Oskaloosa, Iowa – Spring is for football? That’s the impression I’ve had recently since the Iowa Barnstormers held their spring training camp in Oskaloosa. That one instance isn’t enough to call spring as football season just yet. Yes, Arena Football and the Iowa Barnstormers are now in full swing, and a recently discovered gem in […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa’s code on trash pickup is going to be updated in the near future. Council members who are part of the public projects committee felt that a good place to start would be the update and ratification of the code, giving time for the current garbage haulers to discuss options on their […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In the past few years there has been a lot of discussion about city codes. Clean and Green along with the City of Oskaloosa thought that it would be beneficial for some codes to be presented to the public in layman terms. Hopefully people will understand the need for them. Eight different […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With nearly perfect springtime weather, the Oskaloosa Boys Track Team was off and running against three other local teams. The following is how the Oskaloosa Varsity athletes finished. 1st 4×100 – Dillon Daniel, Dalton Shaull, Adam Rowley, Drew Richmond 45.56 1st 200 – Dalton Shaull 24.21 1st 4×800 – Skyler DeJong, Mitchell […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa played host to over 200 Boy Scouts on Saturday. The scouts came from: Ankeny, Des Moines, Eldora, Greene, Mt. Pleasant, Bloomfield, Knoxville, Pella, Cedar Rapids, Centerville, Albia, Ottumwa, Wayland, Packwood, Mitchellville. Twenty eight different communities from around Iowa in all. Several local businesses and churches opened up their facilities to host […]
by Brandi Allen Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Girl Scouts enjoyed celebrating the 100th birthday of Girl Scouts of America at their 2nd annual Just Desserts auction. The National Birthday of Girl Scouts is celebrated each year on March 12. This day commemorates the day in 1912 when Juliette Gordon Low officially registered the organization’s […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – On March 20th the Mahaska County Conservation Board hosted a workshop for county conservation law enforcement officers. The 13 officers that attended, from 10 different counties, received updates on atv’s, weapon retention and cold water rescue techniques. The all terrain and off highway vehicle portion was taught by David Downing, Executive Officer […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Parking wasn’t a problem anywhere in town Saturday evening unless you were at the Penn Activity Center. A community got together to help show support for one of our own, and in the process we ended up amazing ourselves at what could be done. Young North Mahaska 4th grader TJ Goemaat has […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa City Council approved a request and application for The Cellar Peanut Pub to hold outdoor beer sales on March 30, 2012 in a special session. In conjunction to the special permit, the city is also allowing closure of the street in front of the establishment, located at 100 B Avenue […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Penn Activity Center played host to a Giant. He may wear the uniform of the New York Giants, but Tyler Sash’s works around Oskaloosa show he’s a giant in heart and character. Coming off a night of signing autographs for the TJ Goemaat fundraiser, Sash was all smiles as he sat […]
