Fremont is celebrating its 175th birthday with a Demi-Semi-Sept-Centennial three-day Celebration from September 8-10th! Join us for a fun-filled weekend with FREE family-friendly activities, including inflatables, lazer tag, caricatures, face painting, food, vendor market, live music, grand parade, contests, and much more! We hope to see you in Fremont! Our most up-to-date schedule with details […]
August 31, 2023 Oskaloosa Main Street is excited to announce Angella Foster as the new Program Director. She will begin her position working in the Oskaloosa Main Street district on September 18. Angella joins Oskaloosa Main Street from William Penn University, where she was the Executive Assistant to the President for the past ten years. […]
A Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office Press Release On Thursday, August 31st, 2023, at approximately 4 pm, the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office received information that a threat-of-violence had been made towards multiple Courthouses in Southeast Iowa, including the Courthouse in Mahaska County. As an abundance-of-caution, multiple members of the Sheriff’s Office reported to our Courthouse where […]
by Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 31, 2023 OSKALOOSA — Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott, campaigning in Iowa Thursday, said a federal 15-week abortion ban would make abortion a “much less political issue.” Roughly 80 people gathered at the Iowa State University Extension in Oskaloosa to hear from the South Carolina senator and ask […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 31, 2023 Overall dryness in Iowa expanded last week amid unrelenting heat and a lack of rainfall and is now worse than it’s been since March 2013, according to a Thursday report by the U.S. Drought Monitor. Drought conditions eclipsed their previous worst of this year, which occurred […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Iowa Auditor Rob Sand stopped on the Square in Oskaloosa this past week, where approximately 20 individuals gathered to hear him talk about a recent law that he says is impacting his ability to do his job as the state auditor. His concern is that departments can now withhold documents and other […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The new YMCA in Oskaloosa opened approximately one month ago, and the official ribbon cutting took place on August 27th, 2023. Approximately 50 people were in attendance, including members of the YMCA staff, Oskaloosa School Board members and administration, and City of Oskaloosa council members and staff. Barry Martin, CEO and Executive […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Social media can be a great tool and, at times, a brutal one. Michelle Purdum hopes to help share the word that Oskaloosa is a thriving community and has had signs made and started a social media account to help show that pride in the community. We recently sat down with the […]
by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch August 28, 2023 Last week’s temperatures in Iowa averaged about 10 degrees above normal — and much of the state had little or no rainfall — which led to a substantial decline in crop conditions, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report on Monday. The share of the […]
Marking the Grand Opening of the Mahaska County YMCA’s State-of-the-Art Health and Wellness Center and Early Childcare Center OSKALOOSA, IA – Area leaders from representing the Mahaska County YMCA, the City of Oskaloosa, and the Oskaloosa Community School District are thrilled to announce the official opening of the brand-new 80,000-square-foot Health and Wellness Center and […]
