An Oskaloosa Police Department Press Release You want to do the right thing by helping people in your community, people in our state, or maybe even people who are far away. But what you don’t want to do is help those who prey upon generous givers. Most legitimate charities solicit donations honestly and use their […]
Statue of Liberty To Be Illuminated Tonight For the First Time Since Superstorm Sandy Tonight the Statue of Liberty will once again shine through the darkness of New York Harbor, providing a bright beacon of hope to storm ravaged residents of New York and New Jersey as the recovery from the massive damages inflicted by […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The AHEAD Regional Housing Trust Fund (RHTF) provided funds to Love INC. to assist in the re-roofing of a low income homeowner’s housing unit in Oskaloosa. AHEAD RHTF assistance will provide for the purchase of necessary roofing materials while Love INC. volunteers will re-roof the housing unit. Russell Plate, a Love Inc. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt signed a proclamation in his office Wednesday afternoon officially recognizing the annual sale of Buddy Poppies by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. The basic purpose of the annual sale of Buddy Poppies by the VFW is reflected in the desire to “Honor the Dead […]
November 6 (Brooklyn, IA) – Winners of the 2012 regional Excellence in Exporting Awards were presented by Lt. Governor, Kim Reynolds on November 2nd at the “Risk and Rewards Exporting Conference” held at the Michael Manatt Community Center in Brooklyn, · The Greater Des Moines Partnership Regional Export Award was presented to Insta-Pro of Urbandale, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Here are the highlights from tonight’s show: – It’s 4 more years for President Obama. We’ll have all the election results from our county…and how they compare to the state…and the country. – And with more people voting early in Mahaska County than ever before, we’ll tell you how things looked at […]
Unofficial Election Results 2012 for some of the following races in the Oskaloosa News readership area. Mahaska County Results US House of Representatives District 2 (D) Dave Loebsack – 203732 (R) John Archer – 158,059 State Senator District 40 (R) Ken Rozenboom – 17585 (D) Tim Tripp – 11637 State Representative District 79 (R) Guy […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s the night before the big election, and the feeling is that people are ready for the votes to be cast and counted. It’s a normal enough evening in Oskaloosa. The traffic is humming by downtown as folks hurry home for supper, or off to a local vocal music concert. But the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With Veterans Day fast approaching, thinking of those serving their country overseas and of ways to make their service a bit easier is the goal of one area volunteer. Martie Hanley is the founder of “Our Class has Clas” (Children Love All Soldiers). Hanley then worked with Oskaloosa Community School District, Twin […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Coming home to visit can be bitter-sweet. New York Jets six foot four and three hundred and fifty pound Damon Harrison was back home in Oskaloosa to see his family and kids, and to also be home with his other family, the Statesmen of William Penn. Harrison, in his rookie year with […]
