MAHASKA COUNTY — An audit report for the South Central Regional Airport Agency was released by certified public accountants Van Maanen, Sietstra, Meyer and Nikkel on Jan. 23.

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OSKALOOSA – Oskaloosa City Council met Tuesday, Jan. 21 and voted to submit a request to the Iowa Department of Transportation to convert A Avenue and South Market Street to three traffic lanes, from four.

MAHASKA COUNTY — The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors has decided to ask the court for more clarity for issues related to funding Mahaska County 911.

OSKALOOSA — A man arrested in relation to the death of 24-year-old Ashley Shafer has pleaded guilty.

Jan. 20 accident

OSKALOOSA – While many were off work or out of school resting at home in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, students at William Penn University and a few Oskaloosa residents helped to keep the legacy of Dr. King alive by volunteering across Oskaloosa.

MAHASKA COUNTY — The Mahaska County Community Foundation has funded 196 projects in every Mahaska County community, totaling nearly $1 million.

MAHASKA COUNTY — Due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, city and county meetings scheduled for Monday were postponed to Tuesday, Jan. 21

I’m often asked, by aspiring writers, how I got my column into so many newspapers.

OSKALOOSA — During Gov. Kim Reynold’s Condition of the State Address on Tuesday, Jan. 14, she gave a shoutout to Oskaloosa.

OSKALOOSA — The mechanical arm of a small, boxy robot clamped down on a large plastic brick. The robot was steered back to a nearby tray, where it dropped the brick and went back for another.

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MAHASKA COUNTY — A snow emergency has been declared for the City of Oskaloosa, starting at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17.

Many producers put grain into their storage bins last fall at higher moisture contents than normal, due to late crop maturity and less in-field drying in 2019. For grain stored wetter than recommended for storage through the winter months (above 15% for corn and 13% for soybeans), it is espe…

OSKALOOSA – While Senator Bernie Sanders was preparing for Tuesday night's debate in Des Moines, a campaign team was in Oskaloosa hosting a Town Hall event at William Penn University.

OSKALOOSA — Next school year, upperclassmen at Oskaloosa High School will have a “guided choice” of English classes.

Annual FFA food drive

OSKALOOSA —It’s an actor’s life for 64 Oskaloosa students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

OSKALOOSA — Despite the ice and snow, community members ventured forth for Eggs and Issues on Saturday, Jan. 11.

OSKALOOSA – Tickets are currently on sale for Mahaska Health Partnership’s Share the Love – An Evening for Hospice fundraising event from now until Feb. 1.

OSKALOOSA — O City Realty, Inc., has come to Oskaloosa.

OSKALOOSA – The George Daily Auditorium is calling all children, ages 5–18, to come out and audition for the The Missoula Children’s Theater on Monday, Jan. 13, from 4 to 6 p.m

OSKALOOSA — The city’s comprehensive plan is two months shy of 20 years old.

OSKALOOSA – The Oskaloosa City Council approved an increase in sanitary sewer rates during at a meeting January 6.

FULTON, Ill. — Selfies fill Josh Hill’s Facebook page. Like viral memes, the images are all alike: Men and women wearing Uphill Battle T-shirts or sweatshirts bend their left legs behind them.

OSKALOOSA — Bring your burning questions and an appetite for community involvement to Eggs and Issues, which returns for the 2020 sessions.

OSKALOOSA – Presidential candidate Andrew Yang wasn’t the only political figure visiting Oskaloosa Saturday, January 4.