Leighton, Iowa – Summertime means vacation bible school in Iowa, and two churches in the small rural town of Leighton had some special visitors this past week. There were members of the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office, Oskaloosa Fire, Iowa National Guard, a Nurse from Pella Regional, and a paramedic from Mahaska Health on hand to […]
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 […]
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 […]
June 22, 2023 DES MOINES, Iowa — The 4th of July is a time for celebration, full of backyard cookouts, pool parties, and fireworks. The buzz of a drink is not needed to feel the thrill of summer holiday festivities but if you do indulge, plan for a sober ride home. The Iowa Governor’s Traffic […]
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 […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (June 20, 2023) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during […]
DES MOINES – State Treasurer Roby Smith is highlighting IAble, Iowa’s Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) plan, which helps individuals with disabilities save. “It can be easy to take a checking or savings account for granted, but for individuals with disabilities experiencing restrictive asset caps, the idea can seem too good to be true,” […]
DES MOINES – Today, Governor Reynolds and the Department of Management’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) announced a new broadband grant opportunity for internet service providers. $148,960,000 is available through Empower Rural Iowa Broadband Grant Program with funding from the Capital Projects Fund (CPF) administered by the US Department of Treasury. “Iowans deserve […]
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 […]
by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 16, 2023 A sharply divided Iowa Supreme Court on Friday let stand an injunction blocking the enforcement of a law that attempted to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. With the court divided 3-3 on the question of whether the injunction should stand, a lower court’s decision […]
