While the district will still provide basic first responder service,the county will handle all transports by Holly Allen Following a unanimous vote by the District 11 fire board Dec. 13, it has…
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Get your Christmas trees and
holiday wreaths at Seven Pines
Photos submittedSeven Pines offers a variety of real wreaths, made in-house, alongside Christmas trees of various heights shipped in from Michigan. by Jami HeinenIf you’re still on the hunt for the perfect…
GoFundMe raises nearly $22,000 for
family of teen injured while hunting
Cash Stein A Jefferson County teen is recovering after being shot in the head during a hunting trip Nov. 27. Cash Stein, 15, was on a goose hunting trip with a group…
Sweet and savory come to McLouth
Photo by Bridget WeishaarBonny Mabary, owner of The Town Clipper, stands with her sister, Betty Stevens, and husband, Ed, behind the counter of The Sweet Life. The trio now splits the space…
Election official says recount of Kansas abortion amendment vote proves election integrity
by Sherman Smith, Kansas ReflectorAugust 22, 2022 TOPEKA — Secretary of State Scott Schwab says the result of a nine-county hand recount of ballots from the Aug. 2 election shows there is…
Flowers now in full bloom at new Oskie flower farm
Photo by Wesley Cudney Dawn Alexander-Halla has been hard at work practicing Korean Natural Farming to grow flowers on her farm just south of Oskaloosa. by Wesley Cudney On a hot summer…
County voters help defeat state abortion amendment
Walbridge elected to challenge Luck in commissioner race by Clarke Davis More than 51% of Jefferson County’s registered voters cast ballots at the Aug. 2 Primary, 2,500 more than two years ago,…
Kansas voters defeat abortion amendment in unexpected landslide
by Sherman Smith, Kansas ReflectorAugust 2, 2022 OVERLAND PARK — Kansas voters in a landslide Tuesday defeated a constitutional amendment that would have stripped residents of abortion rights, defying polling and political…
2022 Jefferson County Primary Results
Today, voters are taking to the polls to decide not only which candidates will represent their political parties, but also the fate of the Kansas Constitution. After polls close, this page will…
Independent editor signs off;
Cudney steps in as reporter
Rick Nichols and Wesley Cudney by Holly Allen and Clarke Davis Rick Nichols, who has served Jefferson County as editor of The Oskaloosa Independent these past eight years, chronicling the weekly history…