Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Osky Rebels 12U softball team traveled to Kansas City July 11-14 to take on 68 of the best teams in the 12U bracket at the USSSA World Series. There, the Rebels were placed in the top bracket of the American Division. That bracket is known to carry many of the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The thunder and lightning filled the sky over Mahaska County recently, but finding out how much your rain gauge was filled depended upon your location. Anything from trace amounts to the north, to nearly half an inch in some sections of western Mahaska County. Water conservation measures are being put into place in the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Sounds of an old fashioned barn dance filled Nelson Pioneer Farm’s Bradbury Hall Tuesday evening. The Caller, Heather Roorda, along with the band, The Janssens, fiddled and plucked while Roorda called out the dance to the nearly 50 attendees. The dancers enjoyed 19th Century Barn Dancing such as Square, Round, and Contra […]
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – Construction crews welcomed visitors to the ongoing construction at Mahaska Health Partnership. Bill Menner, State Director of USDA Rural Development joined MHP’s Jay Christensen to see for himself the progress being made on the 52,000 square foot addition. Over the last couple of years, the USDA has helped finance or guarantee the […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On a cloudy day at the end of March, William Penn officially broke ground on their new dormitory that will add capacity for 250 additional students. Once the students move into the new dormitory during the first part of January, at that time Eltse Hall will be closed down for renovation. Scott […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – As the old saying goes, “if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen”, holds true for Thursday night’s city band concert. Back by popular demand, the Mahaska County Cattlemen will be grilling on the square, beginning at 5 p.m. With a goal of raising money for the Oskaloosa Band […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mahaska County, along with Marion, Monroe and Wapello Counties are all under an Excessive Heat Warning until 3 pm on Wednesday. This has been “normal” lately in South-central Iowa as the lack of rain coupled with excessive heat has one of the worst droughts on record only intensifying. The National Weather Service […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The 2012 Southern Iowa Fair is now in the History books, and besides some cleaning up, only the memories now remain. The week started off on Monday with lots of livestock judging and project judging as well. The evening end up with the crowning of Megan Adams as the 2012 Southern Iowa […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It seems hard to believe, but the start of the school year in Oskaloosa is only a month away. Over the lunch period of 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, donations found their way to the big yellow school bus that the Oskaloosa School District provided to help transport all of the collected […]
