Oskaloosa Mayor David Krutzfeldt signed a proclamation on Thursday, May 5, declaring May 20th as Bike/Walk to Work Day. Employees from local businesses will be participating by riding their bicycles to work. The week will culminate with a VIP Ride on Friday, May 20th. The League of American bicyclists, the national organization of bicyclists, declared […]
The Oskaloosa City Council has voted to allow golf carts on the Oskaloosa Recreation Trail. The third reading of an ordinance allowing for the usage of golf carts on the recreation trail was approved at Monday’s meeting. The vote came after three city council meetings in which numerous citizens rose in favor and against the […]
Welcome to this version of ‘Where in Mahaska County’? Good spring weather has been tough to come by at times and the stockpile of photos that was once growing quickly slowed down as weather and breaking news kept us from scouring Mahaska County as we normally would. This is from a fresh folder of digital […]
On April 30th 2011, the Oskaloosa Police Department participated in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). As a result, 78 pounds of unwanted medication was removed from the greater Oskaloosa area and disposed of in an environmentally safe manner. Overall, the State of Iowa disposed of […]
As we watched the images of celebrations and pictures of Osama bin Laden being flashed across TV screens, the memories returned to the families of 9/11 victims. Oskaloosa resident Frank Kminek said that he was surprised at the news. “I was just very surprised, just hadn’t expected to hear anything about it. I had long […]
The Mahaska County Sheriffs Office and the Mahaska County Posse joined forces to help raise money for a memorial plaque for fallen Keokuk County Deputy Eric Stein. The event was held at the American Legion in Oskaloosa, located at 302 High Ave East, starting at 7 a.m. and going until noon. Nearly 500 people attended […]
Since its ribbon cutting in the fall of 2009, Babe Ruth new fields project as progressed to completion! Plans for the grand opening of the Kentfield Babe Ruth Fields located at the Lacey Recreation Complex are set for a full day of fun Sunday, May 8th, 2011. Fields will open at 12:30 for registration. The […]
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Leonard Boswell introduced an amendment to recommit H.R. 1213 that would prohibit insurance companies from participating in health insurance exchanges if they deny coverage for cancer or other pre-existing conditions, especially for seniors and future Medicare recipients. “My amendment addresses a key concern among my constituents that if Republicans are […]
PELLA, Iowa — Central College President Mark Putnam recently announced the upcoming appointments of two key positions in the student life office. Eric Jones, currently director of academic support services, has been named interim dean of students and member of the senior leadership team effective June 10. The position of associate dean of student life […]
With a dash out of the PAC Center, the United Way 5K and Family Day began. Over 165 local residents took part in the race, with everyone having their own personal goal in mind to accomplish. With some mom’s pushing strollers and families using the time for a family event, with parents and kids running […]
