Oskaloosa, Iowa – The summer is upon us, and a group of Oskaloosa 4-H members spent one of the first days of their summer vacation giving back to their community. The Mahaska County 4-H group Scott-U-Need-Us raised a good amount of money selling cookies and hot chocolate at the annual lighted Christmas parade, and decided […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In a new wrinkle to an already complicated legal battle, the State of Iowa is appealing the ruling filed on May 18, 2012, in the Mahaska County District Court granting a new trial to Henry ‘Willie’ VanWeelden. Documents filed May 29, 2012 outline the State’s desire to appeal the new trial motion. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The only thing new you will find at the Napoli’s location in Penn Central Mall is a printed note saying thanks for the patronage. “They were here Sunday,” Ryan said. She said she thought the restaurant had closed around 3 pm Sunday afternoon and they had been closed for holidays before, so […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The taxpayers of Mahaska County are enjoying a break on the cost of feeding inmates, all thanks to the local group of Share Iowa. Picking back up on a past tradition of helping to provide food to the jail, a simple case of apples helped to reignite that tradition all over again. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Primary election is fast approaching, and the candidates for the single open seat on the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors took time out of their schedules to attend a forum hosted by CRI, The Oskaloosa Herald, KBOE Radio and Oskaloosa News. The five candidates include three Republicans and two Democrats. The […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – He’s been a familiar face to many Oskaloosa residents, either bringing them the news weekly from CRI, running a camera, or interviewing someone for the next big story in Oskaloosa. But this week is the last Jonathan Gregg will be at CRI, as he prepares to move on to Green Bay, Wisconsin […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It was a warm day, but a large group of area residents braved the temps to pay tribute to those who have served. Before the group headed out to Forest Cemetery, Fred Bridges said that, “as you can see we got a beautiful day, it looks like, after the nice rain.” Bridges […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – After a two- year absence from the Oskaloosa area, Fridley Theatres will resume management of the Penn Central Theatre in Oskaloosa. According to Alison Meyer, District Manager for Fridley Theatres, “We plan to have the transition completed quickly and continue to build on Oskaloosa’s rich entertainment history.” Fridley Theatres has a rich […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It may be the start of the summer break, but many William Penn students were taking advantage of summer strength training. Wrestlers, football players and many others took to the yard and street in front of Penn’s gymnasium to flip some implement tires and farmer carry large amounts of weight. William Penn’s […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa Firefighters fought a garage fire on the city’s north side in the early morning hours on Thursday. They arrived at the property owned by Matthew Bruxvoort, located at 1326 Barclay. There, firefighters found a detached garage ablaze, with two vehicles inside. Oskaloosa Fire Dept. was on scene for nearly two hours […]
