The Mahaska Masters most recent community service project was held on June 11th at Edmundson Park. In 2004, the Monroe Movers had created the beautification project along the bike trail with a couple of trees, a few bushes, decorative rock, and a park bench. That club has since disbanded, but some of the same members […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met Monday morning to what appeared a full agenda, but in a room not normally used for such meetings as the magistrate courtroom played host. The board got down to work and was able to complete its agenda in just under an hour. One of the […]
By R.D. KEEP Forty-five minutes of work by Oskaloosa city councilors ended with acceptance of a long project. The North Seventh and J Avenue East sanitary sewer project was accepted and final change orders and payments were authorized. The project has been a seemingly ongoing project to improve sewer movement in the area of northeast […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The summer sun was cranked up on Monday with high temps in the area being in the low 90’s. The National Weather Service earlier in the day said it would be hot, with near record temperatures. They expected the heat index to be from 95 to 105 during the afternoon. A quick […]
Barnes City, Iowa – One area youth never made it home from a visit to her grandparents in Florida Sunday, and her parents are asking for your help in locating her. Rhiannon Higgins, 17, was due to return home to Barnes City after a visit with her grandparents in Florida. There, Rhiannon boarded the flight […]
by Kathryn Mortensen Oskaloosa, Iowa – Our planet has a wealth of knowledge buried beneath her surface. For a lucky few, these treasures are found in their own backyard, and one fortunate Iowa landowner had the honor of uncovering something so special. In the archaeological community a find like a mammoth skeleton is within itself […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Rain may have been falling in a steady drizzle, but that didn’t temper the spirits of filmmaker Patrick Read Johnson as his 1975 Ford Pinto pulled up in front of the US Post Office in Oskaloosa from Fairfield, Iowa on May 30th. The significance of 52577 is that it’s also the release […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – In acknowledgement of Nursing Assistants Week, June 14 through 21, Mahaska Health Partnership would like to recognize the Certified Nurses Assistants (CNAs) that are making healthcare personal at MHP. According to the Iowa Workforce Information Network, CNAs provide personal care, monitor and assess health status, and maintain a secure environment in which […]
INDIVIDUALS PLACING SIGNS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY YOU CANNOT PLACE, ATTACH, SECURE, POST OR CONSTRUCT AN ADVERTISING OR INFORMATIONAL SIGN(S) ON PUBLIC PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF OSKALOOSA . THIS WOULD INCLUDE GARAGE SALE, YARD SALE, GRADUATION, PARTY, WEDDING, ETC. SIGNS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES ATTACHING SIGNS TO ROAD SIGNS IN THE CITY. IF A SIGN […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – If you don’t yet have a daughter or son in gymnastics, or have had one in the past and might be out of the loop, the YMCA has passed the baton, of sorts, over to Meagan Slay. Well, what is different, you might wonder. At first glance, not much. A look further […]
