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Oskaloosa has 2 cross country runners competing at state tomorrow
Oct 26, 2018 by Rick Watts
The Iowa state cross country meet is Saturday (10/27) in Fort Dodge. Oskaloosa will have two runners competing. Senior Lauren Coon is running in her fourth consecutive state meet, which only one other runner has…
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Mega Millions winning ticket worth $1,000,000 sold at a Davenport Hy-Vee
Oct 25, 2018 by Rick Watts
A Hy-Vee convenience store sold a mega millions ticket that is worth $1,000,000. The winning ticket was bought from the Elmore Hy-Vee Gas Convenience Store, part of Northgate Hy-Vee. The post shares that the win…
False report of sexual assault investigated
Oct 24, 2018 by Rick Watts
An investigation by the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office determined a reported sexual assault didn’t happen. Last Thursday (10/18), the Sheriff’s Office received a complaint by a 13-year-old boy from Fremont. The boy said he’d been…
Oskaloosa School Board will meet tonight
Oct 23, 2018 by Rick Watts
The Oskaloosa School Board holds a work session tonight (10/23) to discuss the status of the childcare and rec center project and also to talk about the 2019-2020 school calendar. The Oskaloosa School Board meeting…
Election interference not a possibility
Oct 22, 2018 by Rick Watts
After the 2016 election, there was plenty of talk about how possible interference through the internet could have affected the election results. During a visit to Oskaloosa last week, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate…
Secretary of State Paul Pate was in Oskaloosa last night
Oct 19, 2018 by Rick Watts
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate was in Oskaloosa Thursday to meet with Mahaska County Auditor Sue Brown and discuss the upcoming general election. Pate says he’s concerned that people will go to social media…
Natural gas supply is in good standing
Oct 18, 2018 by Rick Watts
With the recent cool weather, you've probably fired up your furnace already. The experts say there's an ample supply of natural gas to keep us warm through the winter. Dean Foreman, chief economist for the…
Oskaloosa Fire Department gets a good grade
Oct 17, 2018 by Rick Watts
A good grade for Oskaloosa’s Fire Department means lower home insurance rates for you. Oskaloosa Fire Chief Mark Neff told the City Council Monday (10/15) that the Fire Department is now rated as Class 3…
High speed chase leads to the arrest of a New Sharon man
Oct 16, 2018 by Rick Watts
A man from New Sharon was arrested after leading police on a chase through Oskaloosa Sunday night (10/14). Around 10:40pm, Oskaloosa Police and Mahaska County Sheriff’s Deputies were told of a van that was driving…
Mahaska County EMA/911 Board met last Thursday night
Oct 15, 2018 by Rick Watts
The Mahaska County EMA/911 Board met for almost three hours Thursday night with much discussion and no action taken on a new radio communications system. At a special meeting earlier this week, the County Board…
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