Seven Oskaloosa First Responders Honored for Lifesaving Response

Seven Oskaloosa firefighters, police and Mahaska Health paramedics were honored for helping revive a man who collapsed at the Oskaloosa Public Library.

Seven Oskaloosa firefighters, police and Mahaska Health paramedics were honored for helping revive a man who collapsed at the Oskaloosa Public Library.

Oskaloosa Schools’ Hub program is helping students build workplace skills, connect with local employers and explore possible careers from its new downtown home.

OSKALOOSA – For more than fifty years, Coach Jerry Staton encouraged athletes to believe in themselves, work together, and look out for one another. On Saturday, Aug. 1, his family invites everyone to continue those lessons at the 15th annual Mahaska Health Foundation Run in the Sun. The event begins at Statesmen Community Stadium in […]

Classic vehicles and their owners gathered around the Oskaloosa downtown square July 18 for the 38th annual Rollin’ Oldies Car Show.

The 39th annual Sweet Corn Serenade brought food, music, family activities and visiting softball teams to downtown Oskaloosa on July 23.

Young softball players from Shanghai and the Oskaloosa area competed together, attended a training clinic and toured Iowa during the second Musco Youth Sports Exchange.

The USAC Silver Crown Series will return to Iowa Speedway for the first time since 2015 with the inaugural Iowa 100 on Saturday, Aug. 8, following the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race.

More than 150 Oskaloosa students took part in the district’s summer athletic training program each week. The program ended with a youth combine measuring speed, agility, power and explosiveness.

Community partners installed 80 fish habitat structures at Russell Wildlife Area and White Oak Conservation Area to improve fishing conditions and support fish populations.

Former Iowa governors Terry Branstad and Tom Vilsack joined former U.S. Ambassador Kenneth Quinn to mark 20 years of the Iowa Hunger Summit and its bipartisan work to address food insecurity.