The holiday season has many sights and sounds that help to bring back many memories. One of those is the red kettle of the Salvation Army, and the familiar ringing of the bell. The local chapter had their kick off meeting Saturday morning starting at 10:00 at the VFW building in Oskaloosa, but 94 year […]
Approximately 7:40 last evening, 52 year old Brenda Lea Devries was driving Northeast on T-15 in Marion County. Devries lost control of her 2002 Chevrolet Silverado pickup when she lost control on the curve. The pickup left the roadway causing the vehicle to roll. Devries was not wearing her seat belt and was ejected from […]
1975: Low pressure moved from Kansas over Iowa and into Wisconsin producing heavy snow and blizzard conditions in far northwestern Iowa from the afternoon of November 19th into the morning of the 20th. Snowfall accumulations ranged up to 8.0 inches at Hawarden and Rock Rapids, which along with winds exceeding 50 mph paralyzed the region […]
Editor’s note – I know this article is longer than we normally have, but the importance of the information makes it necessary to provide as much information as possible on this subject. The 3rd floor library meeting room was nearly standing room only as interested parties discussed a Regional Airport being proposed by Oskaloosa City […]
Harry Potter And The Deadly Hallows Pt 1 started last night at Oskaloosa’s Penn Centre Theater to a nearly packed house of devoted fans. The 12:01 am show drew a line starting around 6 pm until the doors were opened at 11:00 pm. Harry Potter came close to selling out, with only a few seats […]
Oskaloosa – Mahaska Health Partnership (MHP) will be providing free blood glucose testing at Hy-Vee Pharmacy on Monday, Nov. 22 from 2 to 5 p.m. Diabetes is widely recognized as one of the top public health threats facing our nation; however, the disease can be easily managed with early diagnosis. According to the American Diabetes […]
Main Street of Oskaloosa head a public workshop at the Mahaska Community Recreation Foundation Center, 2055 238th St on Wednesday, Nov. 17, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. covering bicycling and pedestrian strategies that could benefit the Main Street District by improving those capabilities locally. The workshop was led by Mark Wyatt, the Executive Director of […]
Jamey Robinson of Mahaska County Emergency Management spent all of Wednesday morning and a good portion of the afternoon inspecting local emergency weather radios for area agency’s. Tornado shelter plans were also discussed at some locations that needed further help in finding safe locations for children and staff to take shelter during violent weather. Robinson […]
Dan Tolly of Oskaloosa is one of 45 people who participated in Mahaska Health Partnership Public Health’s Drive Thru Flu Vaccination Clinic on Saturday, Nov. 13. Kelly Ehret, a second year Indian Hills Nursing Student, is shown giving the flu shot. Flu vaccinations are still being offered Mondays and Thursdays at the MHP Public Health […]
Oskaloosa City Manager Michael Schrock held one of a series of two public meetings this evening on the possibility of a regional airport. Schrock explained to the packed room that the purpose of the meeting was to inform the public of what the current ongoing process of possibly working with the City of Pella to […]
