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Mahaska County Employee Passes Away

On Wednesday, September 6th, Jerry Allen Barrickman passed away while in the care of the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Barrickman was 54 years old. The memorial service will be held Monday, September 11,…
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Parking Regulations in Downtown are Slated to Change

A topic at many city council meetings within the past two months has been the issue centered around parking in the city, specifically in the downtown square. On Monday, September 5th, the Oskaloosa City Council…
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Mahaska County Secondary Road Department Employee Struck Building

Yesterday morning around 9 AM the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office were called to a farm on Indian Way southwest of Beacon where a tractor had struck a farm building. Upon deputies arrival, it was discovered…
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Blakesburg C-Store Robbed, Twice Within a Month

In the early morning hours of July 30th, and then again on August 31st, the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office investigated two separate burglary reports from the C-Store located in Blakesburg. Throughout the course of the…
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YMCA Will See A Modern Upgrade in Facilities

The Mahaska County YMCA has been serving the Oskaloosa and the Mahaska County area since 1896. It's been housed at the current location for the last 50 years at 414 N Third Street. Recently, the…
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Arrest Made In Downtown Ottumwa Shooting

New Information: On Wednesday, August 30, 2017, around 2:00 PM, officers from the Ottumwa Police Department’s Emergency Response Team assisted in a search warrant execution at 630 N. Fellows, Apt. 206, Ottumwa, in relation to…
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Simple Call to Action Tweet and William Penn Responds

The University of Houston head basketball coach Kelvin Sampson pioneered an initiative asking colleges and universities across the country for their assistance.  schools across the nation in collecting T-shirts for victims of the devastating flood…
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Oskaloosa High School Gym Remodel Project Set To Begin

The Oskaloosa Community School Board met on Monday, August 28 to discussion to new gym remodel. The initial board meeting was to approve the plans and specifications of the gym remodel. Carl Drost spoke of…
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Des Moines Man Arrested in Mingo

Northwest of Newton lies a small city of Mingo in Jasper County. A Des Moines man arrived at a residence in Mingo and was walking the property looking for the homeowners’ wife. Carlos Alvarez arrived…
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Prairie Wind Farm Wrapping Up Installation

Blattner Energy out of Avon, MN set up camp in farm fields north of Oskaloosa. Just off the west side of Highway-63 headed to New Sharon, travelers can now see 84 wind turbines in total…
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