Funds will benefit Linn, Montgomery, O’Brien, Winnebago and Woodbury Counties WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that a total of $1,816,000 will be coming to Iowa for five projects aimed at creating jobs and providing new economic opportunities in rural communities. The funding comes through the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant […]
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From 2002 to 2007, the number of black-owned businesses increased by 60.5 percent to 1.9 million, more than triple the national rate of 18.0 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Business Owners. Over the same period, receipts generated by black-owned businesses increased 55.1 percent to $137.5 billion. “Black-owned businesses continued to be […]
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WASHINGTON, February 8, 2011 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of 16 projects in 10 states for funding to create jobs and provide new economic opportunities. The projects are being funded through the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program (REDLG), which is administered by USDA Rural Development. “The funding I am […]
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Plan Lays Out Vision for Long Term Infrastructure Investments Needed to Win the Future Philadelphia, PA – Vice President Joe Biden today announced a comprehensive plan that will help the nation reach President Obama’s goal of giving 80 percent of Americans access to high-speed rail within 25 years, as outlined in his State of the […]
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AMES, Iowa – Feb. 8, 2011 – Today, at their meeting in Ames, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved an amendment to the 2011-2015 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program (Program) that will advance the letting of some highway projects into fiscal year (FY) 2011 and add others to the program. The amendment advanced the following three highway […]
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Oskaloosa–Carlos Stepter (Sr., Highland Park, Mich., Highland Park HS) was the fastest man on the track last Saturday in Mount Vernon and for his efforts he was named Midwest Collegiate Conference Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week, announced by the league office Monday. Stepter won his first award of the year (third in his […]
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DES MOINES – One of Iowa’s most identifiable trees is under attack from a newly named disease that is currently causing more problems in the state than the high profile emerald ash borer or gypsy moth. Bur oak blight has been in Iowa since the early 2000s and is already killing trees. Symptoms of bur […]
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On Saturday,January 29th, the Eddyville / Blakesburg High School Jazz Band earned a division I rating at the State Jazz Band Contest in Muscatine. E.B.H.S. Jazz I received a division I rating from all three judges in the performance center and also earned a division I rating in the sight reading portion of the contest. […]
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Before the game between Oskaloosa and Pella Christian heated up, things in the high school practice gym were running hot already. The annual Oskaloosa Education Foundation chili cook-off was in full swing. A dozen different recipe’s from various competitors were going head to head in, what some may call, a “heated” battle. Local TV talent […]
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Was out of town yesterday and didn’t have internet access to post a new ‘Where in Mahaska County’. The last time we played on Friday, it was guessed, pretty easily, by Pam Blomgren. She guessed it correctly, with Rachel Burg almost having it. If you have suggestions or pictures you would like to share please […]
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