Oskaloosa, Iowa – Happy smiles and eggs, eggs, eggs were the focus of the latest event at the Stadium at Lacey Recreation Complex. Mrs Pederson’s and Ms Doud’s 5th grade classes came to the stadium Thursday morning for an Easter egg hunt on the turf. Children flew as the whistle blew and rushed to gather […]
OSKALOOSA, IOWA – On April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Oskaloosa Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your medications for disposal to Mahaska Drug […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A community supporting it’s own is something Mahaska County is known for. Lori Milligan, otherwise known as ‘the Pink Warrior’, serves as a dispatcher for the Mahaska County 911 Center and has been battling breast cancer. Her co-workers have been spearheading a fundraiser to help her out during this time. Lori recently […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Developing the tools to help protect the community in times of need, Mahaska County Emergency Manager Jamey Robinson is quickly becoming a top expert in the CERT Program. Recently, Robinson was selected to speak at a convention in Kansas City. “FEMA was looking for representation from the local level through the state […]
Eddyville, Iowa – Working to keep the people of Mahaska County safe is a full time job. Mahaska County Emergency Manager Jamey Robinson spent Tuesday making his bi-annual trip around Mahaska County making sure that weather radios, in strategic places, were working correctly and had fresh batteries. On Wednesday, the state wide test of the […]
Des Moines, Iowa – It all started out with just a mention from a new intern to change Oskaloosa history. All of Oskaloosa could be proud of it’s representatives from the education, businesses and government that were highlighted during the evenings game versus the Chicago Rush. Before the game started, Levi Tarbell, representing William Penn […]
Des Moines, Iowa – 5:55 pm. HAZMAT crews collected a letter from and Iowa Representative around 5:30 pm Tuesday afternoon. A clerk for Rep. Abdul-Samad was opening his mail in the House chamber when a letter with no postage or return address was opened and a white powder substance was in the envelope. Reports say […]
by Charlie Comfort Oskaloosa, Iowa – On Monday evening, the Oskaloosa City Council met in regular session with Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt presiding. The council faced a rather light agenda, with most items having little discussion. The first item was the approval of the appointment of RD Keep to the Planning and Zoning Commission by unanimous […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The 97 miles between Waterloo and Ottumwa took another step forward with the approval of an addendum to the nearly $300,000 agreement between Mahaska County, who acts as the lead agency in the project, and Snyder and Associates. The scope of the project is from the Mahaska/Wapello County line to U.S. 6 […]
(DES MOINES) –New opportunities for job creation and business expansion will open along the Highway 63 corridor as result of legislation signed into law Friday. “We’ve expanded the size of Iowa’s commercial and industrial highway network so that Highway 63 can get the improvements it needs to help our area attract and retain businesses and […]
