January 9, 2013 – Oskaloosa, IA – The Oskaloosa Public Library invites the public to “Meet Liz,” a reception and family storytime with Liz Anderson, the new Youth Librarian. The event will take place Thursday, January 17, at 6:00 p.m. in the Children’s Programming Room on the first floor of the library. “I’m eager to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The mammoth dig at a rural Oskaloosa farm has handed down yet one more surprise. The discovery of a third mammoth at the site has the scientific world buzzing. Sarah Horgen, The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History’s education and outreach coordinator, was quoted in IowaNow, “For Iowa, this is a […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session January 7, 2013. The consent agenda that included liquor licenses for Sodexo Management, Buck’s Place, O.G. Restaurant and Oskaloosa Elks Lodge were approved. Jo Broerman was appointed to the Historic Preservation Commission, to fill an unexpired term that ends on December 31, 2013. Mayor […]
Mahaska County, Iowa – The voter registration deadline to register early to vote for the upcoming Special Election is Friday, January 18, 2013. According to Mahaska County Auditor, Susan L. Brown, the Auditor’s Office will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on that day. If you are mailing a voter registration form, it […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – How the city will protect its investment in fire equipment, and help provide the space needed for this civil service, was the topic of a work session for the Oskaloosa City Council Monday afternoon. The Oskaloosa Fire Department currently uses space in the building that housed the Oskaloosa Water Department. The Water […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Chamber of Commerce will again sponsor the Eggs and Issues series for 2013. As we have done it in the past, the City and County will do session one on January 12. The other dates, the second and fourth Saturday of the months of January, February and March, will be with […]
Check out CRI’s weekly newscast available now. Click the video below for answers to these questions: – Congress reaches a compromise in hopes of steering the country from the fiscal cliff, but what will it mean for your pocketbook? – The compromise also extended the farm bill, but what do Mahaska County experts say it’ll […]
by Aaron Riggs And even more good news for farmers was the extension of the Farm Bill. The expiration of the farm bill would have meant cuts to farmer subsidies and a lot of uncertainty as farmer’s plan for next year’s crop. CRI’s Aaron Riggs explains what the extension means not just for farmers, […]
This is a statement by the Ottumwa Police Department. Ottumwa, Iowa – The correctional facility located at 245 Osage Drive in Ottumwa just reported an escape by an inmate. Katherine Heredia, white female, 5’0″, brown hair, blue eyes, and wearing a pink “hoody” just fled from the facility. If you see her, call 9-1-1 immediately.
Oskaloosa, Iowa – For a second night in a row, a candidate was chosen to represent their party in the upcoming special election. This election will decide who will fill the supervisor seat that is left vacant after Ken Rozenboom’s resignation takes effect January 11th, 2013. The Mahaska County Republican Party chose Mark Doland to represent […]
