Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Supervisors met in regular session, tackling a fairly substantial agenda. The Mahaska County Sanitarian Eric Dursky was the first to give his report. “Just to update everyone a little bit about the Carbanado Road project out there. We’ve had five new systems put in, up to this point, out […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – After it’s announcement in the first part of last year, the trail access has been helping trail users enjoy easier access. On Saturday, the 60 member strong Oskaloosa Rotary Club celebrated the dedication of the Rotary Trail Access and launched, what is hoped to be, an annual fundraiser to help wipe out […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The summer heat is on once again, just in time for the Southern Iowa Fair. Heat and the Fair seem to go hand in hand with last year’s Mahaska County fair being under an Excessive Heat Warning. This year may be near the same with the temperature on Monday’s forecast to be […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Pete Settimi, Clow General Sales Manager in Oskaloosa, handed the keys to this shiny Ford 4-door pickup truck over to Oskaloosa Fire Chief Mark Neff. Settimi said this is the second truck the company has donated locally, the first being to the Oskaloosa Police Department. “For years we have been donating our […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With a warm smile and a firm handshake, John Porter welcomed every guest to his retirement party at Hawkeye Lumber. Porter, who has been working with Hawkeye Lumber for 63 years now, will soon be hanging up his tape measure and sitting down his pencil. “I haven’t even thought about it,” Porter […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Police Department would like to announce the retirement of its K-9, Nash. Nash has been a member of the department since October 2003 and began working the streets of Oskaloosa in December, 2003. Nash had been paired with Lt. Gary McClun to form the K-9 unit. Nash is the second […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The thought of a lack of rain seems very foreign to most residents in Mahaska County, because for the past few years flooding has been the normal. A newly issued burn ban for Mahaska County shows just how dry things have become, and with the U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook forecasting the drought […]
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – It seems to be a battle that’s decades old, but what was old is new again. The battle to keep drugs, such as methamphetamine, off the streets is reaching a new level. Some recent cases in both Keokuk and Mahaska Counties have once again put the spotlight on the problem. A recent […]
On July 11, 2012, the office of the State Fire Marshal received a request pursuant to Iowa code 100.40(1) (1995) from Mark Neff, representing each fire department having all or part of their fire district within Mahaska County, that the State Fire Marshal prohibit open burning in Mahaska County. Upon investigation the Fire Marshal finds […]
