Statement by President Obama on the departure of Robert Gibbs “For the last six years, Robert has been a close friend, one of my closest advisers and an effective advocate from the podium for what this administration has been doing to move America forward. I think it’s natural for him to want to step back, […]
Yesterday I started off a series called Where in Mahaska County? Many different publications have done similar things in the past, and it’s always been fun, but now it gets more competitive with the speed of the internet. After I post the picture, I will make a post on our Facebook Page where people can […]
Total state government revenue dropped to $1.1 trillion in 2009, a decline of 30.8 percent from $1.6 trillion in 2008, according to the latest findings from the U.S. Census Bureau. The large decrease in total revenue was mainly caused by the substantial decrease in social insurance trust revenue. Social insurance trust revenue is made up […]
Oskaloosa’s young Varsity team played tough against a Pella team that was clicking. Pella grabbed the lead early and never looked back as they cruised to victory over the Oskaloosa Varsity Girls. Oskaloosa’s Kena Veldhuizen was Osky’s leading scorer with 11, Kenzie Gott added 5 more. Allie Christensen provided 2 as did Dana VanRenterghem. Oskaloosa’s […]
A single vehicle accident on Friday December 31 at 9:15, left one vehicle damaged. Jonathan Hand of Maxwell, Iowa was driving East on Highway 163 near the Mahaska and Marion County line when Hand crossed over a bridge. Hand lost control of his 2003 Chevrolet Impala on the icy bridge striking the side of the […]
(Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 4, 2011) – A private construction company hired by the Iowa Department of Transportation to work on a section of Interstate 35 in Clarke County, Iowa, has agreed to pay a $60,000 civil penalty to the United States for performing unpermitted fill activities that impacted a section of a nearby stream […]
Oskaloosa. Earl J. Morrison, 85, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at the Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa. He was born January 23, 1925, in Oskaloosa, the son of Milton L. and Flossie Flo Harlow Morrison. Earl served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, and served in the South Pacific and […]
Tuesday, January 20th, 1925 to Tuesday, January 4th, 2011 Obituary: Betty Eloise McLaughlin was born January 20, 1935 in Humeston, Iowa the daughter of Forrest and Lucille B. (Mickey) McKelvey. As a girl, she was raised in the Humeston and Leon areas before her family moved to Des Moines. Betty graduated from Roosevelt High School […]
Iowa’s hunting seasons are coming to an end. The pheasant season, fall turkey season and the bow and late muzzleloader deer season all close on Jan. 10. “We tend to focus on the opening day and weekend, but the end of the season can be just as good, with less competition for ground to hunt,” […]
Wanted to do something fun for people. There have been similar things done before over the years by others, and it’s always fun. We will post a picture, and people attempt to guess where the picture was take at or of. Some will be easy, some might be down right difficult. If you think you […]
