Coach Jeff Barker of Winterset has withdrawn his name from becoming the head football coach at Oskaloosa High School due to personal reasons. Oskaloosa Community School District is announcing the hiring of Mike Sterner as the new head football coach pending school board approval. Coach Sterner is a graduate of Oskaloosa High School and William […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa -The weather may have changed the plans and location for Monday’s annual Memorial Day service, but for those in attendance, the emotion and gratefulness for those who served in defense of the United States was unchanged. Mahaska County native Lt. Colonel Herbert Strasser (Ret.) grew up on a farm north of Rose Hill, […]
(DES MOINES) – Governor Terry E. Branstad today issued a proclamation of disaster emergency in response to recent storms and flooding in northwest and central Iowa. Thirteen counties are included in this proclamation: Buena Vista, Butler, Cherokee, Floyd, Ida, Iowa, Jasper, Mahaska, Marshall, Plymouth, Sioux, Tama and Wright. The Governor’s proclamation allows state resources to […]
OSKALOOSA, IA — The Daily Youth Theatre is thrilled to announce its 2013 summer theatre camp! The Rocket Summer Theatre is an eleven-week camp, beginning on Monday, June 3 with the Radio Drama week and ending August 14 with a special three-day camp for kindergarteners. The full summer camp is held at the George Daily […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The focus of the country has been on Moore, Oklahoma and the tragic loss of life, but in particular those children who were lost when the EF-5 tornado ripped into their elementary school. In Oskaloosa and Mahaska County, school officials and emergency management have been reviewing their emergency plans and policy in […]
Bottled water is now available to customers and residents of the City of New Sharon at the City Park Building. The Mahaska County CERT Team will be distributing bottled water to all residents and customers until 8:00 p.m. Monday night. If you know of any residents who are unable to travel to the City Park […]
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – Joseph F. Bates of Oskaloosa was honored for 40 years of dedication to funeral service during the 133rd Annual Iowa Funeral Directors Association (IFDA) Convention held May 14-16, 2013, at the Iowa State Center and Gateway Hotel in Ames, Iowa. Bates was one of seven funeral directors from around the […]
In March, Oskaloosa Middle School’s Student Council hosted a volleyball/dodgeball tournament for students. Student Council members chose to donate the money raised from entry fees to the Oskaloosa Birthright. Shown here: Melanie Hirl, representative for Birthright, receiving the donation from OMS Student Council member Coy Snakenberg, and additional OMS Student Council Members, Riley Miller, Katie […]
At the May 20, 2013 City Council meeting, the City Council approved Ordinance No. _1338_ to convert twelve intersections from all-way stop control to two-way stop control. This Ordinance adopted two-way stop control at the locations shown in the following table. The proposed modifications to the regulatory signs south of A Avenue will take effect […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – On May 20, “The Group,” consisting of young couples from Central Reformed Church in Oskaloosa, offered a helping hand in a spring cleaning project at the Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Serenity House. According to group member Malea Trainer, fellow members have all been greatly affected in one way or another by the […]
