The deadline for entering Iowa Poetry Association’s (IPA) 74th Annual “Lyrical Iowa” competition is February 28 and is open to interested poetry writers, said Pam Blomgren, IPA’s representative for Mahaska County. “Lyrical Iowa” is an annual anthology comprised of poems written by Iowa writers of all ages. Each year, top-ranking poems are awarded cash prizes […]
by Ken Rozenboom Education funding is always a big topic of discussion during the first weeks of each legislative session. This week we started the process for setting an education budget for the next fiscal year. Senate File 172, which sets supplemental state aid (SSA) and Senate File 171, which is the transportation/per pupil equity […]
by Jamie Brockman A capacity filled Pella Christian High School gymnasium was treated to a great back and forth battle on Thursday night that went down to the final seconds before Oskaloosa pulled off a 50-49 win over Pella Christian. Oskaloosa was able to overcome a very slow start, that saw the Indians leading 7-6 […]
by Jamie Brockman Another slow start hurt the Oskaloosa girls basketball team as they fell at Pella Christian Thursday night 55-31. The Eagles, playing their final regular season game before starting postseason play Saturday night, jumped out to a 14-4 lead after one quarter and led 25-9 at halftime. Throughout the first half Osky played […]
Kevin Ellis February 22, 1962 – February 7, 2019 Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 56 Kevin Ellis, 56, of Oskaloosa, died at his home in Oskaloosa. He was born February 22, 1962, in Oskaloosa the son of Willard and Naomi Faulkner Ellis. Kevin attended Oskaloosa High School and enjoyed playing in the marching band before graduating […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors and the South Central Regional Airport Agency Board sat down in a worksession on Monday to discuss 220th Street. The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors contends that the closure of 220th Street doesn’t help to solve an issue of what to do with the farm to […]
INDIANOLA — Winning for the 10th straight time against its rivals from Simpson College, the Central College wrestling team blanked the Storm 45-0 Thursday night. The shutout victory for the Dutch was the third in the series between the two teams. Central previously whitewashed Simpson 49-0 on December 1, 1976 and February 13, 1986. Five […]
It’s a Saturday morning by the river where a volunteer stands with binoculars trained on the tallest tree in the vicinity. In this tree is a one ton nest, home to two bald eagles and their young. Are there two or three young in that nest? Hard to tell and a follow up visit will […]
by Dustin Hite We are just wrapping up week four of session from the Statehouse in Des Moines. This week was similar to the last, with many bills passing through subcommittee and committee. I had the honor of chairing two subcommittees this week. The first was for House Study Bill 29. This legislation would allow […]
by Holly Brink Hello Friends, Things have been revving up here in Des Moines as we are approaching our first funnel week. During funnel week, bills will either be tabled indefinitely or passed through committee so we can better plan our debates in the following weeks. That being said, I have been working with my […]
