
June 25, 2023 Albia, IOWA – On June 24, at 9:38 p.m., a 911 call was received at the Monroe County Law Enforcement Center. The caller reported a disturbance and shooting in the 423 A Street South in Albia. Responding law enforcement found 49-year old Albia resident Daniel Gundrum with a gunshot wound. Despite life-saving […]
Jun 25 2023 | Posted in
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Editors Note: The views and opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Oskaloosa News. by Oskaloosa City Manager Amal Eltahir The City of Oskaloosa and Mahaska County are interdependent; the success of each entity is strongly tied to the success of the other. If Oskaloosa sees economic growth, the […]

A City of Oskaloosa Press Release Oskaloosa, Iowa. On June 19, 2023, the Oskaloosa City Council passed an ordinance creating a new Vacant Buildings Code to go into effect July 1, 2023. Buildings which are or become vacant, partially vacant, or unoccupied must register with the city annually. Owners will provide property and contact […]
Jun 21 2023 | Posted in
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by Jessica Weinreich Oskaloosa should be extremely proud of Elliot Nelson and Abby Lindgren as they represented our town and state at the National Speech and Debate Competition held in Phoenix, Arizona last week. They faced four grueling days of debate and performance against thousands of students from hundreds of school across the nation (and […]
Jun 18 2023 | Posted in
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June 15th, 2023 OSKALOOSA, IA. Mike Lang, Emergency Services Director at Mahaska Health, recently visited the Oskaloosa YMCA’s Day Camp. Mr. Lang gave the campers a tour of the Mahaska Health ambulance and led a discussion on helmet safety, seatbelt safety, how to call 9-1-1, and the importance of knowing your home address and phone […]
Jun 16 2023 | Posted in
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DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced her appointments of Michael Carpenter as a district judge in Judicial Election District 8A, Eric Nelson as a district judge in Judicial Election District 4, and Patrick Smith as a district judge in Judicial Election District 5C. Carpenter, of Ottumwa, Iowa, currently serves as attorney at Gaumer, […]
Jun 16 2023 | Posted in
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(Oskaloosa, Iowa) – On this past picture-perfect Saturday, Art on the Square returned for its 54th year. Festivities included over 30 artist booths, an Emerging Artist area for first-time participants, live local musicians from Muse Music Store, a Coloring Wall, a StoryWalk™ and kids’ activities thanks to ISU Extension and Outreach of Mahaska County. Surrounding […]
Jun 14 2023 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – The plan to develop a regional airport has been discussed for nearly two decades. Any early plan didn’t pan out, and then over thirteen years ago, the cities of Pella and Oskaloosa began working on a plan to develop a regional airport between the two cities. Mahaska County joined in, and the […]
Jun 14 2023 | Posted in
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June 9, 2023 OSKALOOSA, IA. Mahaska Health is delighted to announce the Facilities Team and Randy Glandon, Maintenance Supervisor, have been recognized and honored with esteemed awards for their exceptional contributions. The Facilities Team was awarded the Mahaska Health Team Achievement Award in acknowledgment of its dedication to providing excellent service to the organization. The […]

Eddyville, Iowa – During last week’s regular city council meeting for the city of Eddyville, a simple agenda item, “4- Discussion and possible action on removing mayor,” was listed. We’ve included video of the agenda item above for your reference. The current mayor of Eddyville is Debbie Sundeen, and her term is up at […]
Jun 13 2023 | Posted in
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