Oskaloosa, Iowa- A Mahaska County woman and her two dogs were rescued today after waters from the Muchakinock Creek surrounded the woman’s rural Mahaska County home. Debbie Barrier called for help around 4:00 PM Friday afternoon because of the threat that the waters could rise more due to the forecast of more rain. “She did […]
Posted: June 10, 2011 DES MOINES – Record rains Thursday, followed by heavy overnight rains, have caused discharges of partially treated or untreated wastewater from many cities in southern and eastern Iowa. Heavy rainfalls can overwhelm collection systems with inflows of storm water, particularly when the systems are old or not well maintained. Record rainfalls […]
Heavy Rains over night have made some local streams and creeks over flow their banks once again. It rained nearly five inches in most locations overnight, causing the Muchakinock Creek to once again overflow it’s banks and pour over Highway 92 West of Oskaloosa. 5.46 inches of rain was reported at the Knoxville Airport, with […]
X-Men: First Class -PG-13 and plays nightly at 7:10 p.m. and again at 9:45 p.m. Matinee showing is at 2:10 p.m. Bridesmaids -R starts at 7:00 p.m. with the late showing starting at 9:30 p.m. Afternoon Matinee starts at 2:00 p.m.
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Governor Branstad brought his 43 city “Working Together for a Better Future” tour to Oskaloosa Thursday afternoon. The 43 city tour, town hall style meeting was put together when the Governor cancelled his trip to South Korea and China in order to focus on the states budget. Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds took the […]
A group of twenty-five PEO ladies visited the Lacey Recreation Complex Tuesday June 7th for a picnic and tour of the complex. The PEO is an organization of women who promote and support women’s education. The group met for a business meeting at the Lacey Recreation Complex and then had lunch and tour of the […]
PELLA — Central College was named to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Established in 2006, the award is the highest federal honor a university can receive for commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. As a part of the honor roll, Central is […]
The Lacey Recreation Complex welcomed William Penn as they held a youth football camp in the morning and a soccer camp in the afternoon on Wednesday June 8th. There were over 40 high school aged boys working on improving their football techniques with instruction from the great coaching staff at William Penn University. Almost 20 […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa- Oskaloosa native Tyler Sirovy is recovering from injuries he suffered from an IED attack on Tuesday.His mom Sara Crosby was able to talk with Tyler today by phone in Germany. Tyler was flown to Germany last night from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. Tyler was driving an MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicle on […]
Oskaloosa, June 7, 2011 – The Mahaska County YMCA will be offering a water aerobics class at the Edmundson pool this summer. The class starts Monday, June 13, and will be held on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:15-7:00 pm. Y members may attend the class at no cost but must present their Y membership […]
