Governor creates ‘Destination Iowa’ grants with pandemic relief funds
Apr 07, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Governor Reynolds is using $100 million in federal pandemic relief money to finance new tourist attractions in Iowa and enhance existing sites. Cities, counties and other organizations will be…
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Oskaloosa Main Street holds spring open house
Apr 06, 2022
Oskaloosa Main Street is holding a spring open house Wednesday afternoon (4/6) to welcome new director Amy Brainard. The open house is from 4 to 6pm at the Mahaska Chamber office at 222 1st Avenue East…
Oskaloosa City Council approves downtown resurfacing plan
Apr 05, 2022
Getting around downtown Oskaloosa could be a bit tricky this summer. At Monday night’s (4/4) regular meeting, the Oskaloosa City Council approved a downtown resurfacing project. The $606,000 project calls for repaving of these streets…
Oskaloosa City Council meets Monday
Apr 04, 2022
Monday night (4/4), the Oskaloosa City Council will hold two public hearings. The first will cover the third phase of the city’s façade improvement project downtown. The second will cover the city’s downtown resurfacing project. …
OHS performs "The Sound of Music"
Apr 01, 2022
Oskaloosa High School is performing The Sound of Music Friday and Saturday nights (4/1 & 2)at the George Daily Auditorium. Ally Nolan, who plays Maria, talks about being in the musical. "It's so much fun…
Donated bulletproof vests and helmets from Iowa being shipped to Ukraine
Mar 31, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - Eighteen Iowa law enforcement agencies have donated more than 700 bulletproof vests and nearly 150 helmets for shipment to Ukraine. A crowd in an Iowa National Guard warehouse watched…
Mahaska County Board approves 2023 budget
Mar 29, 2022
The Mahaska County Board has approved the County’s budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year at a special meeting Monday morning (3/28). The proposed budget calls for a $4 million increase in spending for capital projects,…
Williamsburg man dies in grain bin accident
Mar 28, 2022
Law enforcement in Iowa County has identified a man who died Friday (3/25) in a grain bin accident near Williamsburg. The Iowa County Sheriff's Office says in a news release that 63-year-old Robert Wade Chittick…
House votes to delay eminent domain requests for pipelines until 2023
Mar 25, 2022
BY O. KAY HENDERSON RADIO IOWA - The Iowa House has endorsed a temporary measure in response to landowner complaints about proposed carbon pipelines. Under the proposal, developers wouldn’t be able to apply for eminent domain…
Hearings for Fairfield teens delayed in teacher death case
Mar 24, 2022
Hearings for both of the two Fairfield teenagers accused of killing their high school Spanish teacher have been put on hold. Hearings were scheduled Thursday (3/24) for 16-year-old Willard Miller and 16-year-old Jeremy Goodale on…