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Hair Designers Donates to Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House

MAHASKA COUNTY – The holiday season is about giving and that is exactly what the staff at Hair Designers in Oskaloosa wanted to do. “Lisa asked if we ever have nail polish we can’t use but we wanted to do more than that,” The Hair Designers owner Pam Peters said. Peters is referring to Lisa […]

2013 Year in Review

Watch CRI’s Year In Review Regional Airport Debate WPU Men’s Basketball RAGBRAI On The Green Restaurant MHP Patient Care Wing

Musicians Perform For Others

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The sounds of area musicians filled the local Smokey Row coffee shop on Monday evening, with the hope of filling hearts with joy and empty stomachs with much needed food. Twenty-one year-old Kyle Ewing once again planned and scheduled the Holiday Fundraiser Show. This was the fourth year for the event. In […]

A Great Stocking To Stuff

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The need to feed the hungry continues to grow year after year, and a few Oskaloosa residents have found unique ways of helping to accomplish that. At Julies Hometown Cafe, patrons have been donating $1.00 or more for a chance to win one of three $25.00 gift certificates from the cafe. Those […]

Van Weelden Found Not Guilty

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Henry ‘Willie” Van Weelden was found not guilty on Tuesday December 24, 2013 on three separate counts. Count one was Theft in the First Degree. Second was Misconduct in Office and third was Tampering with Records. The original trial information in this case was filed on April 22, 2011. The original trial […]

United Way Reaching For Goal

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Helping others to help meet the needs of those in a community is a focus of the United Way. Amy Langdon, Executive Director for Mahaska County United Way, explained that the majority of their fundraising happens during campaign season, which lasts only a few months. “It’s a time when we can really […]

Being Ready For That Holiday Car Ride

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Holidays are for family and friends, and helping get you to all of the festivities is your car. Mark Nelson, of Howards Auto Repair, recently took some time out of his schedule to talk about keeping your car ready for that important journey. Nelson said that before starting out on that winter time […]

Fire Destroys Hedrick Building

Hedrick, Iowa -The call for help rang out around 8:30 pm Sunday evening to the Hedrick Fire Department for a structure fire located near the fire departments rear entrance. The fire was in, what was once, an auto body repair shop and car wash. The connected structures are now owned by a gentleman that collects […]

CRI Weekly News for December 20, 2013

Watch CRI’s Weekly Newscast Council Votes No on Stop Sign Removal Water Department has New Home On the Green Opens Soon to Public MCDG has a New Director MHP Audit Report Explained

Santa Makes Last Minute Stop In Oskaloosa

Oskaloosa, Iowa – Christmas is just 4 days away, and Santa had some last minute stops to make in Oskaloosa. He and some of his reindeer made the trip to Mahaska Drug, where many local children took the opportunity to help inform him of their last minute wishes Saturday afternoon. Seen here on Santa’s lap […]

           

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