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Snow Emergency Declared for Oskaloosa

CITY OF OSKALOOSA Fax: (641) 673-3047 Phone: (641) 673-9431 220 SOUTH MARKET STREET OSKALOOSA, IOWA 52577 NOTICE SNOW EMERGENCY DECLARATION SNOW EMERGENCY TO BE EFFECTIVE: FROM DAY & DATE: Monday, January 31, 2011 TIME: 9:00 p.m. EFFECTIVE: Until further notice. ALL VEHICLES MUST BE REMOVED FROM CITY STREETS TO ALLOW CITY CREWS TO PLOW. VEHICLES […]

**National Weather Service Issues Blizzard Warning**

MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF… KNOXVILLE… OSKALOOSA.. .CHARITON… ALBIA… OTTUMWA… CORYDON… CENTERVILLE… BLOOMFIELD 420 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY… …BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT […]

Where in Mahaska County? – 9

‘Where in Mahaska County’ returns again for yet another 2 week streak of guessing fun. So far during the 8 days of play, we have had 8 different people guess correctly without a repeat winner yet. It surprises me every day how quickly people identify these places from such a small sample. I hope today’s […]

National Weather Service issues Winter Storm Watch

***Updated information as of 7:17 am 1/31/11*** URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1032 AM CST SUN JAN 30 2011 …LONG DURATION WINTER STORM EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF IOWA… MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF… MARSHALLTOWN… TOLEDO… AUDUBON… GUTHRIE CENTER… ADEL… DES MOINES… NEWTON… GRINNELL… ATLANTIC… GREENFIELD… WINTERSET… INDIANOLA… KNOXVILLE… OSKALOOSA… CORNING… […]

2011 Little League Sign-ups begin this weekend

Chris Fynaardt of Oskaloosa Little League and Dorothy Stout were on hand to help sign up youngsters for this years little league action. February 5th will have Little League along with the other youth sports on hand, such as Babe Ruth and Soccer. Most spring types of activities for youth should be on hand to […]

This Day in Weather History January 30

2002: What had been one of the driest Januarys on record in Iowa was broken up by a winter storm that produced snowfall across the state from January 30-31. The snow was heaviest across southern and southeastern Iowa where storm total accumulations ranged between 11 and 13 inches along and south of a line from […]

No word yet on cause of Keota’s downtown fire

The December 4, 2010 fire that struck Keota has had it’s lasting effects on those impacted by the destruction, and the town as a whole. Bill Miller, owner of the old lumberyard where it’s believed the fire started, said that the State Fire Marshal has determined it to be arson. Miller stated that the State […]

This Day in Weather History January 29

1909: A very severe blizzard struck most of Iowa from January 28-30. The storm began with light rain during the day on the 28th then changed to heavy rain that evening and to snow overnight. Very strong northwest winds whipped the snow into large drifts, reduced visibilities to near zero, damaged homes and businesses, broke […]

Squad Car Involved in Intersection Mix-up

At 3:55 p.m. on January 24th,while on an emergency call, a Grinnell Police Officer was involved in an accident along with 3 other vehicles. There were no injuries to anyone involved. Officer Christopher Dixon was driving a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria East on 5th Ave. with lights and sirens active. The second vehicle was a […]

Central’s Weir journeys from soccer field to Super Bowl

PELLA—Maybe he’ll look out of place at the Super Bowl. But there he’ll be. A former Central College soccer player, all 5-foot-5 of him, standing on the Green Bay sideline at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas Feb. 6, peering between towering offensive linemen as he tries to follow the action. Or maybe he’ll be spotted […]

           

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