The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors will meet on Monday, February 1, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in the Third floor conference room of the Mahaska County Courthouse, 106 South 1st Street, Oskaloosa, IA. 1. Approve agenda 2. Approve minutes January 18th and 27th 3. Approve January bills 4. Set FY17 budget hearing date 5. Pathfinders […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Gronewold, Bell, Kyhnn & Co. P.C., certified public accountants, have released an audit report on Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa, Iowa. According to Chris Nelson, audit partner, MHP’s revenues totaled $53,005,800 for the fiscal year 2015, which runs from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. This is a 1.2 percent increase […]
Jan 31 2016 | Posted in
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Central United Methodist Church will be holding their annual “Fat Tuesday” Pancake Dinner on Tuesday, February 9th from 4:30 to 6:30 PM. Pancakes, sausage and a beverage will be served for a freewill offering. All proceeds go to support the Team HOPE and their local and outreach Mission Service. This February they will be traveling […]
Jan 31 2016 | Posted in
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Senate Democrats’ Budget Targets Bring Back Memories of Governor Culver, Raise Questions On Tuesday morning, Senate Democrats released their FY 2017 budget targets. This step kicks off the next phase in 2016 legislative session, as budget work now moves to center stage. But the Senate Democrats’ description of their budget targets was virtually devoid of […]
MAHASKA COUNTY – Friday, Feb. 5 is National Wear Red Day, a day when the American Heart Association encourages everyone to wear red and bring awareness to cardiovascular disease and its effect on women. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), heart disease and stroke are responsible for 1 in 3 deaths among women each […]
Jan 31 2016 | Posted in
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Des Moines, Iowa – The last two winners of the Iowa Caucus were on stage together in what is billed as the undercard debate. Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee, Carly Fiorina and Jim Gilmore made up the first hour long debate. Santorum rebuffed Fox News and took the network to task about what he perceives as […]
Jan 30 2016 | Posted in
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Des Moines, Iowa – The Republican Party of Iowa (RPI) took one on the chin four years ago, when then Chairman Matt Strawn walked on stage caucus night to announce that Mitt Romney was the winner. That announcement led to weeks of turmoil, and a black eye for the party when it was later announced […]
Jan 30 2016 | Posted in
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Paul E. Six March 4, 1943 – January 29, 2016 Cedar, Iowa | Age 72 Paul E. Six, 72, of Cedar, passed away Friday, January 29, 2016, at his home in Cedar. Paul E. Six, son of Earl V. and Gladys (Hansen) Six, was born, March 3, 1943, in Davenport, IA. Paul was a graduate […]
Jan 30 2016 | Posted in
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DES MOINES – “Today I was shown a piece of literature from the Cruz for President campaign that misrepresents the role of my office, and worse, misrepresents Iowa election law. Accusing citizens of Iowa of a “voting violation” based on Iowa Caucus participation, or lack thereof, is false representation of an official act. There is […]
Des Moines, Iowa – During the recent Fox News 2016 presidential debate held at the Iowa Event Center in Des Moines, Texas Senator Ted Cruz came under increasing fire as front runner Donald Trump wasn’t in attendance. Cruz, whose numbers have been slipping in Iowa, lashed out at Fox News moderators saying, “The last four […]
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