Photo by Clarke DavisPublic Works Director Ben Domann stands on a newly built bridge on 170th Street west of Valley Falls. Jefferson County is a large county with a lot of bridges,…
Category: The Vindicator
Budget hearing draws tax protest
Editor’s note: Many residents did not say their name before speaking or did not spell their name for the paper. Over 30 residents showed up to Oskaloosa City Hall and voiced their…
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…
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…
Fair weeks ends with livestock auction
Photo by Bridget Weishaar – Emma Welsh, 7, holds tight to her Boer goat, Captain Jack, during the meat goat market class showcase. This week’s paper has arrived! Check out the spread…
Day of decision is just ahead of voters
by Rick Nichols Registered voters in Jefferson County will be going to the polls this coming Tuesday to, among other things, help decide the fate of a proposed amendment to the Kansas…
The Vine
We have a new column starting in both newspapers this week. “The Vine” is written by Oskaloosa resident Brittany Pennel, an author and mother of five. She writes about faith, family, and…
BOCC to meet early Aug. 1
The Aug. 1 meeting of the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners is technically scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. that day when the commissioners travel from the Information Technology Building in…
The Jefferson County Fair Guide
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Jefferson County BOCC to meet in IT Building July 25
by Rick Nichols The Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners will be meeting at 1 p.m. Monday, July 25 at the Information Technology Building in downtown Oskaloosa. When the board met July…