Parents and teachers driving to the Elementary School next fall will be traveling on a better road. The City Council approved a contract with Norris Asphalt to repave Highway 432 for $321,634.50. The work is to start around mid-July.  The job is expected to be done by the start of school.

There are five supervisor candidates running for one open seat in the November 6th general election. The primary race features three Republicans, including incumbent Henry W. Van Weelden, and two Democrats. The June 5th primary will pare the field down to two candidates, one Democrat and one Republican. Those two will go on to the November election. Click here to watch the full interviews.

Guided Recreation Trail Tours have started back up.
The tram tours were started last year by the Mahaska Community Recreation Foundation as a way for people with physical limitations to get out and experience Oskaloosa's 14 mile trail.

Statewide, the housing market seems to be rebounding. More houses are selling---and at higher prices. I talked to a local realtor and a resident selling her home to find out how Oskaloosa compares to the statewide trend.

Mahaska County Supervisor Henry Van Weelden has been granted a new trial. According to a statement from Van Weelden's attorney Matt Moore, "Judge Paul Miller set aside the jury's verdicts from the first trial. This ruling puts the case almost back to square one."

Joe Warrick is now Mahaska County's representative on the Regional Airport Board.  In the last two meetings Supervisor Greg Gordy had tried to appoint Margaret Ratcliff as the county’s sole representative, but there was pushback both times.

The Oskaloosa Farmers’ Market is open for the season. The market will continue to be held in the same locations as last year. Tuesday markets are held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the east side of the city square and Saturday markets are held from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. near the basketball courts of the MCG parking lot (South D St).

The City Council has a few goals in mind for Oskaloosa. In a meeting this week council members heard dozens of suggestions on what projects Oskaloosa should focus on during the next 2 years. In the end the council came up with three.

Area farmers are finishing up with corn and moving onto planting soybeans. Click here for some video of the Jackson's planting right here in Mahaska County.

The Iowa Hospital Association is recognizing three Mahaska Health Partnership nurses by adding them to the statewide Top 100 Nurses list. Dawn Voss, MHP Director of Clinical Quality and Charge Nurse Linda Lindgren both made this year's list. CRI talked to the third honoree, nurse practitioner Melissa Lamb. She's the sole medical provider at MHP's New Sharon Medical Center.