Oskaloosa, Iowa – United Way of Mahaska County’s 2012 Day of Caring will take place on Thursday, September 13. This event is a single day United Way sets aside in the community for teams of area volunteers to join forces and make an impact by completing needed service projects for the elderly, disabled, low-income, and/or […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Fall football season kicks off at the stadium at the Lacey Recreational Complex tonight with the Oskaloosa Indian Old Shoe Game at 6:30 pm. Improvements at the stadium have continued over the spring and summer. Kevin Pederson, Oskaloosa Activities Director, stated, “The stadium continues to evolve and is getting better each […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – For the third year in a row, the City of Oskaloosa is preparing for the upcoming 2012/2013 Urban Deer Hunting season, to be held within the Oskaloosa city limits. The 2012/2013 hunting season will run from September 15th, 2012 thru January 20th, 2013. During this season, qualified hunters will be allowed to […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Library Board met in special session on Wednesday at noon with only a single agenda item to accomplish, but its significance will have an impact on the future of the library. William Ottens of Lawrence, Kansas was selected as the candidate to fill the vacancy left when Wanda Gardner resigned […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The special election that residents of Beacon voted on, allowing Mahaska Rural Water a franchise agreement to run and maintain both the water and sewer systems of the city, was canvassed by the Supervisors on Monday morning in special session. The final tally came out to be 43 in favor and 24 […]
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – Starting this August, the Oskaloosa Preschool Partnership, comprised of Head Start, Kids’ Corner, Mahaska County YMCA, and the Oskaloosa Community School District will be partnering to offer 4-year old preschool and child care at Webster School. “We are excited to be offering preschool and day care for 4-year olds in the community […]
Oskaloosa, IA, August 14, 2012- Those who are looking forward to the Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter’s (SMAS) annual Woofstock fundraiser may be in for a surprise this year but will certainly not be disappointed. The SMAS has decided to revamp their flagship fundraiser this year. Instead, the SMAS will be hosting their first annual K-9 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In the quiet town of 11,000 people, seeing the President’s motorcade making its way through town was quite a sight, since it was longer than the last scheduled parade in town. Residents stood at curbside to witness history in the making, as the last sitting President to visit town was in 1903. […]
by R.D. Keep Oskaloosa’s school board wrapped a successful school year and looked to the new school year, which begins Monday. The board members heard from staff reports regarding some of those successes. Curriculum director, Mary Cooksley presented the districts annual progress report. The report, ladened with facts and figures, painted a picture of continued […]
