
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Practice makes perfect and keeping kids safe is the ultimate goal for school administration. On Friday members of the Oskaloosa Fire Department, Mahaska County Emergency Management, and the Oskaloosa Police Department gathered at the Oskaloosa Middle School to watch and evaluate the school’s fire and tornado drill procedures. Mahaska County Emergency Manager […]
Sep 24 2012 | Posted in
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Here are some of the stories we are covering: Vice President Joe Biden Stops for Lunch at Smokey Row Coffee Co. City Council Considers Changing Garbage Collection System Local Political Parties Gear Up for November’s Election
Sep 24 2012 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – This week on OSP… Good News for Oskaloosa Football Continued Good News for Penn Football Some Statesmen and Lady Statesmen Athletes are Giving Back

MAHASKA COUNTY – Beginning Monday, Sept. 24, the entrance to Mahaska Health Partnership Medical Specialty Center, entrance #4, will be temporary relocated. As construction continues on MHP’s new Patient Care Wing, steps are being taken to create a more patient-friendly environment. The latest changes involve the temporary relocation of the Medical Specialty Center entrance (#4), […]
Sep 24 2012 | Posted in
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by Jon Hoffmann Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Conservation Coalition held a conservation forum inviting county supervisor candidates as well as candidates at the state level to talk all things conservation. Click here to find out what they had to say. But with 80% of Mahaska County is farm land according to the […]
Sep 24 2012 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – The infectious disease that created hoards of zombies that overwhelmed the campus of William Penn University on October 1st of 2012 culminated in the last surviving human seen running across the lawn at Penn, being chased by 99 ravenous Zombies. Or at least that is how the history books may describe the […]
Sep 20 2012 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s a biannual event at William Penn, with Tuesday marking the first one of the year. William Penn played host to Diane Randall. Randall is the Executive Secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). She is only the fourth to hold the position since 1943. Diane became involved with the […]
Sep 20 2012 | Posted in
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Chief Warrant Officer Mark A. Roorda, a 1978 graduate of Oskaloosa Senior High School in Oskaloosa, IA., became the newest Chief Warrant Officer 5 with the Iowa Army National Guard. Mark is assigned as the Quality Assurance (QA) Technician of the SME Cell at the Iowa Ordnance Training Regiment located at Camp Dodge, Johnston, Iowa. […]
Sep 20 2012 | Posted in
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Here are the highlights from tonight’s show. – Oskaloosa got a surprise visit from the vice president Tuesday. – The Oskaloosa city council is back talking trash. Is a single-hauler system in your future? – Penn athletes are taking their skills off the track to help a local homeowner.
Sep 20 2012 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, IA- Dr. James North, Chair of the Health and Life Sciences Division at William Penn University, and other members of the William Penn faculty, have taken an active role in the excavation of mammoth remains discovered in rural Oskaloosa, Iowa. Dr. North has participated in several of the on-site digs, along with some of […]
Sep 19 2012 | Posted in
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