Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met on Monday evening with a full agenda to work through. During the consent agenda portion of the evening, the council approved a payment of $7,500.00 to the Oskaloosa Area Chamber and Development Group in addition to the Mahaska County E911 Service Board in the amount of $33,868.75. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Supervisors regular session meeting on Monday ran the regular business items, including passage of quarterly reports of the Auditor, Recorder and Veterans Affairs. Also approved was an updated 28E agreement with SIRG (Southeast Iowa Response Group). Ottumwa Fire Chief Tony Miller, who is also head of SIRG, brought the […]
With warmer weather ahead, kids are heading to the skate park. The Oskaloosa Police Department would like to remind everyone of the city ordinance regulating bicycles, rollerblades, roller skates and skateboards. BICYCLES Every person riding a bicycle upon a city street shall obey all traffic laws. Bicycles shall be ridden in single file upon all […]
You can make a difference this April 20th as MCG, Midwest Sanitation & Recycling, and Clow invites Mahaska County residents to bring in their old electronics to be recycled in an environmentally safe and secure manner. All items will be professionally processed by Midwest Electronic Recovery of Walford, Iowa. The eCycle event will be held […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The 2013 Oskaloosa Prom is this Saturday. The 2013 Prom Court listed here in no particular order; Daniela Diaz, Kylie Hill, Aubrey Netten, Elizabeth Stam, Shawni Wills, Patrick Flaherty, Jakob Hartl, Jordan Lowry, Ben Rurup, Brandon Strasser.
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With the impending upgrades to the parking area at Penn Central Mall, access to the facility was potentially going to be diminished.. But according to mall officials, a decision was made to reopen the west entrance of the mall, not only because of the impending parking lot reconstruction, but also a desire […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Lacey Stadium played host to its first ever Osky Relays on Saturday. The breezy cool morning had participants trying to stay warm until their time to participate. Oskaloosa Coach Mike Sterner commented, “There was excellent competition to run against! Thanks to everyone who helped and cheered our kids! They appreciated it.” […]
Week 13 Hello to everyone in Senate District 40. We continue our work in Des Moines with a goal of wrapping up the session on the scheduled May 3 date. The big ticket items still on the agenda include the education reform and funding package, appropriations, Medicaid expansion and tax reform. The education discussion is […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Mahaska Health Partnership is pleased to announce that they have entered a contractual agreement to merge with Family Medical Center, a private medical practice on the MHP campus, effective July 1, 2013. “This is an exciting time for Mahaska County and the surrounding communities we serve,” MHP CEO Jay Christensen said. “The […]
The Oskaloosa Municipal Water Department will be conducting our bi-annual hydrant flushing beginning Monday April 15, 2013. This will last approximately two weeks. You may notice low pressure and cloudy or discolored water. The water, even though discolored, will remain safe to drink. Please refrain from washing laundry if you notice this change in your […]
