Young Ambassadors Winners Announced
Nov 28, 2017
Main Street Young Ambassador Contest winners were announced in a gala event at the Penn Central Mall Monday evening. All participants, ages three through kindergarten of the Young Ambassadors Contest, were introduced by Master of…
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Authorities Asking for Public's Help With Suspected Murder
Nov 28, 2017
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is asking for the public's help in finding more information on the death of a Cedar Falls man whose body was found Saturday in a remote rural area of…
Deceased Person Found at Origin of Grass Fire
Nov 27, 2017
On November 25th, shortly before 3 PM the Grinnell Fire Department responded to a report of a lot of smoke between Highway 6 and 20 th Street west of Grinnell. Firefighters responded and found a…
Iowa kid could present the game ball for Super Bowl
Nov 27, 2017
A seventh grader from Iowa could wind up on the field at next year's Super Bowl. Olivia Eckerman, a student at Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School, is heavily involved in the NFL's "Fuel Up to Play…
Pella Man Dies of Gunshot Wound at MidWestOne Bank
Nov 22, 2017
On November 22, 2017, at 10:20 AM the Pella Police Department and Pella Community Ambulance responded to MidwestOne Bank, 500 Oskaloosa St., Pella for a report of a person suffering from a gunshot wound. Upon…
Van Renterghem Receives Approval For Certification of Sheriffs
Nov 22, 2017
Mahaska County Sheriff Russ Van Renterghem received approval to add members to the Sheriff Reserves termed “occasional” employees through certification by the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors on Monday. The Sheriff’s Reserves, commonly known as the…
Safe Haven Babies Always Welcome at Mahaska Health Partnership
Nov 22, 2017
In August, the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) officials used the state’s Safe Haven procedures for the 30th time since the law went into effect in 2002. A girl was born August 21 at an Iowa hospital…
Oskaloosa Man Cashes Out On Lottery Win
Nov 21, 2017
A recent family road trip ended up paying off for an Oskaloosa man as he won a big prize playing the lottery. Jason Waite claimed the sixth of eight top prizes of $10,000 available in…
Active Shooter Drill Scheduled for Wednesday
Nov 20, 2017
On November 22, 2017, members with the Oskaloosa Police, Oskaloosa Schools, and Mahaska County Emergency Management, will come together at the Oskaloosa High School to review and exercise the active shooter response plans of each…
Juveniles Start Fire in William Penn Gymnasium
Nov 18, 2017
On Saturday November 11, 2017 at approximately 12:37 p.m. the Oskaloosa Police Department and Oskaloosa Fire Department were dispatched to 201 Trueblood Avenue at William Penn University in reference to a smoke report. William Penn…