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Drunk Driving Event Urges Safety

OSKALOOSA — Drinking and driving can have serious consequences, from facing thousands of dollars worth of fines, having a permanent mark on your record, to taking the life of another person while behind the wheel.…
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Osky School District Honors Retiring Staff

OSKALOOSA — The Oskaloosa School Board held a somewhat routine meeting on Tuesday following a retirement reception for district staff members. The most heated part of the meeting was actually centered around something very commonly…
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Best Buddies Program Helps Students At Osky Middle School

Middle school can be one of those awkward times in a students’ life. Finding ways to help a student move from child to adult can be a challenge. Oskaloosa Middle School has taken on a…
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Oskaloosa School Board Reduce Costs For Next School Year

Oskaloosa school board met in regular session and after honoring retiring staff, announced the elimination of extra contracts for five staff members. This does not mean the loss of any teaching positions.   The board…
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Safety Tips- Fraud/Phone Scams

On April 28, 2016, Colfax area residents received calls from persons portraying themselves as members of the Internal Revenue Service and demanding payment for back taxes. The number was 330-284-7362. This type of phone call…
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Iowa Summer Games Announced

GRIMES — Special Olympics Iowa is hosting its 32nd annual Summer Games May 19-21. The Summer Games are SOIA’s largest event of the year. More than 2,600 athletes, 1,200coaches and 2,000 volunteers will take part…
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Sieda Community Action Receives CARF Accreditation

Ottumwa, IA, May 4, 2016 – Sieda Community Action Behavioral Health and Treatment Services has received a three-year accreditation by CARF International; CARF's highest level of accreditation available to a behavioral health program. With this, the…
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Osky City Council Negotiates Site Plan With Fellowship Bible Church

The Oskaloosa City Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting Monday night, but a study session stole the headlines. The study session involved a discussion on a proposed site plan for a 6,156 square foot…
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Osky Passes, County Votes Against Local Option Sales Tax

Mahaska County went to the polls on Tuesday regarding a number of issues, but none more visible than the renewal of the Local Option Sales Tax (LOST). The vote was a major topic of discussion…
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Mahaska County Supervisors Talk Roads, Memorial Day

The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met for a very brief meeting Monday morning. The main topic of the day turned out to be the secondary roads budget. Dave Shanahan with Mahaska County Secondary Roads…
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