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Oskaloosa Mowing Season Code Requirements

With mowing season beginning, Oskaloosa residents are asked to avoid blowing grass clippings on the street. Grass clippings and other yard wastes deposited on the roadway can plug the storm drains and create a blockage…
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Clinic To Close

OSKALOOSA — After providing basic medical services in Oskaloosa since 1994, advisory board members of the Oskaloosa Free Clinic announced that Tuesday, May 3, would be the free clinic’s last day. “It’s really brought out…
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Oskaloosa School Board Passes Technology Proposal

Oskaloosa School Board members listened and asked numerous questions of school technology director Shari Barnhart Tuesday night. Following about 70 minutes of questions and answers, the board approved a proposal for the 1 to 1…
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Applebee's In Ottumwa Robbed, No Arrests Made

On Sunday April 24, 2016, at approximately 12:26 a.m., the Ottumwa Police Department responded to Applebee’s, 1303 Vaughn Drive, Ottumwa, on a report that a Robbery had just occurred. Preliminary investigation identified that Colrita Hem,…
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Plots Still Available at Community Garden Sites in Oskaloosa

Community gardening is on the rise in Oskaloosa!  In 2016 there is an additional garden as well as additional plots at the community gardens in Oskaloosa.  One place interested gardeners can find information about the…
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Groundbreaking Ceremony Symbolizes New Era in Oskaloosa

The Oskaloosa Fire Station was the site for a special groundbreaking ceremony Friday morning as crews begin work on the updated facility passed a couple months ago by the City Council. Fire Chief Mark Neff,…
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Two Killed in Traffic Accident Near Chillicothe

A fatal accident occurred just west of Ottumwa on Highway 163 on Thursday afternoon. According to the accident report from the Iowa State Patrol, a Toyota Camry driven by 32-year-old Annie Kumcho Ngum of Coon…
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BREAKING: Boil Water Advisory Lifted in Oskaloosa

The Oskaloosa Municipal Water Department is happy to announce that the Boil Water Advisory has been lifted effective immediately.  Test results from samples that were gathered Tuesday and Wednesday throughout Oskaloosa and Beacon have shown…
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Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force Execute Drug Search In Grinnell

On April 19th, 2016 at approximately 12:50 p.m. members of the Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force with the assistance of the Grinnell Police Department executed a drug search warrant at Cleveland Hall Room 2013, 1125…
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Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force Execute A Drug Search Warrant

On March 13, 2016 at approximately 4:00 p.m. members of the Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force with the assistance of the Oskaloosa Police Department executed a drug search warrant at 206 6th Ave East in…
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