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Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force Execute A Drug Search Warrant

On April 7th, 2016 at approximately 12:00 p.m. members of the Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force with the assistance of the Grinnell Police Department and Jasper County Sheriff’s Office K-9, executed a drug search warrant…
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Store Closing Announced

Gamestop has announced it will close for good in Oskaloosa at the end of this month. A sign posted on the door of the shop explains that Gamestop is simply moving to Ottumwa, however there…
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Mahaska County Supervisors Approve Bids for County Farm

The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met for a special session on Monday morning and the main objective was to accept bids for the land previously occupied by the Country Life Health Care facility west…
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Oskaloosa Police Charge Man With Two Counts Of Burglary

On Friday April 8, 2016, officers from the Oskaloosa Police Department responded to South Side Storage located at 118 9th Avenue East regarding suspicious items being found on the property.  Officers conducted an investigation into…
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Oskaloosa High School Hosts Public Based Learning Night

The Oskaloosa High School hosted “Public Based Learning Night” on Thursday, April 7th. PBL Night is a night for classes to have kids show off projects to the community that they do throughout the school…
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Accident In Barnes City Results In Fatality

On the morning of April 7, 2016, the Mahaska County Sheriff's Office received an emergency 911 call to the Mahaska County 911 Emergency Communications Center. Authorities responded to 1242 Yale Avenue, Barnes City, Iowa, for…
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Local Forum Featuring Mahaska County Supervisor And Sheriff Candidates Announced

Now that Mahaska County Supervisor and Sheriff candidate filings are locked down, the next date on the horizon will be when residents turn up to vote in the primaries on June 7. Between now and…
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Suspect Found, Two in Custody After Assault and Chase

On April 7, 2016 at approximately 10:40 am, Jasper County Sheriff’s Office Dispatchers received a 911 call from a male subject at a Reasnor residence. This subject reported that two subjects broke into the residence,…
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Apartment Catches Fire On The West Side Of Oskaloosa

Firefighters were called to an empty apartment building at North C and F Ave West in Oskaloosa shortly after midnight.  Units from Oskaloosa, New Sharon, Cedar Township,and an aerial truck from the Pella Fire Department…
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Oskaloosa School Board 04/05/16

Members of the Oskaloosa School Board met in special session Tuesday to discuss certified tax levies for the 2016-17 school year. Much of the conversation centered upon the number of students who have and are…
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