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Mahaska County Supervisor Candidate Mark Doland

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mahaska County Supervisor Mark Doland is seeking re-election to his seat on the Board of Supervisors. Doland was elected to office to finish out the remainder of Ken Rozenboom’s term after he was elected to serve in the Iowa Senate. Doland says he is a lifelong Iowan who chose to move to […]

Oskaloosa Farmers Market In Season

Fresh produce at the Oskaloosa Farmers Market 2014.

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Veggies, jam, flowers and many other homegrown and homemade items from the garden await the area shoppers on Tuesday and Saturday. On Tuesdays from 4-6pm, the market can be found on the east side of the square. On Saturdays from 8 to 11am, the Musco parking lot, west of MCG plays host. […]

William Penn University Names 27th President

Oskaloosa, IA— William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa has taken important steps in a new direction— moving forward in the changing world of higher education. A significant step in this process was naming John Ottosson as president. Ottosson, a 1984 graduate of William Penn, has spent the last 24 years working to promote and help […]

VanDerWal Cashes in Big on Fan Appreciation Night at the Southern Iowa Speedway

By Jeremy Fox Oskaloosa, Iowa (May 28th, 2014) – Wednesday Night began with a moment of silence for a long time fan of the Southern Iowa Speedway, Jeffrey Groenenboom. It looked great for racing all day for Fan Appreciation Night sponsored by Slideways Karting Center, Nutz Graphix And Vinyl LLC and Yaw’s Auto Salvage. During […]

Local Coast Guard Officer to Receive National Award for Inspirational Leadership

PETALUMA, Calif. – Adm. Robert Papp, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, has selected Training Center Petaluma’s Chief Warrant Officer Jason Briggs to receive the 2014 Capt. John G. Witherspoon Inspirational Leadership Award. Rear Adm. Scott Buschman, commander of the Virginia-based Force Readiness Command, will present the award during an all hands event at training […]

Ottumwa PD Seeks Help In Locating Individuals

An Ottumwa Police Department Press Release On May 27, 2014 at 8pm, an Ottumwa Police Officer on routine patrol observed a SUV occupied by four individuals, one of which matched the description of Olen James Brown who has an outstanding arrest warrant for Theft 2nd Degree. The officer performed a traffic stop on the vehicle […]

Clovis Visits Oskaloosa In Closing Days Of Primary

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Sam Clovis stopped by Pizza Ranch in Oskaloosa Saturday to address a group from the Ottumwa Tea Party Chapter. Clovis is a former resident of Oskaloosa, where he was a professor at William Penn. Clovis says he still holds Oskaloosa in high regard, and still owns property within […]

US Senate Candidate Scott Schaben Visits Oskaloosa

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Getting attention is the name of politics, and those are usually obtained by having vastly different ideas from the norm, or by having deep enough pockets. Scott Schaben is a Republican candidate working to replace Tom Harkin (D) in the U.S. Senate. He was also in Oskaloosa on Saturday talking about why […]

Vote Early By In-Person Absentee Until June 2 for Primary Election

Control ballots, voting, Election

Des Moines – Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz is reminding Iowans that they can vote early in-person by absentee ballot at the county auditor’s office through Monday, June 2 at 5 p.m. for the upcoming June 3 primary election. “I encourage all eligible Iowans take full advantage of their right to vote by registering […]

Oskaloosa Water Department Manager Seeks Employment Contract

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Water Board got to business early Tuesday morning considering a contract for the departments general manager Chad Coon. Coon has not had a contract, so the Oskaloosa Water Board took up the discussion and consideration “of possible employment contract for general manager,” the sole item on a special meeting, which […]

           

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