New Sharon, Iowa – At about 4:30 am rural New Sharon resident Chad Howard awoke to what sounded like hail hitting the air conditioner. He now assumes it was the fire crackling. The fire department was quickly on scene. “When your waiting on them, it seems longer, they were here pretty darn quick”, Christine Howard […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The meeting room at Pizza Ranch in downtown Oskaloosa was full of ringing phones and desperate pleas for “bail” on Thursday. Jamey Robinson was one of many who had volunteered to be “locked up” to help raise money.The money raised Thursday will help a kid go to camp, at a cost of […]
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus Announces the Award of the Battleship USS Iowa LOS ANGELES, CA – The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus announced today that the United States Navy has donated the Battleship USS Iowa to the Pacific Battleship Center, a Los Angeles‐based nonprofit on course to turn the ship […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – That familiar voice over KBOE covering news and sports is about to change. Scott Dailey will be putting on his last show Thursday evening. Dailey, who says “I’m taking a line from LeBron James and taking my talents to West Des Moines.” His wife works on the south side of Des Moines […]
Malcom, Iowa – Four people have died after a mufti-vehicle accident shuts down portions of Interstate 80 near the 188 mile marker. The crash occurred shortly after 7 pm Tuesday the 13th. I-80 westbound was shut down and did not reopen until after 5 am Wednesday morning. The Iowa State Patrol says in reports that […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Water Department continues it’s project of flushing the water system of Oskaloosa. Today, one crew member will be working on B, C, and D Avenues West from North E Street out to the Wal-Mart area. The other crew member will be working from 5th Avenue East to 1st Avenue East […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School District had just one contested race in this year’s School Board Election. It pitted 17 year veteran Don Patterson against 18 year old Charlie Comfort for Director District 4. Others running this year, but unopposed, were Nik Rule for Director District 1, Laurie Palmer for Director District 3 and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Join the Communication Research Institute or CRI for a Business After Hour event this afternoon from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the MTC or Musco Technology Center on the campus of William Penn University. The Emmy Award-winning staff will be on hand to meet those who wish to learn more about all […]
Mahaska Health Partnership Public Health is sponsoring a Drive-thru flu vaccination clinic on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 7 am to 1 pm. Public Health is located at entrance #6, in the Mahaska Health West building on the MHP campus in Oskaloosa. MHP Public Health Coordinator Patty Malloy, RN, said the Drive-thru clinic is a popular […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – In the first part of this story, we included the speech by Attorney Diane Crookham- Johnson as she spoke on 9/11 and Musco, like many of us, looked for a way to help. This portion contains the speech by State Representative and retired Marine Brigadier General Guy Vander Linden: “Good afternoon. All […]
