A January 5th, 6:55 am accident involving a deer and an Iowa State Patrol cruiser happened in Monroe County. Iowa State Patrolman Clayton Daniel was on a normal patrol going North on Highway 5 in Monroe County in the State’s 2009 Ford Crown Victoria, when a deer come out of the West ditch into the […]
A single vehicle accident on Friday December 31 at 9:15, left one vehicle damaged. Jonathan Hand of Maxwell, Iowa was driving East on Highway 163 near the Mahaska and Marion County line when Hand crossed over a bridge. Hand lost control of his 2003 Chevrolet Impala on the icy bridge striking the side of the […]
(Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 4, 2011) – A private construction company hired by the Iowa Department of Transportation to work on a section of Interstate 35 in Clarke County, Iowa, has agreed to pay a $60,000 civil penalty to the United States for performing unpermitted fill activities that impacted a section of a nearby stream […]
In the past 2 articles, Justin and Caree Gordon have taken you into their lives that was turned upside down by the December 12 fire that took their home. They have shared the caring of others, and their faith in God and their neighbor. I asked them what they would tell others about their experience […]
The Oskaloosa City Council met tonight at 6:30 pm in regular session in what was a relatively short meeting. To start the meeting, Mayor Dave Krutzfeldt gave out longevity plaques to the following individuals for their dedicated service to the city: Tim Nance (30 years) Steve Watts (30 years), Marilyn Johannes (25 years), Laura Russell […]
Mahaska County swore in 2 Supervisors: Greg Gordy and Ken Rozenboom. Also sworn in today were Rose Anne Mefford as County Attorney, Diane Upton Crookham as Mahaska County Recorder, and Sone Scott as Mahaska County Treasurer. The new Supervisors Board, with Willie VanWeelden being elected as Chair and Greg Gordy as Vice Chair, got to […]
Yesterday, I introduced you to Justin and Caree Gordon. They are a young newly married couple that lost their home to the December 12 fire that also took the apartments of 4 others and the business of Precise Imaging. Oskaloosa has really rallied to help them, and their neighbors, land back on their feet. They […]
MHP New Year’s Baby 2011 –Kayla Lynn Carey is the first baby born at Mahaska Health Partnership in 2011. Kayla was delivered by Dr. Anne Whitis on Jan. 2 at 10:04 am, weighing in at 7 lbs, 3.5 oz. and 19 inches long. Her parents are Krystal Porter and Derrick Carey of Oskaloosa. She joins […]
The fire that devastated the lives of several of Oskaloosa’s residents the night of December 12th, 2010 has not kept one young couple down for long. I had the honor of talking with Justin and Caree Gordon this Thursday. I learned a lot about them and their struggle to recover. Their faith in God and […]
1999: A significant snowstorm on January 1-3 dropped a statewide average of 8.6 inches of snow across Iowa, accounting for nearly two thirds of the total snow that would fall that January. It was the largest statewide average snowfall in nearly 20 years since the storm of January 11-13, 1979. Nearly every reporting station northeast […]
