Oskaloosa, Iowa – Citizens could be seeing some changes in their voting wards. The Oskaloosa City Council is now considering “reprecincting” the city of Oskaloosa. The process is mandated by Governor Terry Branstad as a result of the 2010 Census. Oskaloosa gained population in the last census. As a result of that population gain, the […]
An Oskaloosa Police Department Press Release: When homeowners head to the back yard during Iowa’s warmest months, sellers head to the front porch. The products they sell vary: magazines, home security systems, home improvement or home repair projects, household products, or even food products like meat and fruit. But their sales tactics are often quite […]
In a press release today by the Oskaloosa Police Department: On May 31st 2011, The Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Oskaloosa Police Department initiated an investigation involving a five year old child who had a positive urine drug screen indicating the presence of marijuana. During the course of the investigation, the child […]
Whether it be rainy or sunny, the Oskaloosa City Band will perform on Thursday night at 8 p.m. If not on the bandstand in the City Park, the Band will be at Smokey Row Coffee House. Last week’s concert was fun inside, but the band missed the car horns. This week, the band will perform […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board is considering not renewing its’ membership with the Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB). In recent years, the IASB has received scrutiny over the misuse of funds. Superintendent Russ Reiter acknowledged that part of him was for staying with the IASB and that part of him was against […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Even with a nice day without rain, Mahaska County Emergency Manager Jamey Robinson wants to remind people of the dangers flash flooding can bring. The ground is still saturated, and more rain is in the forecast, once again, starting Thursday night. Robinson encourages everyone to use caution, as streams and creeks may […]
Welcome to today’s edition of Where in Mahaska County. The first person to accurately guess the correct location in the picture wins 2 passes for Mini Putt in University Park thanks to the fine folks at Mini Putt! When you guess the location remember to post your guess on Facebook, and the answer will be […]
Pella, Iowa- For over 500 tractors, Marion County has been a sight-seeing extravaganza. For the past 3 days, the tractors of Tractorcade have been leaving out of the fairgrounds in Knoxville to travel the countryside at the speed of 12 mph.The tractors were broken up into groups based upon their projected speed. Steve Zimmerman of […]
Today’s edition of Where in Mahaska County is once again different. The first person to accurately guess the correct location in the picture wins 2 passes for Mini Putt in University Park thanks to the fine folks at Mini Putt! When you guess the location remember to post your guess on Facebook, and the answer […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- In January, slips were sent home with Oskaloosa Elementary students from the State Fire Marshals office. The program is called the 100 Years. 100% of the campaign’s goal is the installation of at least two working smoke detectors in the homes of Iowa school children in grades kindergarten through 6th-grade by the end […]
