From the Oskaloosa Police Department On May 11th, 2013, at approximately 3 p.m., the Oskaloosa Police Department received a complaint of a possible Mountain Lion sighting, in the wooded area, directly North of the 100 block of Highland Avenue. Highland Avenue is located in the Northeast Quadrant of the Oskaloosa city limits. This animal was […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Times change and so do people, and when local independent wrestler ‘Evan Jordan’ steps into the squared circle this Saturday night at Bradbury Hall, on the grounds of Nelson Pioneer Farm, it will be the end of an era for him. Professional wrestling takes its toll, and the independent or otherwise known […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – History has a way of making itself relevant today, with choices of the past still influencing today. The Iowa DNR, along with MidAmerican and MWH met with concerned citizens and neighbors of 407 South H St. and 902 3rd Ave West on Monday night to discuss the ongoing efforts to remove coal […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A Knoxville man, Matthew Fletcher, is facing five counts of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon as well a charge of OWI stemming from an alleged incident in the 400 block of 4th Ave East. According to the affidavit filed in the case; “On Sunday May 5, 2013 at approximately 11:36 pm, officers […]
From the Lions Club History In 1921, James Biggs, a photographer from Bristol, England, became blind following an accident. Because he was feeling uncomfortable with the amount of traffic around his home, he painted his walking stick white to be more easily visible. In 1930, the late George A. Bonham, President of the Peoria Lions […]
National Police Week 2013 will be observed Sunday May 12 – Saturday May 18. In 1962 President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designates May 15th as Peace Officer Memorial Day and the week in which the date falls as Police Week. National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who […]
Week 16 The Iowa legislature has finished week 16, which was the scheduled end to the session. But a lot remains to be done. Most of what’s left will be negotiated in conference committees, and we’ll have to see how quickly the differences can be resolved. We continue to work for much-needed comprehensive property tax […]
by Austin Harris Moulton, Iowa – The town of Moulton is a quiet town, and if you would look around you would have no idea what some of the vacant buildings once produced or what the town once accomplished. Below is a little bit of history the Moulton Tribune discovered, and it shows and highlights […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The weather has been all Iowa this past week, anything but predictable. For those reasons, the opening of Nelson Pioneer Farm for the 2013 season was moved to a more predictable location, inside Bradbury Hall on the grounds of Nelson Pioneer Farm. Once again Boy Scout Troop 77 helped start the new […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Learning and fun can go hand-in-hand, as was proven at Russell Wildlife Center on Saturday as some local young scientists demonstrated. Some North Mahaska 6th graders along with some students from the Oskaloosa 3rd and 4th grades joined Laura DeCook, MCCB Naturalist, during their lunch hours and recesses to work on their […]
