Oskaloosa, Iowa — June 23, 2015 — Crisis Intervention Services (CIS) in Oskaloosa has earned Blue Zones Worksite® designation. CIS completed the necessary items in the Blue Zones Worksite pledge, including training leaders to encourage the use of walking or standing meetings, adopting a formal policy that supports employee volunteer activities (both during work and […]
Jun 25 2015 | Posted in
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PELLA — Central College men’s golfer Desmond Stoll (senior, Lockport, N.Y.) was named honorable mention Division III PING all-America by the Golf Coaches Association of America Tuesday. Stoll placed 34th individually at the NCAA Division III Championships with 73-73-75-78—299. The Iowa Conference player of the year won the league meet by eight strokes, shooting 76-71-70-72—289. […]
Jun 25 2015 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – The South Central Regional Airport Agency met on June 23rd, 2015 in the council chambers at the Oskaloosa City Hall. There, the board heard concerns from residents about the proposed airport and how it may impact their lives. Alicia Groenendyk, a rural Mahaska County resident, spoke about how she believes the airport […]
Jun 24 2015 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Oskaloosa School Board met on Monday, June 22nd for their second of two scheduled monthly meetings. The board approved the sale of Surplus Property. That surplus property is the old gymnasium floor that had been removed in 4 x4 foot squares, and 4×8 foot sections. The effort is to share a […]
Jun 24 2015 | Posted in
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Jerry Lee Rogers July 31, 1950 – June 23, 2015 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 64 Jerry Rogers, 64 of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City. Jerry Lee Rogers was born July 31, 1950 in Oskaloosa, Iowa the son of Oden Dewitt Rogers and Eva Lorene Piercel. Jerry […]
Jun 24 2015 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – At the beginning of May, Mahaska County Attorney Amy Zenor handed in her resignation to the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors. Her last day in office was May 29th, and in her absence, the Marion County Attorney’s Office was assisting Mahaska County. That arrangement continued until Attorney James Q. Blomgren was recently […]
Jun 24 2015 | Posted in
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Mahaska County, Iowa – Mahaska County has been lucky so far this year. Most of the severe weather to impact the area has slammed into counties adjoining Mahaska County. On Sunday and Monday, Monroe and Wapello Counties received extensive damage from tornadoes, hail and wind. Mahaska County Emergency Manager Jamey Robinson joined others in helping […]
Jun 24 2015 | Posted in
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – Jessica Strasser plead guilty April 2nd, and was sentenced in Mahaska County District Court on June 19th by Eighth Judicial Judge Annette Scieszinski. Information in the case first became available after the State of Iowa Auditors Office released a report on a special investigation of the Mahaska County Soil and Water Conservation […]
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PELLA — Central College student-athletes Eric Larson (senior, Waverly, Waverly-Shell Rock HS) and Jamie Vander Veer (senior, Harvey, Knoxville HS) were named to the Capital One Academic All-America Division III men’s track and field/cross country team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Tuesday. Larson was named to the second team […]
Jun 24 2015 | Posted in
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Representatives and Senators have been working without pay since the end of April, so this battle has been arduous. We have done the job of making the tough decisions on what is necessary and what is only wanted. This process has driven the fight into conference committees to reach some kind of agreement. With this, […]
