Oskaloosa, Iowa- With the announcement from Jimmy Carter of his intent to run for Council this year, the area has been buzzing with concerns of whether or not a write in candidacy makes a person a “legitimate” City Council candidate. A write-in campaign itself is rather difficult. A candidate must be able to get people […]
Eddyville, Iowa -An afternoon combine fire should help reminds us all how vulnerable field conditions are, and how easily a fire can start and spread. Additional info was not available yet on the combine, damages or possible injuries, the National Weather Service has issued the following statement earlier in the day concerning the dry conditions. […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Former City Councilman Jimmy Carter has announced that he will be running as a write-in candidate in this year’s municipal election. Carter will challenge Joe Caligiuri. Osky News caught up with Jimmy Carter’s office Tuesday afternoon located at Carter Manufacturing. We asked Carter about his desire to run as a write-in candidate. “Carter […]
Grinnell, Iowa- Congresswoman Michele Bachmann visited Carroll’s Pumpkin Farm in Grinnell Tuesday evening for a Family Leader fundraiser. The initial plans for the event were changed due to an unexpected visit from a group of college students. The group of around 40 students, some of whom were carrying homemade signs, began to chant and filled […]
From an Oskaloosa Police Department Press Release: Oskaloosa, Iowa – On September 20th 2011 at about 4:25 pm, Investigators with the Oskaloosa Police Department, the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa Department of Human Services arrived at what was believed to be the residence of Amanda Lynn Lunsford at 501 South B Street to […]
University Park, Iowa – For those not familiar with ‘Iowa Backroads‘ and all of the fantastic information and pictures about the places we call home around the State of Iowa, your in luck because Brian McMillian has a website packed full of the history of our state. Brian McMillian is the creator and publisher of […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Oskaloosa City Council approved the third and final reading of the proposed Franchise Fee Agreement. The agreement itself was approved unanimously with little discussion, however, approval of the revenue purpose statement for the agreement was not as easy. Most of the debate on the revenue purpose statement was centered around the two […]
New Sharon, Iowa – At approximately 1:08 am on October 1st, a 1997 Dodge Ram 3500 driven by Ronald Versteegh was involved in an accident. According to an accident report filed by the Mahaska County Sheriff’s office, VerSteegh “was west bound on Hwy 102 and hauling a car on a trailer, was traveling at a […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Supervisors held their regularly scheduled meeting starting at 9:00 am in the 3rd floor conference room of the Mahaska County Courthouse. Beyond the approval of the minutes from September 18th and the corrected minutes from September 16th, the board approved the payment of September bills. The next item on […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Racing has been in the family blood for generations, and his love for the sport is no different than the rest of his families. At 16 years of age, Cayden Carter has been piling up trophies all season long. Cayden has won the Southern Iowa Speedway B-Mod Championship for 2011 as well […]
