(DES MOINES) – Branstad administration Communications Director Tim Albrecht released the following statement after conclusion of the latest budget negotiation meeting between the House, Senate and Governor’s office: “Negotiations with the Senate have taken a step backward as Senate Democrats continue to come to the table with more and more demands for new state spending. […]
Jun 15 2011 | Posted in
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Welcome to today’s edition of Where in Mahaska County. The first person to accurately guess the correct location in the picture wins 2 passes for Mini Putt in University Park thanks to the fine folks at Mini Putt! When you guess the location remember to post your guess on Facebook, and the answer will be […]
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(DES MOINES) – The Office of Governor Terry E. Branstad today announced Gov. Branstad and Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division (HSEMD) Administrator Derek Hill will visit the flood affected community of Hamburg, Iowa tonight, Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Gov. Branstad’s previously announced public schedule for Wednesday, June 15, 2011 will not be affected […]
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Comment by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley On the defeat by a vote of 59 to 40 of Coburn amendment #436, to repeal the ethanol blender’s tax credit Tuesday, June 14, 2011 “The amendment was misguided and out of touch. Jobs are scarce and gas prices are too high, and this tax increase would make both […]
DES MOINES – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) announced today that his staff will visit all 99 counties this summer to hear directly from Iowans on how the economy is impacting families across the state. The listening tour aims to collect ideas for rebuilding the middle class in America– from recent college graduates looking for employment […]
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Cpl. A.V. Scott, 27, of Detroit, Mich., will be buried June 22 at Arlington […]
Jun 15 2011 | Posted in
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Pella, Iowa- For over 500 tractors, Marion County has been a sight-seeing extravaganza. For the past 3 days, the tractors of Tractorcade have been leaving out of the fairgrounds in Knoxville to travel the countryside at the speed of 12 mph.The tractors were broken up into groups based upon their projected speed. Steve Zimmerman of […]
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A bake sale to benefit Bob Barnhart will be held in conjunction with the city wide garage sale at University Park. The sale will be held at the University Park Community Center located at 1204 Center Street, June 18th from 8:00 a.m. to Noon. Besides the baked good, money donations will also be accepted. University […]
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(DES MOINES) – The Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division (HSEMD) will be conducting joint damage assessments with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and local officials as a result of flooding which began on May 25, 2011. Teams will conduct joint preliminary damage assessments (PDAs) beginning June 16 for the federal Public Assistance […]
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Saturday, June 11th, 19 teams came from as far away as Muscatine and Cedar Rapids to play in a U9-U10 USSSA baseball tournament at the Lacey Recreation Complex. Almost 240 boys took the fields and provided excellent entertainment for the nearly 800 supportive fans filling the stands over the weekend tournament. The U10 Oskaloosa team, […]
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