FFA Ag Gadget Show Results 2014 Swine Show Feathers Were Flyin’ […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council received a presentation from the Mahaska County Recreation Foundation (MCRF) and unanimously approved revising the city’s policy regarding “dangerous dogs” and “potentially dangerous dogs” on Monday night. MCRF Executive Director Sherry Vavra reported the MCRF’s quarterly activities. “Our participation this summer has been insane, if you’ve been out […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Monday morning, the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a letter of support for the Skilled Iowa Initiative. The initiative allows employers to determine the skill level of potential employees. Amy Brink, who works for the Iowa Workforce Development and has worked on the initiative for two years, explained the initiative […]
The Community Improvement Division of the Oskaloosa Fire Department would like to remind citizens of the ordinances pertaining to garage and yard sale signs. 17.30.030 General sign and street graphics regulations. C. Prohibited Signs. The following signs are prohibited in all zoning districts. 5. Portable Signs. Signs that are not permanently anchored or secured to […]
