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OSKALOOSA — The Mahaska Hospice Auxiliary Board is excited to invite the community to the 9th Annual Share the Love Event! This year’s event will take place Saturday, February 7th, 2025, at Serenity House in Oskaloosa,…

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – In a conference room filled with adults dressed in pink and high school female athletes wearing their school colors with pride, laughter mixed with applause as more than one hundred female student-athletes…

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – A new partnership between William Penn University and the Oskaloosa Community School District is piloting a student teaching stipend program that leaders say could ease financial burdens, strengthen teacher retention, and provide…

NEW SHARON -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is holding an open house on February 25, from 5 - 7 p.m., at the Mahaska County Conservation Board Learning Center, 2342 Hwy. 92, in…

OSKALOOSA -- High school seniors living in Mahaska County and attending any high school are eligible to apply now for a Chamber Scholarship sponsored by the Mahaska Chamber & Development Group. Information is available from…

By Sam Parsons The Oskaloosa City Council is set to host their next regular meeting tonight. The council will receive their annual report from MK Golf on the Edmundson Golf Course, as well as a…

OTTUMWA – An Ottumwa man faces burglary charges after allegedly attempting to break into two vehicles on private property. Court documents show that the incident occurred on January 25 at around 10:41pm. Officers with the…

PELLA, IA — The Pella Community School District School Board has named Dr. Kyle Koeppen as the district’s next superintendent.  Dr. Koeppen is the superintendent of the Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District, where he leads an…

OSKALOOSA -- William Penn University announced Musco Lighting and Book Vault are partnering to bring resilience expert, bestselling author, and speaker Shaka Senghor to William Penn and Oskaloosa. Senghor, whose journey from incarceration to transformation…

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – In a conference room in the basement of the MidWest One bank with a far different feel than a traditional classroom, Oskaloosa students are learning what it means to communicate professionally, collaborate…