OSKALOOSA, IOWA — Oskaloosa High School will soon launch its new Esports program, an initiative aimed at bringing together students with a passion for gaming and providing them with a structured and competitive platform. The winter season will focus on the popular game Overwatch 2 and is set to kick off with its first official […]
by Robert Leonard, Iowa Capital Dispatch January 1, 2024 Perhaps the most taken-for-granted appliances in the home are modern washers and dryers. “We owe the invention of the washing machine to Jacob Christian Schäffer (1767),” according to Speed Queen Investor. “30 years later, an American, Nathaniel Briggs, obtained the first patent for a washing machine. […]
I am writing to express my deep appreciation to the incredible community of Mahaska County as I step down from my role as the Emergency Management and 911 Administrator after 16 rewarding years of service. Working alongside the resilient and compassionate individuals that make up this community has been an honor. Together, we have faced […]
In a gesture of appreciation and community engagement, KIIC radio, under the leadership of Joe Milledge, has been pioneering a unique tradition known as “Blue Christmas” for the past eight years. This annual event is not just a tribute to local first responders but also a creative platform where officers swap their police radios for […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch December 21, 2023 The state’s dryness has continued to worsen, and extreme drought now encompasses more than a third of Iowa, according to a U.S. Drought Monitor report on Thursday. The area of extreme drought — the second-worst of four classifications — has long occupied a substantial swath of […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Dec. 19, 2023) – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Mahaska County, Iowa. The affected site is a backyard mixed species flock. Commercial and […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Last week, the Oskaloosa Police Department’s Logan Nord spotted an individual he believed may be wanted and initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle. Nord is the school resource officer, and he had chosen to do some work at the Oskaloosa High School and then go to the elementary school afterward. As […]
OSKALOOSA, IA – In a ceremony held on Sunday, December 17th, at 2 pm, the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office and the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Reserve Unit paid tribute to two of its longest-serving reserve deputies, Dennis Dursky and Verlan Uitermarkt, for their 50 years of service. The event, at the Mahaska County Environmental Learning Center, […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – We recently had an opportunity to ask Mahaska Health Emergency Services Medical Director Matthew Gritters, MD, about the best practices for protecting yourself from extreme cold and preventing conditions like frostbite and hypothermia. Dr. Gritters explains, “Hypothermia involves your body temperature dropping below 95 degrees Fahrenheit. The colder your core temperature gets, […]
December 14, 2023 Oskaloosa Police Department Media Release On December 14, 2023, at approximately 9:16 a.m., School Resource Officer Nord was patrolling in the area of the Oskaloosa High School complex and saw a man driving on N 3rd who he knew to be wanted on outstanding escape warrants. Officer Nord followed the male while […]
