Oskaloosa School Board 9-14-15
Sep 16, 2015
Oskaloosa School board met in regular session Monday and passed through a fairly routine agenda. The board heard presentations from a number of groups as updates. The Summer Jump Start program informed the board that…
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U.S. Marshals Arrest Man In Cedar Rapids In Connection With Chicago Shooting
Sep 15, 2015
U.S. Marshals have arrested a man in eastern Iowa in connection with a fatal shooting in Chicago earlier this month. A northern Iowa task force for the U.S. Marshals Service says 37-year-old Derrick "Nelson" Wells,…
Cargill Agrees To Settle Air Pollution Case With EPA
Sep 10, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency says Cargill Inc. has agreed to settle a complaint over alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at a manufacturing plant in southern Iowa. The plant, at Eddyville, uses methanol, formaldehyde…
Board of Supervisors 9-8-15
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The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met for their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday morning at the Mahaska County Courthouse. The major discussion came from an item added by Supervisor Mike VanderMolen regarding uncontrolled intersections in…
Unofficial School Board Election Results Released
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Tuesday night marked the Mahaska County School Board Election, and the unofficial results were tallied and released. In the most competitive race in the Oskaloosa School Board Election, Erik Edgren defeated Shawn Moyer, 175 to…
Oskaloosa City Council 9-8-15
Sep 09, 2015
The Oskaloosa City Council met Tuesday night for a study session and their regularly scheduled meeting. The study session was an update and discussion on the community needs assessment for the indoor recreation and early…
Tyler Sash Found Dead at 27
Sep 08, 2015
On Tuesday September 8, 2015 at around 10:00 a.m. emergency services responded to 719 Fox Run Drive Oskaloosa in reference to an unresponsive male. Upon arrival it was determined the male subject was deceased and…
Restoration Possible
Sep 08, 2015
Since an early-morning fire destroyed Swim’s Sports earlier this year, the future of the historic brick building has been up in the air. Fire crews from several departments descended upon the building, owned by Doug…
Business Executive Named University of Iowa President
Sep 04, 2015
The University of Iowa's governing board has named a corporate management expert with little education experience as the school's next president. The Iowa Board of Regents announced the selection Thursday of J. Bruce Harreld, a…
"Caring for the Caregiver" Launched In Ottumwa
Sep 03, 2015
Milestones, the area agency on aging for southeast Iowa, announces that a new family caregiver support group “Caring for the Caregiver” has been launched in Ottumwa. The group meets monthly and offers both a morning…