Oskaloosa, Iowa – Presidential candidate frontrunner Michele Bachmann will headline a Mahaska County Republicans fundraiser dinner on July 23rd. Dinner will be served in the Chief Mahaska Room at the Student Union Building on the campus of William Penn University starting at 5:30 p.m. Steve Deace will be the first guest speaker. Deace, who was […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Supervisors met in regular session on Monday morning, July 18, in a meeting that turned out to be mostly reports from area agencies. Miranda Johnson, Director of Mahaska County Agricultural and Rural Development, stated they will have a day when Governor Branstad will visit the Cargill complex in Eddyville, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- It was nearly too hot for anyone to look like royalty, but Allie Ferguson found a way and was named Queen at the Southern Iowa Fair. Ryan Smithart was named King. Harold and Darlene Slagter were named the Senior King and Queen 2011. The Mangini Brothers were drawing a good crowd to their cool […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- The Oskaloosa City Council voted to reduce the city’s Housing Department general fund subsidy from $115,000 to $13,000 this evening. Due to the reduction of the general fund subsidy, the housing budget will be reduced by approximately $100,000. According to information in the the City Council Agenda Packet, the city housing department employee […]
Des Moines, Iowa- Congressman Leonard Boswell suffered a cracked rib this weekend after an attempted home invasion. The incident happened at his family farm in Lamoni around 10:45 PM on July 16th. On that evening, an armed intruder enter the Boswell family farm in Lamoni. The intruder brandished a gun and assaulted Boswell’s daughter, Cindy […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Oskaloosa and Mahaska County have even more to smile about from the Iowa Games. The Mahaska County Soccer U10 Girls took home first place medals at the Iowa Games this past weekend in Ames. They beat Urbandale Friday, and Ames and Grundy Center on Saturday. The Iowa Summer Games was celebrating it’s […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – With temperatures of 100 degrees not an uncommon sight on local bank clocks, the Southern Iowa Fair in Oskaloosa officially opens at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. If your planning on coming to the fair, keep in mind that we are still under an Excessive Heat Warning that can cause problems for those […]
Ames, Iowa – Terryk Bellinger of Oskaloosa placed first in the Division 120 – boys ages 8 eight under – bowling competition at the 25th Annual Summer Iowa Games held in Ames on Saturday, July 16, 2011. Bellinger bowled a 792 series, with games of 102-80-103. A second grader at North Mahaska Elementary, Bellinger says, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Republican Presidential Candidate Tim Pawlenty will be visiting Oskaloosa on Wednesday morning, July 20th. The former Minnesota Governor will be at Smokey Row Coffee House on the square in downtown Oskaloosa at 8:00 a.m. The former governor will be speaking “about his pro-growth economic agenda to stop out of control spending and […]
Ottumwa, Iowa – The NTSB has listed a preliminary report about the June 30th airplane crash that occurred at the Ottumwa Regional Airport. The NTSB Report states “On June 30, 2011, about 17:33 central daylight time, an amateur-built Ray Aerial Spraying model 773 Racer, N773RY, impacted terrain and a tree while returning and attempting to […]
